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Suspended sentence upheld for Russian government airline’s ex-CEO

The Moscow City Court has upheld a two-year suspended sentence given to Yaroslav Odintsev, ex-CEO of the Special flight detachment Rossiya, for abuse of office during execution of purchase contracts.

17:54 27.04.2018

St. Petersburg resident charged with embezzling subsidies for disabled persons

A resident of St. Petersburg Alexey Yefimov charged with fraudulent embezzlement of state funds allocated as subsidies for organization of work places for disabled persons has been detained.

16:59 27.04.2018

Investigation into high-profile theater embezzlement case completed

The Investigative Committee has completed investigation into a high-profile embezzlement case involving the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov.

15:57 27.04.2018

Government backs fines for turnover of goods banned in Russia

The government has endorsed a bill on fines for circulation of goods prohibited in Russia. The bill is to be submitted to the State Duma.

14:39 27.04.2018

Supreme Court upholds sentence of Russian citizen for financing terrorism

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a 7-year prison sentence passed on the native of the Republic of Dagestan Shamil Nurmagomedov for financing the Islamic State terrorist organization (ISIS) banned in Russia.

13:42 27.04.2018

Bill on procedure of reopening criminal cases reaches State Duma

The government of Russia has submitted a bill specifying a procedure for reopening criminal cases to the State Duma.

12:27 27.04.2018

Moskalkova calls world community to protect rights activist Gaponenko detained in Latvia

Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova has called the international community and ombudsmen to protect the rights of activist Alexander Gaponenko, who was arrested and detained in Latvia on suspicion of anti-state activities.

11:19 27.04.2018

BBC seeks to cancel legal protection of TopGear brand registered in favor of Russian

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has filed a lawsuit seeking preliminary termination of legal protection for TopGear trademark registered in favor of Russian businessman Azamat Ibatullin.

10:45 27.04.2018

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

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Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

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Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

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