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Lawsuit of Raoul Wallenberg’s niece against Russia’s FSB dismissed

Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court on Monday dismissed a lawsuit lodged by Marie Dupuy, niece of Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who went missing in the late 1940s, against Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB).

20:22 18.09.2017

Defendants in 2014 Odessa riot case acquitted – report

A court in Ukraine on Monday acquitted defendants in the criminal case over riots in the city of Odessa resulted in deaths of dozens of people in May 2014.

17:39 18.09.2017

Convicted Pokemon Go player appeals his sentence

Videoblogger Ruslan Sokolovsky, who had received a suspended term for playing Pokemon Go in a church, filed an appeal with the Sverdlovsk Region Court against the sentence.

13:57 18.09.2017

Siemens lawsuit over alleged supply of its turbines to Crimea postponed until October

The Moscow Commercial Court has set preliminary hearings in a lawsuit filed by prominent German conglomerate Siemens against Russian Technopromexport, a subsidiary of state corporation Rostec, until October 16.

11:51 18.09.2017

Russian penitentiary deputy chief appeals detention in embezzlement case

Deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Oleg Korshunov charged with large scale embezzlement has filed an appeal against his detention.

10:50 18.09.2017

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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

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.

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