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Former Russian minister suspected of $62 million embezzlement

Probe has been opened into ex-Russian Minister for Open Government affairs Mikhail Abyzov over alleged embezzlement of 4 billion rubles ($62 million).

20:15 26.03.2019

Prosecutor seeks 21-year prison sentence for Komi Republic’s ex-head Gaizer

A prosecutor has demanded a 21-year imprisonment for the former head of Russia’s Komi Republic Vyacheslav Gaizer charged with taking bribes and organizing a criminal network.

19:43 26.03.2019

Moskalkova brings Russia’s human rights stance to Council of Europe notice

Russia’s ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova on Tuesday met the Council of Europe senior officials in Strasbourg and voiced the state position concerning human rights protection.

17:51 26.03.2019

Over 1,300 Russian officials fired over corruption in 2018 – prosecutors

More than 1,300 officials were fired out in 2018 because of loss of trust resulted from corruption offences, the Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia reports on its official website on Tuesday.

17:17 26.03.2019

Ex-top manager of Russian geological company charged with fraud to stay jailed till May

The Moscow Regional Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court’s ruling ordering detention of the former first deputy chief of the Russian State Geological Company (Rosgeo) Ruslan Gorring charged with fraud until May 7.

16:33 26.03.2019

Results of linguistic exam to be studied as part of Zhirinovsky v. FT journalist dispute

The Ostankinsky District Court of Moscow will become familiarized with the conclusion of expert linguists in a defamation lawsuit lodged by the Russian Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky against ex-Moscow bureau chief for the Financial Times (FT) Charles Clover, on March 29.

15:58 26.03.2019

Compulsory disciplinary measures proposed as punishment for first-time teen offenders

The State Duma Deputy Chair Irina Yarovaya has drafted a concept bill on applying of compulsory measures of an educational nature towards first-time teenage offenders.

14:58 26.03.2019

Bankruptcy procedure against tycoon Ismailov extended

The Moscow Region Commercial Court has extended bankruptcy proceedings against wanted businessman Telman Ismailov for six months.

13:40 26.03.2019

Defendant in police investigator murder case to remain in detention

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld detention of a defendant in a case over the murder of the Interior Ministry Transport Department’s major case investigator, police lieutenant colonel Yevgeniya Shishkina.

12:46 26.03.2019

Ex-student of Moscow university convicted of attempt to join ISIS seeks parole

Varvara Karaulova (Alexandra Ivanova), ex-student of the Moscow State University sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for attempting to join the Islamic State (ISIS) militants in Syria, has filed a petition for parole.

11:47 26.03.2019

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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