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Latvian Constitutional Court rejects US extradition appeal of Gozi virus creator

The Constitutional Court of Latvia rejected a claim filed by Deniss Calovskis, a hacker waiting to be extradited to the US, who asked the court to review the Latvian-US extradition treaty.

17:34 31.07.2013

Tymoshenko's attorneys vow to request review of gas case

The final judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) permits the lawyers of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to seek review and quashing of the sentence in the gas case, attorney Sergei Vlasenko told journalists at a news conference on Wednesday.

16:29 31.07.2013

Accused in Aeroflot DDoS-attack case found guilty

Pavel Vrublevsky, the co-founder and owner of ChronoPay, one of Russia's largest e-payment providers, was found guilty of masterminding a DDoS attack on Aeroflot's website in 2010.

13:33 31.07.2013

Request to remove judge in Politkovskaya murder case rejected

Judge Pavel Melekhin has rejected the request of murdered investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya's children to remove the judge and discharge the jury.

13:07 31.07.2013

Snowden's attorney vows to go to court if asylum claim rejected

Attorney Anatoly Kucherena, head of the Civic Chamber, will apply to the court in the case of dismissal of an application for asylum filed by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.

11:21 31.07.2013

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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).

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