Trial & Litigation

Opposition figure Yashin suspected of distributing fakes about Russian army - lawyer

Investigators opened a criminal case over distribution of fake information on the use of Russia’s armed forces against opposition figure Ilya Yashin, his attorney Vadim Prokhorov told RAPSI on Wednesday.

11:55 13.07.2022

Ex-deputy chief of Russia’s penitentiary service to go on graft trial

A case against a former deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Valery Maksimenko, who stands charged with taking bribes and abusive practice during the realization of state contracts, has been forwarded to court with an approved indictment.

10:51 13.07.2022

Five get long jail terms in case on illegal withdrawal of over $2B to Moldovan bank

The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow has sentenced five people to prison terms ranging from 15 to 19 years for illegal currency transfers amounting to more than 126 billion rubles (about $2.15 billion at the time of writing) with the use of falsified documents to BC Moldindconbank S.A.

18:16 12.07.2022

Deputy chief of nationalist battalion Aidar to stay in Russian detention until fall

The Leninsky District Court in Russia’s Rostov-on-Don on Tuesday extended the detention of Denis Muryga, deputy commander of the nationalist battalion Aidar, until September 16.

16:40 12.07.2022

Russian court fines Apple $32.5K for data storage violation

Apple Inc was fined 2 million rubles (over $32,500) on Tuesday for refusal to store Russian users’ data on the territory of Russia.

16:19 12.07.2022

Navalny’s ally fined for breach of operation order for foreign agent media

Moscow’s Simonovsky District Court on Tuesday fined Lyubov Sobol, an ally of convicted blogger Alexey Navalny, 10,000 rubles ($163) for violating the order of operation set for mass media labeled as foreign agent.

13:16 12.07.2022

Ex-mayor of Vladivostok ordered to 5–year imprisonment for abuse of power

The Leninsky District Court of Russia’s Vladivostok has sentenced the former city’s mayor Igor Pushkarev to 5 years of imprisonment for abuse of office.

10:42 12.07.2022

Moscow court toughens ex-investigator’s sentence for corruption

The Moscow City Court on Monday increased prison sentence given to ex-investigator of the Main Investigations Directorate of the Investigative Committee Grey Efendiyev in a corruption case from 4 to 7 years.

15:20 11.07.2022

Two members of Crimean cell of banned terrorist organization get long prison terms

The Southern District Military Court has sentenced two members of a Crimean cell of the international terrorist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir banned in Russia to 13 years in high-security penal colony each.

12:27 11.07.2022

Top manager of Aeroflot gets 7 years in jail for embezzlement

Moscow’s Gagarinsky District Court on Friday sentenced deputy CEO of Aeroflot air carrier Vladimir Aleksandrov to 7 years in penal colony for embezzling money during the conclusion of legal service agreements.

13:48 08.07.2022

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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