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Tymoshenko's defense says murder witness pressured to give testimony

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's defense has stated that the only witness in the case of a lawmaker's murder in the 1990s was pressured into giving testimony against her.

19:14 29.01.2013

Penal colony to consider disciplinary complaints of Pussy Riot’s Alyokhina

A Perm Territory court that ruled earlier this month that Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina would serve out the remainder of her punk-prayer sentence despite appeals for lenience so that she might care for her young child told RAPSI Tuesday that the band member’s complaints against the prison are not within the court’s bailiwick at this point.

18:49 29.01.2013

Ukrainian ex-police general gets life for beheading journalist

The Pechersky District Court in Kiev has sentenced the former Ukrainian Interior Ministry general Alexei Pukach to life imprisonment for strangling and decapitating opposition journalist Georgy Gongadze.

17:51 29.01.2013

ECHR processes US adoption complaint against Russia

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has communicated to Russia the complaint filed by four families from the United States who were unable to adopt Russian children.

15:46 29.01.2013

New case opened against defense fraud case suspect

A commercial bribery case has been opened against Yekaterina Smetanova, a suspect in the high-profile corruption scandal around the Russian Defense Ministry.

13:14 29.01.2013

Amnesty International urges Russia to end Magnitsky's prosecution

Amnesty International has called on the Russian authorities to end the prosecution of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who died in custody in November 2009 at the age of 37 and whose death triggered a public outcry.

11:41 29.01.2013

Russians arrested with tycoon in Cambodian blowout to be interrogated

Russian nationals, who were arrested in Cambodia alongside real estate magnate Sergei Polonsky at the end of last year, to be questioned on Tuesday in court, head of the Russian Embassy's Consular Department Pavel Seskanov told RIA Novosti.

11:10 29.01.2013

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

Russia's Supreme Court proposed not to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).

12:53 09.12.2025

Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

The mechanism for redomiciliating foreign companies to Russian jurisdiction, in effect since 2018, has recently encountered serious obstacles. Taking into account the background of sanctions-related restrictions introduced in 2022 through 2025, it has become extremely difficult to achieve the goal. The situation gave rise to the phenomenon of dual domicile and led to a rise in the number of new litigations, both in Russia and abroad.

12:32 09.12.2025

Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

A military court in Donetsk sentenced three soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for torturing and killing Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. national who collaborated with Sputnik news agency.

14:05 08.12.2025