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Detained footballers Kokorin and Mamayev denied release

Moscow’s Presnensky District Court on Wednesday refused to release Zenit St. Petersburg’s football player Alexander Kokorin and Krasnodar’s Pavel Mamayev and extended their detention in a hooliganism case until September 25.

20:14 03.04.2019

Ex-museum director’s acquittal of non-return of ancient icons from U.S. to Russia upheld

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld acquittal of ex-director of a private non-profit Museum of Russian Icons Elena Knyazeva in a case over failure to return 16 orthodox icons of XVI-XVIII centuries from the U.S. to Russia.

17:28 03.04.2019

Azerbaijan citizen to stand trial in Russia on falcon smuggling charges

A 41-year-old national of Azerbaijan accused of smuggling rare falcons listed in the Red Book of Russia will go on trial in the Republic of Dagestan.

16:01 03.04.2019

Moskalkova and Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner visit jailed Ukrainian sailors

Russia’s ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova and Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović visited Ukrainian sailors charged with illegal border crossing in the Kerch Strait in a Moscow detention center on Wednesday.

15:37 03.04.2019

Two victims questioned as part of 2017 St. Petersburg metro terrorist attack case

Two men injured in the St. Petersburg metro terror attack that occurred in 2017 were questioned in the Leningrad District Military Court on Wednesday.

14:59 03.04.2019

Russian citizen gets suspended sentence for killing Red-Book lynx

A court in Russia’s Bryansk Region has given a 2-year suspended sentence to a local resident for killing a red-listed lynx.

13:33 03.04.2019

Members of Russia’s Federation Council prepare amendments to mortgage holidays bill

Several members of the upper house of parliament have drafted amendments to a bill on mortgage holidays for Russian citizens found themselves in a tough life situation.

12:58 03.04.2019

Russian lawyers oppose delegation of forensic inquiry powers to Investigative Committee

The Federal Chamber of Lawyers of Russia opposes a bill extending authorities of the Investigative Committee by vesting it with powers on organizing and conducting forensic examinations.

11:39 03.04.2019

Italian firm abandons $202.5 mln claim against former FIFA World Cup’s IT contractor

Italian firm Codest Engineering S.R.L. has withdrawn its 13.2-billion-ruble claim ($202.5 million) against Asteros firm, a former IT contractor for the FIFA 2018 World Cup in Russia.

10:40 03.04.2019

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

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Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

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Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

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