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Russia’s Supreme Court dismisses complaint filed by Church of Scientology

Russia’s Supreme Court has dismissed a complaint the Moscow Church of Scientology had lodged in connection to the Russian Justice Ministry refusal to register this organization’s charter.

18:32 05.05.2016

Moscow court detains person suspected of planning terrorist attack during May holidays

The Moscow Preobrazhensky Court has approved the detention of a person arrested for the preparation of a terrorist attack to be carried out in the Moscow region during May holidays.

17:00 05.05.2016

Russian Supreme Court upholds Moscow schools shooter’s forced medical treatment

The Supreme Court of Russia has upheld a lower court’s ruling on compulsory medical treatment for school student Sergey Gordeev, who took his classmates hostage and shot two people in February 2014.

16:23 05.05.2016

PACE rapporteur concerned over proposed amendments to Russia’s NGO law

Yves Cruchten, a PACE rapporteur, has expressed concern in connection with the State Duma’s (Russia’s parliament lower house) recent proposal to further amend a federal law on NGOs.

14:59 05.05.2016

ICC Russia conference on intellectual property brings together more than 150 experts

A conference on specialized intellectual property jurisdictions held under the auspices of the Russian office of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC Russia) has brought together more than 150 experts from around the globe.

14:18 05.05.2016

Prosecutor General’s Office reprimands Customs Service for violation of business rights

The Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia has reprimanded the Head of the Federal Customs Service Andrei Belyaninov for violations of legislation regarding rights of entrepreneurs and demanded to solve these issues.

13:55 05.05.2016

Ex-head of Rostov building company accused of embezzling $5 million

Investigators of the Rostov Region General Administration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have brought charges of a major scale fraud amounting to 322 million rubles (about $5 million) against the owner of a Rostov-on-Don building company.

12:42 05.05.2016

Hackers accused of breaking Rapida payment service to appear before court

The Moscow General Administration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has taken the matter of a major scale fraud of a Russian dedicated payment service to court.

11:34 05.05.2016

Russian court opens hearings in Vostochny Cosmodrome embezzlement case

A court in Khabarovsk has opened hearings in the criminal case against former managers of Dalspetsstroy company and former Speaker of the Legislative Duma of Khabarovsk Krai over the alleged embezzlement at the Vostochny Cosmodrome.

10:51 05.05.2016

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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