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Prosecutor seeks suspended term for businessman accused of bribing penitentiary official

A prosecutor has demanded a 5-year suspended sentence for Petroinvest company CEO engaged in the construction of a detention center Ruslan Khamkhokov, who stands charged with bribing a Federal Penitentiary Service’s (FSIN) official.

18:05 13.03.2019

Russian senator proposes to free minor offenders from compulsory community service

The Federation Council member Vladimir Lukin has submitted a bill prohibiting compulsory community service as a punishment for minor offenders to the State Duma.

17:17 13.03.2019

Hostel ban bill defeated in Russia’s Federation Council

The Federation Council on Wednesday rejected a bill banning hostels and hotels in residential premises of multifamily dwellings that was earlier passed by the State Duma.

16:47 13.03.2019

Russian senators on track to protect state institutions from online insults

The upper house of Russian parliament backed a draft law allowing blocking of websites containing defamatory information insulting society, state symbols and state bodies on Wednesday.

15:22 13.03.2019

Russia’s upper house of parliament approves anti-fake news bills

Russia’s Federation Council, the upper house of parliament, on Wednesday approved a package of bills introducing fines of up to 1.5 million rubles ($22,900) for distributing fake news on the Internet.

14:40 13.03.2019

Newspaper ordered to pay ex-Russian Railways chief $600 in defamation dispute

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court has recovered 40,000 rubles (over $600) from Novaya Gazeta and the newspaper’s journalist Andrey Sukhotin in favor of ex-chief of Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin as part of their defamation dispute.

13:59 13.03.2019

Ex-top manager of Russia’s Sovetsky bank put under house arrest in embezzlement case

A former top manager of Sovetsky bank Kirill Laskin, who stands charged with embezzling 2.2 billion rubles ($33.5 million) from the financial organization, has been released from detention and placed under house arrest until April 4.

12:40 13.03.2019

Two bankruptcy claims against Yakut subsidiary of Summa Group to be heard in April

The Commercial Court of Russia’s Sakha Republic has scheduled hearing of two bankruptcy applications against the Yakut Fuel and Energy Company, a subsidiary of Summa Group, for April 17.

11:59 13.03.2019

Bankruptcy proceedings against firm formerly controlled by Browder extended for 6 months

The Commercial Court of the Republic of Kalmykia has extended bankruptcy proceedings against Dalnaya Step, a company believed to be formerly controlled by William Browder’s Hermitage Capital Management, for another six months.

10:31 13.03.2019

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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