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St. Petersburg court declares books by U.S. missionary Branham extremist

Brochures authored by XX century missionary William Branham have been defined as extremist literature and banned for dissemination in the territory of the Russian Federation.

19:19 21.05.2020

Four Russians accused of theft and gambling extradited from Belarus

Belarus has extradited four persons charged with organized group theft, illegal organization of gambling and criminal community to Russia.

17:48 21.05.2020

Putin signs bill exempting repayment holidays gains of income tax into law

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a bill on exemption of financial benefits individuals and self-employed entrepreneurs got as a result of the repayment holidays, during which they did not pay interest, of the income tax, into law.

17:06 21.05.2020

State Duma adopts bill on unified registry of data on population of Russia

Russia’s State Duma has adopted in the third and final reading a bill on creation of a unified information federal registry containing the data on the country’s population.

16:20 21.05.2020

Former Moscow Region official gets 6-year suspended term for $565k extortion

A former deputy head of the Moscow Region town of Zvenigorod Oleg Mochalkin has received a 6-year suspended sentence for extorting more than 40 million rubles ($565,000) from his chief.

16:09 21.05.2020

Ex-penitentiary employee ordered to 5-year jail for taking bribes from inmate

A court in the Tula Region has sentenced a former penitentiary officer to 5 years in jail for receiving bribes from an inmate.

15:15 21.05.2020

Man accused of false terrorist report of bomb in Russian Constitutional Court faces trial

A criminal case against a man, who had reported planting of a bomb in the Russian Constitutional Court, reached the Oktyabrsky District Court of St. Petersburg.

14:14 21.05.2020

Released convicts complain about lack of jobs, housing, and subsistence

Russia’s Ombudsman office receives applications from convicts who have recently served their terms seeking help as to jobs, housing, and subsitence, according to a member of Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova’s staff.

13:02 21.05.2020

One more case opened in Russia over Nazism rehabilitation at Immortal Regiment event

Tula Region investigators opened a case over rehabilitation of Nazism against a young woman, who had allegedly published a photo of Adolf Hitler on the website of the Immortal Regiment movement.

12:37 21.05.2020

Rolf car dealer manager’s house arrest extended for month in $60 mln siphoning case

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Thursday extended house arrest of Anatoly Kairo, the development department director of the major car dealer Rolf involved in a case over siphoning 4 billion rubles (about $60 million) abroad, until June 25.

11:33 21.05.2020

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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