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Orthodox activist charged in exhibition attack case pleads not guilty

Lyudmila Yesipenko, an activist of ultra-conservative Orthodox group Bozhya Volya (God’s Will), who stands charged with vandalizing an art exhibition, has pleaded not guilty.

17:30 07.07.2016

ECHR recommends France not to send Chechen deportee to Russia

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Thursday that the rights of a Russian national from Chechnya living in France may be violated in case he is deported to the Russian Federation after a French court dismissed his application for asylum.

15:26 07.07.2016

Russian mayor convicted for abuse of office

The Taganrog City Court in the Rostov Region has sentenced former mayor of the city Vladimir Prasolov to one year in prison for abuse of office.

14:58 07.07.2016

Russian official suspected of fraud detained until August 30

The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow has detained a deputy head of the Federal Agency for Special Construction (Spetsstroy) Alexander Buryakov who is suspected of large-scale fraud.

10:37 07.07.2016

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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