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Prosecutor seeks real jail term for defendant in Moscow metro coronavirus joke case

Prosecution asked the Presnensky District Court of Moscow to sentence Karomatullo Dzhaborov, a pranker who had allegedly played several coronavirus jokes in the Moscow metro in 2020, to 4 years in penal colony.

17:40 30.07.2021

Director of regional tour firm gets 3 years in jail for stealing clients’ money

A court in Russia’s town of Lipetsk on Friday sentenced the director of a local tourist agency Tatiana Yermakova to 3 years in jail for stealing over 1 million rubles ($14,000) from the firm’s clients.

17:29 30.07.2021

Ombudsman Moskalkova urges international community to protect Russian speakers in Ukraine

Russian Ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova has called international human rights organizations to take measures to prevent further discrimination of the Russian-speaking population in Ukraine.

16:00 30.07.2021

Man ordered to community service for publishing Hitler photo on Immortal Regiment site

Andrey Akimov residing in Russia’s Orenburg Region has received 1-year community service for publishing the image of Adolf Hitler on the Immortal Regiment website.

15:47 30.07.2021

Prosecutor demands 25 years behind bars for alleged leader of 1990s Moscow gang

A prosecutor has demanded 24 years and 11 months behind bars for Sergey Zakharov, an alleged leader of a Moscow gang accused of committing murders in the 1990s.

14:33 30.07.2021

Montenegro extradites University president charged with embezzlement to Russia

Montenegro has extradited to Russia president of the Pushkin University in the Leningrad region Vyacheslav Skvortsov, who stands charged in a criminal case over embezzlement of about 2.5 million rubles ($35,000).

12:52 30.07.2021

Alleged accomplices of ex-Promsvyazbank owners to stand $1.2 bln embezzlement trial

The Lefortovsky District Court of Moscow will consider an 87-billion-ruble ($1.2 billion) embezzlement case against alleged accomplices of the former owners of Promsvyazbank Alexey and Dmitry Ananyevs.

11:53 30.07.2021

Obligatory wearing of gloves reversed in Moscow’s public spaces

Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin on Friday signed a decree lifting the order to wear gloves in public spaces, including transport and shops.

10:36 30.07.2021

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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