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American student’s 9-year sentence for resistance to Moscow police upheld

The Moscow City Court on Monday upheld sentence given to a student from the United States Trevor Reed jailed for 9 years for using violence against Moscow police officers.

17:52 28.06.2021

Moscow court refuses to detain Chinese citizen suspected of child trafficking

Moscow’s Presnensky District Court on Monday dismissed an investigator’s motion to place Chinese national Liu Jun on child trafficking allegations.

16:17 28.06.2021

Ex-Military and Technical Co-Operation official gets 3 years in jail for bribery mediation

Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court on Monday sentenced ex-head of the 2nd department of the Federal Service for Military and Technical Co-Operation Sergey Garmash to 3 years in high-security penal colony for mediation in bribery.

15:59 28.06.2021

Businessman charged with $2.6 million embezzlement freed from house arrest

Moscow’s Cheremushkinsky District Court on Monday mitigated restrictive measure against businessman Vasily Boiko-Veliky charged with embezzling over 190 million rubles ($2.6 million) from Credit-Express bank by changing it from house arrest to restraining order.

13:45 28.06.2021

Probe into hitting child by electric scooter in St. Petersburg completed

Investigation into a case against a man who had hit a minor by electric scooter in St. Petersburg was completed.

12:03 28.06.2021

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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).

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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.

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