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Moscow medic receives suspended sentence for lethal inaction

The Babushkinsky District Court of Moscow has given neurologist Yelena Chugunova a 2-year suspended sentence for failing to provide help to a patient that led to the latter’s death.

18:00 27.12.2018

Azerbaijani man fined $1,000 for failure to report Kazan Cathedral terror plan to police

A native of Azerbaijan Yakub Suleymanov, who had failed to report plotting of a terror attack in St. Petersburg’s Kazan Cathedral to police, was fined 70,000 rubles ($1,000).

17:51 27.12.2018

Russian Supreme Court upholds sentence for St. Petersburg terror cell members

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld sentence for members of the St. Petersburg cell of Hizb ut-Tahrir terrorist group banned in Russia.

15:15 27.12.2018

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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