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State Duma committee backs bill on certain prison conditions for terror convicts

The State Duma Committee on State Building and Legislation recommended during its Tuesday session that the lower house MPs adopt a package of bills to prevent the spreading of radical extremist ideologies in places of confinement in the first reading.

17:46 04.12.2018

Decriminalization of domestic violence was a mistake – Russian ombudsman

Russia’s Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova believes decriminalization of domestic battering was a mistake.

15:15 04.12.2018

Probe opened into prison officials after publication of notorious inmate’s photos

Probe has been opened into penal colony officials following the emergence of scandal photos picturing violation of prison rules by a notorious gang member Vyacheslav Tsepovyaz, who is serving sentence for involvement in mass murder.

14:39 04.12.2018

Another appeal of Rosneft subsidiaries’ bankruptcy commissioner to be reviewed

The Moscow City Court’s Presidium has ordered a lower court to review an appeal over extension of preliminary investigation against the former bankruptcy commissioner of several Russia’s Rosneft subsidiaries Oleg Smetanin charged with embezzling more than 300 million rubles ($4.5 million).

13:59 04.12.2018

State Duma passes bill on protection of children against criminal online communities

The State Duma has passed in the third and final reading a bill on protection of children from involvement in illegal activities threatening their life through online social networks.

12:19 04.12.2018

Two criminal group leaders receive 15 years for skimming

A court in St. Petersburg has sentenced two skimming gang leaders Ilya Sterligov and Petr Baydak to 15 years in high security prison each for stealing money from cash dispensers with the use of fake bank cards.

11:46 04.12.2018

Moscow court to hear Soyuzny bank’s closure case

The Moscow Commercial Court will consider a motion of Russia’s Central Bank seeking the involuntary liquidation of Soyuzny bank in February.

10:59 04.12.2018

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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).

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