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Three defendants in Siberian gold-mining dike burst case to stand trial

Three defendants in a criminal case over a burst dike in a gold mine in Siberia’s Krasnoyarsk Region occurred in the fall of 2019 will go on tria.

17:36 31.07.2020

Relatives of victims of 2016 Sochi plane crash denied $28M compensation, again

The Moscow City Court had again dismissed a claim for a 2.1 billion rubles (about $28 million) compensation filed by relatives of victims of the TU-154 military plane crash near Sochi in December 2016, which resulted in death of over 90 people.

17:01 31.07.2020

Investigators open rally regulations violation case against Moscow’s municipal lawmaker

A criminal case over repeated violations of rally holding regulations has been opened against Moscow’s municipal lawmaker Yulia Galyamina.

16:29 31.07.2020

Alleged murderer of Russia’s monastery abbot goes on trial

Prosecutors have approved indictment against Alexander Avdeyev charged with killing an abbot of the Holy Trinity Danilov monastery in Russia’s Yaroslavl Region in 2016 and robbery.

15:58 31.07.2020

Prosecutors seek to forfeit $1.6 mln from ex-customs official accused of abuse of power

Prosecutors on Friday lodged a motion with Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court seeking to forfeit to the state assets worth over 121 million rubles (over $1.6 million) belonging to ex-chief of the Federal Customs Service’s customs investigations directorate Alexander Kizlyk and his wife.

13:32 31.07.2020

Prosecutor asks court to uphold jail terms given to football players Kokorin and Mamayev

A prosecutor on Friday asked the Meshchansky District Court of Moscow to uphold terms in penal colony passed on football players Alexander Kokorin, Pavel Mamayev and two other defendants in the case.

12:44 31.07.2020

Ombudsman Moskalkova closely monitors situation around 33 Russians arrested in Belarus

Russia’s Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova closely follows the situation in Belarus, where 33 Russian nationals have been arrested on suspicion of instigating mass riots.

12:17 31.07.2020

Ex-journalist Safronov charged with treason tests negative for COVID-19 – ombudsman

Two coronavirus tests ex-journalist Ivan Safronov charged with treason had passed gave negative results, Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights announced Friday citing a chief of Moscow’s Lefortovo detention center.

11:03 31.07.2020

Man to be tried in Tatarstan over Nazi photos on Immortal Regiment site

The Supreme Court of Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan will hear a case against resident of Kazan Mohammed Al-Ayubi charged with rehabilitation of Nazism during the Immortal Regiment movement online action.

10:15 31.07.2020

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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