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Moscow court approves freeze on fugitive mogul Polonsky’s assets

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld a ruling to freeze the foreign assets held by businessman Sergei Polonsky, who has assessed them at $100 million, RAPSI learned at the court’s press service.

16:46 16.07.2014

ECHR accepts complaints from two amnestied Bolotnaya defendants

The European Court of Human Rights has accepted complaints from two amnestied defendants in the Bolotnaya Square riot case, Vladimir Akimenkov and Leonid Kovyazin, attorney Dmitry Agranovsky told RAPSI on Wednesday.

14:56 16.07.2014

$3 million defamation suit filed against eccentric Russian lawmaker

Tverskoy District Court in Moscow has accepted a 100 million ruble ($2.9 million) lawsuit against Liberal Democratic Party leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky for harming the reputation of the Azerbaijani people, the court’s press secretary, Yekaterina Krotova, told RAPSI.

13:45 16.07.2014

ECHR gives top priority to the complaint of Ukrainian pilot arrested in Russia

The European Court of Human Rights has given top priority to the complaint of Ukrainian helicopter pilot Nadezhda Savchenko who was arrested in Russia and charged with taking part in killing of two Russian journalists, her attorney Valentina Telychenko said on Facebook.

13:07 16.07.2014

Seleznev case “based solely on law enforcement considerations” – US State Department

Seleznev will be afforded all consular access, said State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki, adding the Seleznev case is a law enforcement matter that has nothing to do with the latest tensions between Russia and the US.

11:24 16.07.2014

Criminal liability for denial of Soviet and Nazi aggression upheld in Latvia

Latvia’s Constitutional Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the parliamentary social democratic political alliance Harmony Center to reverse recent amendments that criminalized public denial, justification and glorification or trivialization of Soviet and Nazi aggression in Latvia, the online resource Delfi announced on Tuesday.

10:33 16.07.2014

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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