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Russia’s Children Ombudsman reports over 200 petitions received during New Year holidays

More than 200 petitions, some of them from several persons, have been submitted to the Office of Russia’s Children Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova during the New Year holidays.

17:25 13.01.2021

Investigators seek to extend restraining order against ex-Ivanovo Region’s Governor Men

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court has received an investigator’s motion to extend restrictive measure imposed on the former Governor of Russia’s Ivanovo Region and auditor of the Account Chamber Mikhail Men charged with embezzling 700 million rubles (over $9 million).

16:59 13.01.2021

Ex-Mari El head to be sentenced in $3 mln bribery case in February

A court in Nizhny Novgorod will announce sentence against ex-Governor of Mari El Republic Leonid Markelov charged in a 235 million-ruble ($3 million) bribery case on February 8.

15:20 13.01.2021

Moscow municipal lawmaker Galyamina challenges sentence for rally rules breaches

Moscow’s municipal lawmaker Yulia Galyamina has appealed a 2-year suspended sentence given her for repeated violations of rally holding regulations.

12:45 13.01.2021

Troubled Russian refinery seeks for bankruptcy of its former head’s gas company

Troubled Russia’s Antipinsky refinery has lodged an application seeking to declare New Stream oil and gas company chaired by the former co-owner of the refinery bankrupt.

11:58 13.01.2021

Hearing of $30 mln embezzlement case against developer Khudoyan set for late January

Moscow’s Koptevsky District Court has scheduled a 2-billion-ruble embezzlement case (about $30 million) against the owner of Optima Development construction company Albert Khudoyan for January 25.

10:24 13.01.2021

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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