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Supreme Court of Russia vacates ex-penitentiary official’s acquittal in murder case

The Russian Supreme Court has overturned acquittal of the former deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service’s (FSIN) St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region directorate Sergey Moiseyenko in a case over organization of assassination against his subordinate.

18:00 06.11.2019

Rights advocate supports bill revoking Russian language exam for Ukrainians, Belarusians

A member of the Presidential Council of Human Rights Alexander Brod has favored a bill giving Ukrainians and Belarusians a chance to receive Russian citizenship without a language exam.

17:22 06.11.2019

Russian senators back Council of Europe anti-terrorism convention’s protocol ratification

The Federation Council on Wednesday approved ratification of the Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism.

16:48 06.11.2019

Russian business ombudsman proposes administrative prejudice for economic offenses

Russian business rights commissioner Boris Titov has proposed to fix administrative issue preclusion in relation to 63 legally defined economic crimes.

16:06 06.11.2019

Owners of light plane crashed near Moscow get 3-year suspended sentence

A court has given a 3-year suspended sentence to a wedded couple, who owned a light airplane which crashed two years ago.

15:56 06.11.2019

Arrest warrant issued in absentia for wanted top manager of Russian engine corporation

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow on Wednesday ordered arrest in absentia of Alexander Korshunov, Director of Business Development of the United Engine Corporation who had been earlier put on the international wanted list on fraud charges.

14:41 06.11.2019

Moscow court refuses to ban face-recognition system

Moscow’s Savelovsky District Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by activist Alena Popova against the Moscow City Government and Russia’s Interior Ministry over the face-recognition system.

14:15 06.11.2019

Russia’s Civic Chamber, human rights body, charity fund to cooperate on marrow donor issue

The Presidential Council for Human Rights, the Civic Chamber, the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation and Rusfond charity fund on Wednesday signed a memorandum on coincidence of wants in marrow donorship.

12:35 06.11.2019

Chief of customs station arrested in St. Petersburg as part of antiques smuggling case

A chief of a customs terminal of the Baltic Customs Service has been arrested on suspicion of taking bribes for providing a free importation channel for undeclared antiques from Europe.

10:51 06.11.2019

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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).

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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.

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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.

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