Probe into social network group admin charged with pushing teens to suicide completedInvestigation into Philipp Budeykin, aka Philipp Fox, an administrator of a closed group on social network Vkontakte charged with inciting teenagers to commit suicide, has been completed.16:37 14.06.2017
Russian court refuses to mitigate sentence for Navalny’s brotherA court in the Oryol Region has denied a motion filed by the brother of opposition politician Alexey Navalny, Oleg, who had received a 3.5-year prison term in Yves Rocher embezzlement case, to mitigate his sentence.15:05 14.06.2017
Russian businessman Mikhailov files libel lawsuit against NavalnyBusinessman Sergey Mikhailov has filed a defamation lawsuit demanding 500,000 rubles ($8,800) in compensation from opposition politician Alexey Navalny and the Anti-Corruption Foundation.14:00 14.06.2017
Russian penitentiary ex-head gets 8 years in prison for embezzlementMoscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court on Wednesday sentenced former head of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Alexander Reimer to 8 years in prison in ankle bracelets embezzlement case.13:41 14.06.2017
Russian Supreme Court returns Briullov painting to German collectorPresidium of the Russian Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned a ruling on confiscation of the painting by prominent artist Karl Briullov entitled ‘Christ in the Sepulcher' from German collector Alexander Pevzner.11:49 14.06.2017
Russian bank manager receives 7 years in prison for $464,000 embezzlementA court in Krasnoyarsk has sentenced a 28-year old bank manager to 7 years in prison for embezzling 26.4 million rubles ($464,000) from customer accounts.10:19 14.06.2017
Eleven people sentenced for gyrfalcon poaching in Russia’s KamchatkaA court in the Kamchatka Region of Russia has sentenced eleven people to punishments varying from suspended terms to 2.5 years in penal colony for unlawful poaching of seventeen gyrfalcons.09:59 14.06.2017
Crimean Supreme Court recognizes WWII civilian massacres as genocideThe Supreme Court of Crimea has recognized the massacres of civilians committed by the Nazis on the peninsula during the Great Patriotic War as genocide.11:24 07.07.2022
Three Russian police generals detained in abuse of authority caseThree Russian police generals, including an assistant to the Interior Minister, have been detained until September 5 on abuse of authority charges related to misappropriating a fund based in Saint Petersburg.10:34 07.07.2022
Russian restaurateur Beloivan declared bankruptThe Moscow Commercial Court has declared the owner of Tavern Taras Bulba restaurant chain Yury Beloivan bankrupt upon a petition filed by a Moscow inspection of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS).13:21 06.07.2022