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Navalny could be pardoned of fraud charges - business ombudsman

Opposition leader Alexei Navalny may be pardoned and the fraud charges against him may be dropped, Russian Business Ombudsman Boris Titov told reporters on Wednesday.

16:43 26.06.2013

UK company's lawsuit against Moscow Circus dismissed

The Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed a 120,000-pound lawsuit filed by the UK New Art Production Limited against the Moscow Circus led by Edgard Zapashny.

16:09 26.06.2013

Moscow court refuses to hold conference call with Browder

Moscow's Tverskoy District Court on Wednesday refused to explain his rights to Hermitage Capital fund CEO William Browder, who has been charged with tax evasion, or to hold a conference call with him.

14:32 26.06.2013

Polonsky's former partner suspected of $3.6 million tax evasion

Moscow's Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case against Artur Aleksandrov, a former partner of businessman Sergei Polonsky, on suspicion of failing to pay 119 million rubles ($3.64 million) in taxes.

14:09 26.06.2013

Egyptian authorities arrest eight over attack on Shiites

Egyptian police have arrested eight extremists over the killing of four Shiites in a Cairo suburb, the country's Interior Ministry announced Tuesday.

13:05 26.06.2013

Russian boxer sentenced for manslaughter after deadly street fight

Valery Tretyakov, a boxer at one of the best clubs in Moscow, has been found guilty of negligently causing the death of a man in Russia's Sverdlovsk Region and sentenced to 12 months of custodial restraint.

12:39 26.06.2013

Twelve 2012 Moscow Riot suspects plead not guilty

All 12 suspects standing trial on charges of having organized riots in Bolotnaya Square on May 6, 2012, have pleaded not guilty, RAPSI reported from the courtroom.

11:54 26.06.2013

IRS employees squandered budget funds on wine, stuffed animals - report

An inspection of the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) showed that its employees used their government credit cards to buy wine, stuffed animals, and online pornography, according to a report by the Treasury inspector general for tax administration.

10:56 26.06.2013

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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

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.

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Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

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