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Russian national suspected of providing $42,400 financial aid to terrorists

A criminal case has been launched against a native of Dagestan suspected of financing terrorists for the sum of about 2.4 million rubles (about $42,400).

18:01 22.05.2017

Prosecutor demands 9 years in prison for Russian penitentiary ex-head

Prosecutor on Monday asked the Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow to sentence ex-head of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Alexander Reimer charged with embezzlement to 9 years in prison.

17:14 22.05.2017

Russian Supreme Court rules to arrest fugitive ex-judge Baranova in absentia

The Supreme Court of Russia has ruled to arrest former judge of the Moscow Commercial Court Irina Baranova, suspected of assisting in bribery and large scale fraud, in absentia.

16:12 22.05.2017

Jehovah’s Witnesses turn to Council of Europe over Russia’s refusal to execute ECHR ruling

The Jehovah’s Witnesses organization banned in Russia as extremist has filed a complaint with the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe over Moscow’s refusal to implement a ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

15:46 22.05.2017

Russian law enforcement agencies bust criminal group suspected of funneling funds abroad

Officers of the Russian Interior Ministry's Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Department and the Ministry’s Investigative Department have busted members of a criminal group suspected of financial crimes.

14:34 22.05.2017

Misanthropic Division members plead guilty to extremism in part

Three members of Misanthropic Division organization prohibited in Russia have pleaded guilty to extremism in part.

13:31 22.05.2017

Pokemon Go player appeals suspended sentence for inciting enmity

Videoblogger Ruslan Sokolovsky, who had received a 3.5-year suspended sentence for playing Pokemon Go in a church, has appealed his sentence.

12:16 22.05.2017

Russian court refuses to return case against Rusnano ex-head Melamed to prosecutors

The Cheremushkinsky District Court has refused to return a criminal case against Leonid Melamed, former chief of the Russian nanotechnology corporation Rusnano, to prosecutors.

10:45 22.05.2017

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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).

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