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Crimean terrorism convict ends hunger strike - ombudsman

Ukrainian activist Alexander Kolchenko sentenced to 10 years in Russian prison for plotting terrorist attacks in Crimea has decided to end his hunger strike.

17:46 08.06.2018

Russian Culture Ministry’s ex-official arrested in absentia

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has ruled to arrest in absentia the former director of the Culture Ministry’s department of property management and investment policy Boris Mazo charged with embezzlement of funds allocated for construction of the Hermitage Museum’s facilities.

14:44 08.06.2018

Moscow court arrests in absentia Russian man detained in Greece

Moscow’s Ostankinsky District Court has issued an arrest warrant in absentia for Russian citizen Alexander Vinnik detained by a Greek court on the request of the U.S. where he is charged with $4-billion crypto currency fraud.

13:53 08.06.2018

Russian court sentences thief of Levitan painting to 13 years in prison

Russian court has sentenced a member of an armed criminal group responsible for stealing paintings by famous Russian artists Isaak Levitan and Ivan Shishkin to 13 years in a penal colony.

12:36 08.06.2018

Russian Supreme Court mitigates sentence of two Vostochny embezzlement case defendants

Russia’s Supreme Court on Friday mitigated the sentence of Dalspetsstroy building company’s ex-CEO Yury Khrizman and his son Mikhail convicted of embezzling 5.2 billion rubles (about $83 million at the current exchange rate) during Vostochny Cosmodrome construction.

11:48 08.06.2018

Convicted March 26 rally participant Krepkin goes to ECHR

Dmitry Krepkin, a convicted participant of the unauthorized rally held in Moscow on March 26, 2017, has filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights.

10:59 08.06.2018

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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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