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Prosecutors seek to block website selling medicine

Prosecutors have filed a lawsuit with the Nevsky District Court in St. Petersburg demanding to restrict access to a website selling medicine.

17:39 09.02.2017

Russian court upholds house arrest for imam accused of justifying terrorism

The Moscow City Court has upheld a lower court’s ruling to extend the house arrest of Moscow imam Makhmud Velitov, who is charged with justifying terrorism.

16:57 09.02.2017

Russia’s Supreme Court upholds sentence for Hizb ut-Tahrir member

Russia’s Supreme Court has upheld a 6-year prison term and a 55,800-ruble ($938) fine given to Marcel Gabbasov for participating in activities of Hizb ut-Tahrir terrorist organization banned in Russia.

15:52 09.02.2017

Victims seek compensation from alleged organizer of 2002 Moscow theater hostage crisis

Victims have filed five claims seeking in total 5 million rubles ($84,000) in damages from Khasan Zakayev, an alleged mastermind of the hostage taking at the Dubrovka theater in southeast Moscow in 2002 that left 130 dead.

13:56 09.02.2017

Russian ex-construction official charged with fraud put under house arrest

The Khamovnichesky District Court of Moscow has changed detention measure against ex-deputy head of the Federal Agency for Special Construction (Spetsstroy) Alexander Buryakov who is charged with large-scale fraud and put him under house arrest.

11:44 09.02.2017

Probe opened into alleged embezzlement at Gazprom Neft - report

Investigation has been opened into the alleged embezzlement of 2 billion rubles ($33.6 million) from Gazprom Neft oil company.

10:50 09.02.2017

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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).

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Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

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Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

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