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Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation leaders probed for fraud

Russia’s Investigative Committee is conducting a fraud investigation at renown opposition activist Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation.

17:58 16.01.2015

Dismissal of Russian national’s suit against MasterCard upheld

The Moscow City Court on Friday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by Russian national Alexander Moskovkin against MasterCard, which blocked his card after the US imposed sanctions on Russian officials and several Russian banks over the situation in Ukraine.

16:12 16.01.2015

Muscovite jailed for staging protest, holding 'Je suis Charlie' poster

Moscow's Tverskoy District Court on Friday sentenced Muscovite Mark Galperin to 8 days in jail for staging an unuathorised protest in the city, holding 'Je suis Charlie' poster.

15:41 16.01.2015

Ukraine accuses LUKOIL of terror financing

The Security Service of Ukraine, the SBU, suspects companies of the LUKOIL group and the East European Energy Company (VETEK) of terror financing.

14:58 16.01.2015

GML to press for recognition of $50 bln ruling against Russia

Group Menatep Limited (GML) will continue registering the decision of the Hague Arbitration, which ruled that Russia must pay over $50 billion to Yukos ex-shareholders.

14:10 16.01.2015

Request for probe into alleged mistreatment of Magnitsky dismissed

Russia's Investigative Committee has refused to launch a probe into alleged mistreatment of Hermitage Capital auditor Sergei Magnitsky who died in 2009 in a Moscow pretrial center while awaiting trial on embezzlement charges.

11:26 16.01.2015

Trial of last Aum Shinrikyo sect leader begins in Tokyo

The trial of the last of the three principal Aum Shinrikyo sect leaders, Katsuya Takahashi, who escaped justice for 17 years, has begun in a Tokyo district court.

10:50 16.01.2015

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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