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Sentence passed on former banker for $725,000 embezzlement upheld

A judicial panel of the Second Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction has upheld sentence passed on the former chair of board of the bank Universaltrust Igor Petrov for embezzling over 53 million rubles ($725,000).

17:51 29.07.2021

Prohibition of regional cell of foreign extremist movement upheld

The Eighth Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction on Thursday dismissed an appeal lodged by the representatives of a cell of Falun Dafa movement (Chinese religious doctrine Falun Gong) in Russia’s Republic of Khakassia against prohibition of the organization’s activity as extremist.

16:15 29.07.2021

Russia’s security officers clamp down on activity of terrorist cell in Tyumen region

Officers of the Federal Security Service (FSB) in Tyumen have clamped down on the criminal activity of several members of a cell of the Islamic State terrorist organization banned in Russia allegedly planning terrorist attacks in the region.

15:33 29.07.2021

Civic activists to monitor voting of convicts at September elections in Russia

Convicts are to take part in the September elections voting under public control, the respective agreement has been signed in the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation.

14:48 29.07.2021

Google fined over $40,000 for refusal to localize data of Russian citizens

A magistrate judge on Thursday fined U.S. company Google 3 million rubles (over $40,000) for refusal to locate personal data of Russian users in the Russian Federation.

13:00 29.07.2021

One more man faces trial for publishing Nazi criminal’s photo on Immortal Regiment website

A court in Volgograd will consider a Nazi rehabilitation case against Denis Vorontsov accused of publishing the photo of the chief of the secret state police (Gestapo) Heinrich Mueller on the Immortal Regiment website.

11:48 29.07.2021

Dismissal of bankruptcy plea against firm of ex-head of Russian troubled refinery upheld

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld dismissal of a bankruptcy application filed by Russia’s troubled Antipinsky refinery against New Stream oil and gas company chaired by the former co-owner of the refinery without prejudice.

10:29 29.07.2021

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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