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Alexei Navalny stands trial for timber embezzlement

Whistleblowing blogger turned opposition leader Alexei Navalny is charged with the theft of over 10,000 cubic meters of timber, which was allegedly stolen from Kirovles company between May and September 2009. If convicted Navalny faces up to ten years in prison. The case was initially dropped, but was revived when an inquiry was launched by Investigative Committee Chairman Alexander Bastrykin.

12:39 18.04.2013

Russian tycoons on the run find safe haven in UK

16:09 27.03.2013

Domestic Violence in Russia

12:17 18.02.2013

MMA fighter Red Tarzan sentenced to five years

13:21 11.12.2012

MMA Champ Mirzayev sentencing

13:41 28.11.2012

Charges laid in Defense Ministry large-scale fraud investigation

12:50 26.11.2012

Pussy Riot sentence appeal hearing

11:28 11.10.2012

Anders Breivik sentencing - live video

RAPSI hosted a live video broadcast as well as live text coverage of the verdict and sentence expected to be handed down against confessed Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik Friday.

11:50 24.08.2012

Pussy Riot members found guilty, sentenced to 2 years

Pussy Riot members Natalia Tolokonnikova, Maria Alyokhina, and Yekaterina Samutsevich have been convicted of hooliganism and sentenced to 2 years in prison.

18:42 17.08.2012

Trial over participants of “teddy bear photo session” in Minsk

11:56 13.08.2012

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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