News

Crimean gang leader sentenced to 15 years in prison for killing 29 people

Andrei Laptev, the leader of a criminal group that operated in Kerch, Crimea between 1994 and 2005, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for 29 murders and 12 attempted murders.

16:40 07.07.2015

Deputy chief of Russia’s customs service gets six years in jail for fraud

The Basmanny District Court in Moscow has sentenced Ruslan Lagutkin, deputy head of Russia’s Federal Customs Service, to six years in prison for embezzling 38 million rubles (over $672,000).

15:29 07.07.2015

Russian citizen convicted of divulging state secrets pardoned

The Russian Supreme Court has pardoned Oleg Shcherbakov, a resident of the Smolensk Region who was convicted of divulging state secrets.

14:35 07.07.2015

Tsarnaev's lawyers file motion for new trial – report

Attorneys for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev have filed a motion for a new trial hoping to lift their defendant's death sentence.

10:31 07.07.2015

Top news

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