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Hearing of businessman Prigozhin’s defamation suit against Navalny to be held in March

Moscow’s Lyublinsky District Court will hear a 10 million-ruble (over $130,000) defamation lawsuit lodged by businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin against Alexey Navalny on March 10.

18:33 28.01.2021

Former St. Petersburg vice-governor denied release from detention in embezzlement case

The of former vice-governor of St. Petersburg Marat Oganesyan charged with bribery and embezzlement of funds allocated for the construction of the city’s Arena football stadium was denied release from detention.

17:24 28.01.2021

Lawyer from China detained on charges of robbery and abduction of his compatriots

A Chinese citizen having in Russia the status of a lawyer and registered with the Baltic Bar Association of St. Petersburg has been detained on charges of robbery and abduction of his compatriots.

16:19 28.01.2021

Navalny to stay in detention upon court order

The Moscow Regional Court on Thursday dismissed Alexey Navalny’s appeal against his 30-day detention.

16:00 28.01.2021

Moscow court to proceed with graft case against ex-police colonel Zakharchenko in February

Moscow’s Presnensky District Court has scheduled a preliminary hearing of the 1.4 billion-ruble ($19 million) bribery case against convicted ex-police colonel Dmitry Zakharchenko and his three alleged accomplices for February 2.

15:01 28.01.2021

Over 260 participants of illegal Moscow rally brought to administrative liability

Authorities have brought 267 people to administrative liability for violations during an unauthorized rally held in Moscow on January 23.

14:52 28.01.2021

Navalny’s ally arrested on suspicion of COVID-19 sanitary rules breaching at illegal rally

Lyubov Sobol, an associate of Alexey Navany, has been apprehended on suspicion of breaching COVID-19 sanitary and epidemiological rules during an unauthorized rally held in Moscow on January 23.

10:58 28.01.2021

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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