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Ex-Culture Ministry official appeals house arrest in embezzlement case

Former official of Russia’s Culture Ministry Sophia Apfelbaum, who stands charged in the embezzlement case involving the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov, has filed an appeal against a court decision to put her under house arrest.

18:00 08.11.2017

Moscow court overturns ruling on detention of Ukraine’s Naftogaz ex-chairman

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday vacated a lower court’s order to put ex-head of Ukraine’s largest oil and gas corporation Naftogaz Igor Bakay in detention as part of a large-scale embezzlement case.

16:54 08.11.2017

Sentence of Russian tycoon Polonsky upheld

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld the sentence given to Russian businessman Sergey Polonsky for large-scale embezzlement.

15:48 08.11.2017

Rosneft CEO Sechin to be questioned in ex-minister Ulyukayev bribery case

Rosneft oil company’s CEO Igor Sechin will be summoned to appear before court for questioning as a witness in the corruption case against Russia’s former economy minister Alexey Ulyukayev.

12:59 08.11.2017

Russian Supreme Court upholds ex-Yukos security chief’s sentence

The Supreme Court of Russia on Wednesday upheld the sentence of ex-Yukos security chief Alexey Pichugin, who is serving life term in prison, and refused to resume proceedings in the case.

11:45 08.11.2017

Russian Basketball Federation ex-chief appeals sentence in embezzlement case

Yulia Anikeyeva, former president of the Russian Basketball Federation (RBF), filed an appeal against a 4.5-year prison sentence she had earlier received for embezzlement of 44 million rubles (about $753,000 at the current exchange rate).

09:59 08.11.2017

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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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