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Parole ruling in favor of Urals photographer convicted of killing model wife overturned

The Sverdlovsk Regional Court on Monday overturned a lower instance’s ruling granting parole to Urals photographer Dmitry Loshagin, sentenced to 10 years in high-security colony for killing his wife, model Yulia Prokopyeva.

17:40 20.09.2021

Russia’s Civic Chamber member urges defining of Columbine as terrorist community

The recognition of the destructive Columbine movement as a terrorist one is to give law enforcement agencies additional opportunities to combat such communities and their creators, member of Russia’s Civic Chamber, Director of the Internet Safety League Yekaterina Mizulina believes.

16:26 20.09.2021

Moscow court upholds fine imposed on TikTok for failure to delete banned content

Moscow’s Tagansky District Court on Monday upheld imposition of a 1.5-million-ruble fine (over $20,000) on TikTok for failure to remove information banned by Russian legislation from the platform.

15:18 20.09.2021

Russian Parliamentary Elections meet standards – international monitors

The elections of the State Duma lawmakers have been held in accordance with generally recognized international democratic standards, international monitors from the Collective Security Treaty Organization’s (CSTO) Parliamentary Assembly report.

14:02 20.09.2021

Probe launched into mass shooting in Russia’s Perm university

The Investigative Committee’s Main Investigations Directorate will conduct probe into a shooting attack in the Perm State University that led to the death of eight people on Monday.

13:22 20.09.2021

No serious violations registered at Russian Parliamentary elections - Civic Chamber

The Russian Civic Chamber monitors have registered no serious violations during the Parliamentary elections held on September 17 through 20, only a small part of reports of non-compliance with the "golden standard" of the monitoring process were confirmed, according to the secretary of the body Lydia Mikheyeva.

12:56 20.09.2021

Thirty written electoral rights petitions filed with Russian Ombudsman in three days

Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova received 30 written petitions concerning election rights during the last three voting days.

11:31 20.09.2021

Head of Russian Investigative Committee puts check of voting breach reports under control

Chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin on Monday ordered chiefs of investigative departments to conduct check of all reports of election violations the body had received from the Interior Ministry.

10:57 20.09.2021

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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).

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Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

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