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Human Rights Council ready to help children’s ombudsman return Russian minors from Syria

The Presidential Council for Human Rights is ready to aid the minors’ rights ombudsman Anna Kuznetsova in her work on the return of children from Syria to Russia.

17:42 15.03.2019

Russian court refuses to detain State Duma lawmaker charged with bribery

The Leninsky Court of Yekaterinburg on Friday found no grounds to put the State Duma lawmaker Vadim Belousov involved in a 3.2-billion-ruble (about $50 million) bribery case in detention.

17:17 15.03.2019

Berezovsky’s partner wife wins €1.5 mln payout against former tycoon’s assistant

The Moscow City Court has granted a €1.5-million lawsuit filed by Yelena Gorbunova, the partner wife of deceased tycoon Boris Berezovsky, against ex-assistant of the businessman Raphael Filinov.

15:34 15.03.2019

Investigators seek to detain Russian MP involved in $50 mln bribery case

The Investigative Committee of Russia has filed a motion with a court in Yekaterinburg demanding to place the State Duma lawmaker Vadim Belousov involved in a 3.2-billion-ruble (about $50 million) bribery case in detention.

14:27 15.03.2019

Water bottling plant construction at Russia’s Lake Baikal judicially suspended

A court has suspended the construction of a drink water bottling plant at Lake Baikal in the Irkutsk Region until violations revealed during checks are remedied.

13:33 15.03.2019

Banker, ex-lawyer accused of bribing former anti-corruption official to stay in detention

The Moscow City Court on Friday upheld extension of detention for a board member of Interprogressbank Valery Markelov and ex-attorney Victor Belevtsov, who had allegedly given a 1-bilion-ruble ($15.3 million) bribe to ex-Russian anti-corruption official Dmitry Zakharchenko.

12:59 15.03.2019

Russian tour operator ordered to pay Transaero $5.9 million

The Moscow Commercial Court has ordered recovery of $5.9 million from Tez Tour Ltd travel company in favor of insolvent Transaero airline, at one time Russia's second-biggest air carrier.

11:33 15.03.2019

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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