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Moscow court extends detention of ex-Khabarovsk Governor accused of murders till October

The Moscow City Court on Monday extended detentio n of ex-Governor of Russia’s Khabarovsk Krai Sergey Furgal charged with masterminding murders in 2004-2005 until October 7.

18:00 05.07.2021

Detention of Kazan school shooting case defendant extended for 3 months

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Monday extended detention of Ilnaz Galyaviyev, 19, who stands charged with fatal shool shooting in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan, until October 11.

16:41 05.07.2021

Russia’s FSB arrests neo-Nazis planning actions and attacks in Moscow and St. Petersburg

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has arrested members of a interregional right-wing radical group National Revival Path of Russian Patriotism and neo-Nazi organization Youth Organization Rus, who were planning actions in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

13:17 05.07.2021

Seizure of $1.5 bln assets belonging to ex-owner of Promsvyazbank upheld

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s refusal to overturn seizure of monetary assets and other property worth over 113 billion rubles ($1.5 billion) belonging to ex-owner of Promsvyazbank Dmitry Ananyev.

12:04 05.07.2021

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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).

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