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Moscow court fines actress $135 for rally order violations

Moscow’s Timiryazevsky District Court has fined actress Aglaia Tarasova 10,000 rubles ($135) for violating the order of holding a public event.

17:48 10.03.2021

MPs back bill to free officials from liability for anti-corruption breaches in some cases

The State Duma has passed a bill releasing officials from responsibility for breaching anti-corruption bans if such violations have been committed for reasons beyond their control in the first reading.

16:53 10.03.2021

Accessory to police investigator’s murder sentenced to 9.5 years behind bars

A court in the Moscow Region has sentenced an accomplice in the murder of the Interior Ministry Transport Department’s major case investigator, police lieutenant colonel Yevgeniya Shishkina, to 9.5 years in penal colony.

15:09 10.03.2021

Civil servants appointed by President to work without age restrictions - bill

The State Duma adopted in the third and final reading a bill that will allow state officials appointed by the President to work without age limits.

14:32 10.03.2021

Man gets suspended sentence for hitting policeman by car at illegal Moscow rally

Moscow’s Presnensky District Court on Wednesday gave Alexander Muchayev, who had hit a police officer by car during an unauthorized rally on January 23, a one-year suspended sentence.

13:20 10.03.2021

Prosecutor seeks 1.5 years for man accused of hitting policeman at illegal Moscow rally

A prosecutor on Wednesday asked the Presnensky District Court of Moscow to sentence Alexander Muchayev accused of hitting a police officer by car during an unauthorized rally on January 23 to 1.5 years in penal colony.

12:49 10.03.2021

Sixty cases initiated in 2020 after prosecutorial inspections over withdrawal of bank funds

In 2020, Russia’s investigative authorities opened 60 criminal cases over illegal withdrawal of credit organizations’ funds abroad as a result of prosecutorial inspections.

11:32 10.03.2021

Altai Healthcare Minister suspected of taking bribes

Investigators have opened a criminal case against Healthcare Minister of Russia’s Altai Republic Sergey Kovalenko and his assistant Rustam Tuyunchekov suspected of taking a bribe totaling about 4.6 million rubles (over $60,000).

10:57 10.03.2021

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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