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Russian Internet watchdog blocks access to site on Crimea run by RFE-RL

Access to Internet site Krym.Realii, a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty project, has been blocked in Russia, Natalya Poklonskaya, the Crimean Prosecutor.

18:45 12.05.2016

Ousted opposition-minded Russian mayor’s detention extended till September 4

The Kirovsky District court in Yaroslavl has extended the detention of ousted Yaroslavl Mayor Yevgeny Urlashov, who stands charged with soliciting a bribe, till September 4.

17:05 12.05.2016

Court to examine insurers’ €10 mln claim against Vnukovo over Total CEO plane crash

The Moscow Commercial Court has declined a motion asking to dismiss a lawsuit filed by five foreign insurance companies seeking to recover from Vnukovo Airport €10 million in damages resulted from the crash of Total CEO Cristophe de Margerie’s aircraft in 2014.

16:29 12.05.2016

Former anti-corruption official sentenced to 6 years in prison

The Moscow City Court on Thursday sentenced former detective of the Interior Ministry’s Main Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Directorate Astemir Sokurov to 6 years in prison for attempted large-scale fraud through abuse of his office.

15:58 12.05.2016

Court takes interim measures in regard of two Apple claims against Russian firms

The Moscow Commercial Court has granted a motion brought by Apple Inc., which requested to take interim measures in relation to two of its disputes with Moscow firms trading in computers and household appliances.

14:29 12.05.2016

Former bank employee to be tried in court for attempt to sell information on clients

Former executive sales manager of a Moscow bank accused of attempting to sell client data to a financial organization, will be tried in court.

13:36 12.05.2016

Russia moves to seize British estate owned by fugitive banker - report

Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court has has ordered the seizure of an estate in UK, worth ₤140 million, owned by the former head of the Bank of Moscow Andrey Borodin.

11:55 12.05.2016

Russia seeks extradition of ex-head of shipbuilding center from U.S.

The Prosecutor General’s Office seeks extradition of the ex-head of the Far Eastern Center of Shipbuilding Igor Borbot, who was earlier arrested in the United States.

10:58 12.05.2016

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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