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Bashneft case defendant Airapetyan reports investigator’s abuse of power

Levon Airapetyan, currently under house arrest on charges in the Bashneft embezzlement case, claims lieutenant-colonel Alexei Veselyev, head of investigation, abused his authority.

18:01 02.07.2015

ECHR accepts complaint filed by Beslan terror attack victims

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has accepted the complaint filed by victims of terror attack on Russian Beslan.

15:21 02.07.2015

Trust Bank and Cypriote firm seek amicable agreement in $41 mln lawsuit

The preliminary hearings of a lawsuit filed by Trust Bank to collect over 2.3 billion rubles ($41 mln) from Belenfield Trade Limited have been postponed until August 26 as the parties are negotiating an amicable settlement.

13:36 02.07.2015

Russian court takes Justice Ministry’s side against Church of Scientology

The Izmailovsky District Court in Moscow has dismissed a complaint filed by the Church of Scientology Moscow against the Justice Ministry’s refusal to register its charter.

11:06 02.07.2015

Man who posed as social media mogul in US pleads guilty of rent scam - report

Russian national living in US, Pavel Sukhorukov, suspected of posing as social media mogul and luxury apartment fraud, pleaded guilty on Wednesday in Manhattan court.

10:20 02.07.2015

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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