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Government’s commission backs bill on collection of suspects' DNA

The Government Law-Making Commission has backed an initiative to extend DNA sample collection to all suspected criminals.

17:31 23.10.2020

Krasnoyarsk businessman Bykov detained as part of new murder case

A court in Krasnoyarsk on Friday ordered businessman Anatoly Bykov to be placed in detention in a new murder case against him.

16:08 23.10.2020

Criminal punishment proposed for illegal cold arms bearing

A bill envisaging criminal liability for illegal purchase and bearing of cold arms has been submitted to the lower house of Russian parliament.

15:02 23.10.2020

Appeal against Bank Trust top manager’s detention in embezzlement case for November 9

The Moscow City Court will consider an appeal against detention of executive director of the Bank Trust Mikhail Khabarov in a case over 900 million-ruble embezzlement on November 9.

14:24 23.10.2020

Ex-police officer suspected of negligence in Nizhny Novgorod shooting case

A former deputy chief of a Nizhny Novgorod police station is suspected of negligence as to a case over fatal shooting allegedly committed by the 18-year local resident Danila Monakhov.

12:13 23.10.2020

Theater project embezzlement sentence appeals adjourned due to convict’s COVID-19 illness

The Moscow City Court on Friday postponed appeals against sentence in a high-profile Seventh Studio stage company embezzlement case until November 18 because of the COVID-19 illness of convicted Director of the Russian Academic Youth Theater Sophia Apfelbaum.

11:59 23.10.2020

Prosecutor demands 7 years in jail for one more New Greatness extremism case defendant

A prosecutor has asked the Lyublinsky District Court in Moscow to sentence an alleged member of the New Greatness movement to 7 years in penal colony for organization of an extremist movement.

10:57 23.10.2020

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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