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Former mayor of Nizhny Novgorod sentenced to 10 years in penal colony

Former mayor of Nizhny Novgorod and vice-speaker of the regional parliament, Oleg Sorokin, has been sentenced to 10 years in high security penal colony by the Nizhegorodsky District Court of the city of Nizhny Novgorod.

17:53 07.03.2019

Bill extending powers of Russia’s Audit Chamber reaches State Duma

A bill envisaging broader powers of the Audit Chamber of Russia as to the inspection of commercial partnerships with participation of state-owned companies has reached the State Duma.

16:41 07.03.2019

Russian ex-construction official gets 8 years in prison for $15mln embezzlement

The Moscow Shcherbinsky District Court has found ex-first deputy director of the Federal Agency for Special Construction (Spetsstroy) Alexander Zagorulko guilty of embezzling budget funds worth over 1 billion rubles (about $15 million) allocated for construction and reconstruction of the Defense Ministry’s facilities.

15:36 07.03.2019

State Duma backs bill protecting state institutions from online insults in final reading

MOSCOW, March 7 (RAPSI) – The State Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, has passed in the third and final reading a bill on the blocking of websites containing defamatory information insulting society, state symbols and state bodies.

14:14 07.03.2019

Russia’s State Duma passes anti-fake news bills in third reading

The State Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, has passed in the third and final reading a package of bills introducing fines of up to 1.5 million rubles ($22,900) for distributing fake news on the Internet.

13:08 07.03.2019

Monitoring Center of Russia’s CCSHR to collect data on problems faced by media outlets

The standing commission on freedom of information and journalists’ rights at Russia’s Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights (CCSHR) is launching a monitoring center aimed to protect media outlets.

12:01 07.03.2019

Russia’s Supreme Court says Moscow State University’s banner breaks antimonopoly law

The Russian Supreme Court has upheld the lawfulness of a Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) decision warning the Moscow State University (MSU) that its banner “MSU is the best higher education establishment in Russia” placed on its main building violated the antimonopoly law.

11:16 07.03.2019

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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