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Ukraine puts Russian actor Porechenkov on wanted list

Ukraine has put Russian actor Mikhail Porechenkov on wanted list after his visit to the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic where he was caught on video firing a machine gun.

17:34 27.01.2015

Pussy Riot lawyer could become Bulgaria’s ECHR judge

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) recommended Bulgarian lawyer Yonko Grozev for a judge in the European Court for Human Rights. Grozev is known to have represented Pussy Riot and several other defendants in the Bolotnaya Square riots case in Strasbourg.

16:57 27.01.2015

RBC daily to challenge court ruling over religious-themed cartoons

Russian business daily RBC, which received a warning from the Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) for religious-related cartoons, will appeal the warning in court.

16:21 27.01.2015

Rival of scandalous Russian tycoon denies his arrest in Cambodia

Russian businessman Nikolai Doroshenko, who is living in Cambodia, has not been arrested in the case initated by his rival, infamous Russian developer Sergei Polonsky, and is not hiding

15:41 27.01.2015

Netherlands may extradite Russian national charged with hacking to US

A Dutch court rejected a motion from Russian national Vladimir Drinkman, who was charged in the US with hacking and theft of at least 160 million bank card details, requesting that he serve his prison term in the Netherlands.

14:18 27.01.2015

Opposition activist Navalny to remain under house arrest

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld the extension of house arrest of Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny.

13:36 27.01.2015

Russian Supreme Court refuses to hear case against Ukrainian PM Yatsenyuk

Russian Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear a case brought against Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk over his allegations that the USSR had invaded Germany and Ukraine in WW2.

13:12 27.01.2015

French national sues ex-Mexican president for long prison term

French national, Florence Cassez, has filed a suit against former president of Mexico Felipe Calderón and a number of other former Mexican officials for the years spent in a Mexican prison on the charges of participating in a criminal gang.

12:02 27.01.2015

Alleged Russian spy denied bail in US court

Russian national Yevgeny Buryakov, who was arrested by the FBI on suspicion of espionage and taken to a Manhattan court on Monday, has been denied bail.

10:28 27.01.2015

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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