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Preretirement disabled Russians granted right to alimony by law

A bill granting preretirement disabled persons a right to alimony has been signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin into law.

20:17 18.03.2019

Russian President signs law protecting state institutions from online insults

President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill on blocking of websites containing defamatory information insulting Russia's society, state symbols and state bodies into law.

18:03 18.03.2019

Fines for online distribution of fake news introduced in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a package of bills introducing fines of up to 1.5 million rubles ($23,000) for distributing fake news on the Internet into law.

17:43 18.03.2019

Russian national faces trial for alleged failure to report terror attack plot

Russian citizen Vyacheslav Pavlovsky, who has allegedly failed to report planned terror attacks to the police, will go on trial.

16:29 18.03.2019

Number of young criminals in age from 14 to 15 rises - Russian children's ombudsman

The number of minors committing crimes at the age of 14-15 is rising, which indicates a tendency towards the “youthification” of juvenile delinquency, Russian children’s rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova said during a discussion concerning the problem of teenagers’ aggression on Monday.

15:38 18.03.2019

Chechen residents complain of weak search of missing people to human rights advocates

Residents of Russia’s Republic of Chechnya have complained about ineffective search of their missing relatives by the federal and republican authorities during a meeting with the member of the Presidential Council for Human Rights Alexander Mukomolov.

14:22 18.03.2019

Internet retailer Ulmart owes $10 mln to its co-owner Kostygin

The Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region has granted two applications lodged by a co-owner of Russian Internet retailer Ulmart Dmitry Kostygin seeking to include the company’s 660-million-ruble debt (over $10 million) to him in the creditors’ list.

13:24 18.03.2019

Online media outlet owner pleads not guilty to extortion from Russian bank

Owner and chief editor of Finnews online media outlet Vladimir Shevchenko on Monday pleaded not guilty to extortion of money from Russian Agricultural Bank.

12:47 18.03.2019

Ex-director of children’s camp gets 9.5 years Karelia lake tragedy case

Ex-director of Syamozero Park Hotel camp Elena Reshetova on Monday was sentenced to 9.5 years behind bars as part of a criminal case on the death of children in Karelia’s Syamozero lake in 2016.

11:53 18.03.2019

Arrest of escaped ex-banker charged with $520 mln embezzlement appealed

The Moscow City Court has set March 27 as a date for hearing an appeal against arrest of ex-president of Otkritie Bank Eugeny Dankevich charged with embezzling 34 billion rubles (about $520 million) in absentia.

10:59 18.03.2019

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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