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Navalny to stay in detention for call to participate in unauthorized rally

The Moscow City Court has upheld a 30-day detention of opposition politician Alexey Navalny, who called for participation in an unauthorized rally in support of candidates refused registration for elections to the Moscow State Duma.

16:57 30.07.2019

Moscow Court upholds Magomedov brothers’ detention in $40 mln embezzlement case

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld detention of the Magomedov brothers involved in a case over embezzlement of 2.5 billion rubles (about $40 million) and criminal group creation until September 30.

13:40 30.07.2019

Russian court rules to seize property of MAST-Bank’s former managers worth $205 mln

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has seized the property of three ex-managers of MAST-Bank worth 13.1 billion rubles (about $205 million) on a motion filed by the Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA).

11:26 30.07.2019

Ex-penitentiary official Korshunov sentenced to 7 years in prison

The Gagarinsky District Court of Moscow has sentenced former deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Oleg Korshunov to 7 years in a penal colony for a 263-million-ruble (about $4.2 million) embezzlement.

10:14 30.07.2019

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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