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Upper house’s committee backs bill to protect state institutions from online insults

The Federation Council’s Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building on Tuesday recommended the upper house of parliament to approve a bill on the blocking of websites containing defamatory information insulting society, state symbols and state bodies.

18:02 12.03.2019

Detention of Russian General Drymanov in corruption case extended until mid-June

Moscow’s Lefortovsky District Court on Tuesday extended detention of ex-director of the Investigative Committee's Main Investigations Directorate, General Alexander Drymanov charged with corruption crimes, until June 16.

16:55 12.03.2019

Russian MPs pass gang leadership punishment bill in second reading

The lower house of parliament, Russia’s State Duma, passed in the second reading on Tuesday a bill envisaging prison terms for organizing, leading criminal gangs and participating in them.

15:37 12.03.2019

Ukrainian ombudsman informed of detained sailors’ health – Russian human rights official

Chairman of Russia’s Presidential Council for Human Rights Mikhail Fedotov has informed Ukrainian ombudsman Lyudmila Denisova about health condition and treatment of sailors detained on charges of illegal border crossing in the Kerch Strait.

13:54 12.03.2019

Moscow court refuses to question Communist MPs in Deripaska v. Zyuganov dispute

Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Tuesday refused to question three Communist Party lawmakers as part of a defamation dispute between Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska and the party’s leader Gennady Zyuganov.

12:56 12.03.2019

State Duma passes bill on preretirement persons’ right to alimony

The State Duma adopted a bill granting preretirement disabled persons a right to alimony in a final third reading on Tuesday.

11:36 12.03.2019

Former FIFA World Cup’s IT contractor owes $41 mln to Russia’s Sberbank - court

The Moscow Commercial Court has included a 2.7-billion-ruble ($41 million) debt of Asteros company, a former IT contractor for the FIFA 2018 World Cup in Russia, to Sberbank in the creditors’ list.

10:55 12.03.2019

Putin proposes to confer forensic inquiry powers on Russia’s Investigative Committee

President Vladimir Putin has proposed to extend authorities of Russia's Investigative Committee by granting it powers on organizing and conducting forensic examinations. A relevant bill has been submitted to the State Duma.

09:59 12.03.2019

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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