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Volunteer of Russian social-liberal party detained in 27 July riots case

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Monday ordered a volunteer of the Russian social-liberal party Yabloko Valery Kostenok to be detained until October 11 as part of the 27 July mass riots case.

18:02 12.08.2019

Key architect of Russia’s Rostov on Don faces trial on negligence charges

A court in Rostov-on-Don in South Russia will consider a criminal case over abuse of office and negligence against the principal city architect Roman Ilyugin.

16:59 12.08.2019

Ex-Deputy Culture Minister freed from detention in $7 mln embezzlement case

The Moscow City Court on Monday released ex-Deputy Culture Minister Grigory Pirumov from detention and placed him under house arrest until November 16 as part of a 450-million-ruble (about $7 million) embezzlement case.

15:55 12.08.2019

Attorney gets 3.5 years for attempt to steal over $75k from client’s relatives

A court in Russia’s city of Sverdlovsk has sentenced an attorney, who had attempted to fraudulently receive 5 million rubles (over $75,000) from relatives of his client for the termination of a nonexistent criminal case.

13:37 12.08.2019

Russian communications watchdog seeks to ban illegal rallies ads on YouTube

Russia’s communications agency has sent Google a request demanding to prevent advertising of unauthorized rallies on YouTube video hosting service belonging to the American corporation.

12:59 12.08.2019

Otkritie’s $4.5 bln claim against ex-bank managers adjourned for month

The Moscow Commercial Court has postponed preliminary hearings of a claim filed by the financial corporation Otkritie to recover 289.5 billion rubles (over $4.5 billion) from five former top managers of the bank until September 13.

11:14 12.08.2019

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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