Uralchem seeks information disclosure in U.S. courts amid Togliattiazot caseFertilizer producer Uralchem has initiated a disclosure procedure in the U.S. courts in order to file further claims related to the fact of damage caused by the theft of Togliattiazot profits through a fraudulent scheme involving the Swiss offshore company Nitrochem Distribution AG.15:00 18.08.2020
Moskalkova asks U.S. Attorney General to back Russian mother’s sentence mitigation pleaRussia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova has requested United States Attorney General William Barr to support a sentence mitigation motion filed by Bogdana Osipova convicted of the so-called kidnapping of her own children.11:47 18.08.2020
Moscow court upholds undesirable NGO label of Ukrainian World Congress, Free RussiaThe Moscow City Court has dismissed appeals filed by Free Russia Foundation and Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) against the undesirable organization label given to them by Russian authorities.10:59 24.07.2020
Seven foreign NGOs declared undesirable in Russia over Chinese religious doctrineSeven foreign organizations supporting the followers of Chinese religious doctrine Falun Gong or Falun Dafa have been declared undesirable in the Russian Federation.15:17 20.07.2020
Whelan may be swapped for But or Yaroshenko jailed in US – lawyerFormer American marine Paul Whelan sentenced to 16 years in high-security prison for espionage against Russia may be exchanged for businessman Victor But or pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko serving jail sentences in the United States.14:08 15.06.2020
Ex-US marine gets 16 years in Russian prison for espionageThe Moscow City Court on Monday found ex-US marine Paul Whelan of espionage against Russia and sentenced him to 16 years behind bars.11:35 15.06.2020
Russian prosecutor seeks 18 years in prison for alleged foreign spy WhelanA prosecutor has demanded to sentence a foreign citizen Paul Whelan charged with espionage against Russia to 18 years in high-security prison.15:18 25.05.2020
Russia’s Ombudsman to apply to U.S. authorities for protection of Russian national rightsRussia’s Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova is ready to turn to the U.S. government and international organizations seeking to ensure that the rights of Russian citizen Oleg Nikitin are to be respected.14:28 19.05.2020
Child Rights Commissioner helps schoolgirl to return from U.S. to RussiaChildren's ombudsman Anna Kuznetsova has helped a minor from Russia’s Novosibirsk Region to return to her home country by a flight carrying repatriated Russian citizens from New York to Pulkovo airport in St. Petersburg.17:45 15.04.2020
Rights advocate urges U.S. Ambassador to assist in bringing schoolchildren back to RussiaChair of the Presidential Human Rights Council's standing commission on international cooperation in the sphere of human rights Alexander Brod has turned to U.S. Ambassador in Russia John Sullivan on behalf of NGO Lawyers for Human Rights and Dignified Life seeking his assistance in returning back home Russian schoolchildren.13:43 15.04.2020
Moskalkova seeks observance of healthcare rights of Russian prosecuted in U.S.Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova has forwarded an appeal in defense of the rights of Russian man Oleg Nikitin prosecuted in U.S. on several charges to the Director of the country’s Federal Bureau Of Prisons Michael Carvaja.15:42 17.03.2020
Investigation into pilot Yaroshenko kidnapping case resumed in RussiaInvestigation into 11 employees of the U.S. Department of Justice and 6 citizens of Liberia suspected of kidnapping of Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko has been resumed.15:18 17.03.2020
Family ordered to return $16.2 mln debt of late IT entrepreneur to U.S. businessmanThe Primorsky District Court of St. Petersburg has ordered a widow and a son of the late owner of NovIT Pro IT company Valery Pshenichny, to pay a $16.2 million debt to the U.S. businessman Marc Nickinson.18:04 04.02.2020
Russian Supreme Court upholds fine against Twitter for breaching data storage rulesThe Supreme Court of Russia has upheld a 3,000-ruble fine (about $50) imposed on Twitter for storing data of Russian users abroad.15:26 31.12.2019
Two men detained on charges of plotting New Year terrorist attack in St. PetersburgTwo Russian citizens charged with plotting a New Year terrorist attack in St. Petersburg have been placed in detention.11:37 31.12.2019
Moscow court confirms undesirable NGO label for U.S.-based Free Russia FoundationMoscow’s Tverskoy District Court dismissed a lawsuit filed by the non-government U.S.-based organization Free Russia Foundation against labeling it undesirable in Russia.12:53 25.12.2019
Extension of Whelan’s detention until late December upheldThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal against extended detention of Paul Whelan charged with espionage against Russia. He will stay detained until December 29.12:00 19.11.2019
Sotheby’s internal correspondence could become object of public scrutinyOn November 13, the legal team of Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev won another important victory over the auction house Sotheby’s. The judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that the attorneys for Rybolovlev are entitled to claim that the auction house Sotheby’s, Inc. produces its internal correspondence as well the other documents for subsequent use in Monaco and Switzerland.13:43 17.11.2019
Released Butina to go back from U.S. to Russia on October 26Maria Butina convicted in U.S. of illegal activity as a foreign agent on Friday was released from prison and would return to Russia on October 26.10:52 25.10.2019
Amazon denied registration of conversation cloud trademark – Russian watchdogThe Chamber for Patent Disputes has upheld denial of registration of a trademark imaging a conversation cloud, which is usually used in chats and comics, to the American company Amazon Technologies Inc.12:02 13.08.2019