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London court drops charges against ex-Guantanamo detainee

The Crown Prosecution Service in London ruled on Wednesday to drop seven terrorism charges against former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg, who was suspected of ties with Syrian terrorists. He could be released today, RIA Novosti reports.

17:09 01.10.2014

Radovan Karadzic insists on his innocence in final ICTY statement

Former president of the Republika Srpska Radovan Karadzic began his final statement in The Hague hearing of his crimes against humanity.

15:53 01.10.2014

Russia closes case against Greenpeace over raid on oil rig in 2013

The Russian Investigative Committee has closed a hooliganism case against Greenpeace activists that scaled Gazprom drilling rig in the Pechora Sea in September 2013.

13:50 01.10.2014

Ousted opposition-minded Russian mayor denied $381,000 bail

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday refused to release ousted Yaroslavl Mayor Yevgeny Urlashov, who has been accused of bribery, on 15-million rubles (about $381,000) bail.

13:24 01.10.2014

Lawmaker calls for probe into alleged Ukraine-backed revolts in Russia

State Duma lawmaker Mikhail Degtyaryov (LDPR) has requested that the head of the Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, look into the alleged involvement of Ukrainian politicians in the creation of military camps and the recruitment of young Russians for revolts in Russia

11:14 01.10.2014

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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