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Russian Constitutional Court upholds draft deferment requirements

Russia’s Constitutional Court has again ruled that denial of draft deferment for students at non-accredited private universities does not contradict the Constitution.

17:13 15.07.2015

Russian investigators ask for arrest of lawmaker Ponomaryov in absentia

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has received the investigators’ motion seeking to arrest in absentia State Duma member Ilya Ponomaryov in relation to the Skolkovo Foundation embezzlement case.

16:32 15.07.2015

Prosecutor demands life sentence for Russian nationalist Goryachev

A prosecutor has asked the court to sentence Ilya Goryachev, the alleged leader of the Military Organization of Russian Nationalists (BORN), to life in prison.

15:43 15.07.2015

Auschwitz death camp bookkeeper sentenced to four years in prison

The Luneburg Regional Court in Germany has sentenced former Nazi Oskar Groening, 94, to four years in prison for complicity in the murder of 300,000 people in the Auschwitz death camp during World War II.

12:15 15.07.2015

Activists ask US court to stop phone record collections by government – report

Activists for American civil liberties groups made a request to a federal court in New York to declare law, allowing the National Security Agency to collect phone records, unconstitutional.

10:32 15.07.2015

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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