Trial & Litigation

Five convicted of Nazism rehabilitation in Russia in first half of 2021

Five individuals were convicted of the rehabilitation of Nazism in Russia in the first six months of 2021, according to the official statistics of the Supreme Court’s Justice Department.

10:56 21.10.2021

Moscow court to hear appeal against house arrest of Shaninka rector in embezzlement case

The Moscow City Court will hear a prosecutor's appeal against house arrest of the rector of the Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences (Shaninka) Sergey Zuyev in a 21-million-ruble (about $300,000) embezzlement case on October 27.

17:55 20.10.2021

Dismissal of Navalny’s defamation lawsuit against President’s spokesman becomes final

The Moscow City Court has upheld the dismissal of defamation claims lodged by Alexey Navalny against the Russian President’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov and ITAR-TASS.

15:40 20.10.2021

YouTube blogger Yury Dud fined $1,400 for drug propaganda

Moscow's Zyuzinsky District Court on Wednesday fined prominent Russian YouTube blogger Yury Dud 100,000 rubles ($1,400) in a drug propaganda case.

13:11 20.10.2021

Cassation instance upholds seizure of $4 billion assets of ex-Promsvyazbank owner

The Moscow District Commercial Court has dismissed a cassation appeal of the financial manager of assets belonging to the former owner of Promsvyazbank Dmitry Ananyev against the seizure of property worth 282.2 billion rubles ($4 billion).

12:08 20.10.2021

Case of Rusaviainvest sanctioned by US stuck in limbo in court

Lawyers are studying the situation with the Rusaviainvest case in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, which for more than a year has showed no sign of progress due to the problem of accessing classified information because of the pandemic.

10:36 20.10.2021

Over 400,000 materials with prohibited content removed since January by Russian regulator

In the period from January through September this year, more than 427,000 materials with prohibited content were blocked on the Internet.

16:51 19.10.2021

Police report decrease in street crime rate in Russia

The total number of crimes committed in public areas downed by 5.4% in Russia as of the first nine months of 2021.

16:05 19.10.2021

Prosecutors insist on detention of higher institution rector involved in embezzlement case

The Moscow Prosecutor’s Office filed an appeal seeking to overturn a court ruling dismissing a detention plea and ordering the rector of the Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences (Shaninka) Sergey Zuyev to be put under house arrest in a 21-million-ruble (about $300,000) embezzlement case.

13:01 19.10.2021

Russian court bans Men’s State organization

The Nizhny Novgorod Regional Court has granted a prosecutors’ claim to prohibit the activities of Men’s State non-governmental organization throughout Russia.

10:28 19.10.2021

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Moscow court keeps ex-deputy of minister for emergencies in detention

The Moscow City Court upheld the detention of Andrey Gurovich, former deputy of minister for emergencies, who stands charged with abuse of power.

16:45 09.08.2022

Ex-Russian TV journalist fined for discrediting Russian army

Former Russian TV journalist Marina Ovsyannikova was fined 40,000 rubles (about $650 at the current exchange rate) after being found guilty of discrediting the country's armed forces in social media post.

16:15 08.08.2022

Vneshprombank ex-managers appeal against court decision over their liability

Former top managers of Vneshprombank have appealed against a court decision bringing them to subsidiary liability for the obligations of the bank.

12:32 09.08.2022