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Russia’s regional judge jailed for 7 years in $11K bribery case

A court in Russia’s Barnaul has sentenced a judge of the regional Commercial Court Vladislav Kolesnikov to 7 years in high-security prison for receiving a 800,000-ruble bribe (over $11,000).

14:28 21.07.2020

Man convicted of falsely alleging that illegal COVID-19 vaccination is underway in Russia

The Balakhinsky City Court in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod Region has sentenced a local resident to 300 hours of compulsory community service for disseminating false allegations that coronavirus vaccination was illegally carried out in the country.

13:30 21.07.2020

Businessman gets 2 years in penal colony settlement for $630,000 fraud

A court in Kemerovo Region has sentenced a businessman to 2 years in penal colony settlement for a 45 million-ruble (over $630,000) fraud.

12:09 21.07.2020

House arrest of Russian phytosanitary watchdog’s ex-official overturned

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday reversed house arrest of Dmitry Natarov, ex-assistant to a chief of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor), in a case over bribe taking and child molestation.

11:55 21.07.2020

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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