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Case against one more 27 July rally activist set for September 17

Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court will hear a case against alleged participant of an unauthorized Moscow rally Aidar Gubaidullin charged with violence against a policeman. The trial will begin on September 17.

17:38 10.09.2019

Russian court to reconsider Azeri opposition blogger deportation case

The St. Petersburg City Court overturned a lower court’s ruling on expulsion of Azeri opposition blogger and Azer Freedom TV journalist Elvin Isayev from Russia.

16:54 10.09.2019

Investigators seek for arrest of ex-owners of Russia’s Promsvyazbank in absentia

Investigators are petitioning for the arrest of ex-owners of Promsvyazbank Alexey Ananyev and Dmitry Ananyev in absentia.

15:02 10.09.2019

Ex-Leningrad Region official gets 9 years for bribery

Ex-head of a district in the Leningrad Region Petr Levin has been sentenced to 9 year in high security prison and a 10.4-million-ruble fine for bribery.

12:15 10.09.2019

Summa Group subsidiary owes over $4 mln to Russian heat energy company

The Moscow Commercial Court has granted a claim filed by the largest regional power generating company in Russia Mosenergo seeking to add the debt of Global Electro Service, a subsidiary of Summa Group, worth over 276 million rubles (over $4 million) to the creditors’ list.

10:56 10.09.2019

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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.

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.

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