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House arrest of one more elderly scientist accused of treason upheld

The Moscow City Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by an employee of the Central Research Institute for Engineering Technology (TsNIImash) Sergey Meshcheryakov, who stands charged with treason, against his house arrest.

19:09 25.07.2019

Moscow Region district ex-head’s appeal against detention adjourned till late July

The Moscow City Court on Thursday postponed an appeal hearing on the extension of detention of ex-head of the Moscow Region’s Serpukhov District Alexander Shestun charged with fraud and bribery until July 30 because of the defendant’s poor health.

18:39 25.07.2019

Three suspects put in detention as part of Far Eastern camp fire case

Three suspects in a criminal case over a deadly fire in the children's camp Holdomi in the Khabarovsk Krai in Russia’s Far East, on Thursday were placed in detention.

16:26 25.07.2019

Four men convicted of $1 mln Arctic shelf limit survey embezzlement

The Leningrad District Military Court convicted four defendants of embezzling 70 million rubles ($1 million) allocated for surveying shelf limits in the Arctic Ocean.

15:00 25.07.2019

Police torture victims awarded $3,000 compensation by court

A court in the Zabaikalsky Krai ordered the Interior Ministry to pay 200,000 rubles ($3,000) to Victoria Barlybayeva and Anatoly Sokolov, who had suffered from tortures by police.

13:48 25.07.2019

Special forces unit member pleads partially guilty to robbery, embezzlement

An employee of Russia's Alpha Group, the special-purpose counter-terrorism unit, Roman Obolensky has partially pleaded guilty to robbery and a 136-million-ruble embezzlement (over $2 million).

12:14 25.07.2019

Over $4.5 bln in property of ex-Otkritie bank top managers impounded

Property items in the amount of 289.5 billion rubles (over $4.5 billion) owned by five former top managers of Otkritie Bank have been impounded by court order.

11:11 25.07.2019

Assets worth over $700,000 seized from former Nota-bank co-owner

The Moscow Commercial Court has held that assets worth over 46 million rubles (over $700,000) belonging to the former co-owner of Nota-bank Vadim Yerokhin be seized.

10:52 25.07.2019

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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