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Detained oppositionists to be set free after receiving police guidance

Over 20 individuals detained at Chistiye Prudy in central Moscow on Wednesday will be released from police departments after receiving police guidance.

12:48 16.05.2012

Bout's transfer to max security prison in Colorado postponed

U.S. prosecutors have postponed the transfer of convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout from his Brooklyn jail to a super maximum security prison in Colorado.

12:38 16.05.2012

Yandex seeks to dismiss copyright claim in U.S. court

A controlling stockholder of Yandex, Russia's biggest Internet search engine, has filed a petition with the district court in California to dismiss a lawsuit claiming Yandex's breach of intellectual property rights.

11:47 16.05.2012

National Reserve Bank contests watchdog's opinion in court

The National Reserve Bank has gone to court to contest the watchdog's audit results which indicate the necessity of taking steps towards bankruptcy prevention.

11:06 16.05.2012

NLMK lawsuits worth $391mln against Maximov merged

Two lawsuits worth a total of $390.85 million by Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) against businessman and Maxi-Group founder Nikolai Maximov have been combined into a single proceeding by the ruling of the Moscow Commercial Court.

10:31 16.05.2012

Finnish court to hear Russian Rimma Salonen's guardianship case on May 16

The Vaasa District Court in Finland will hear on May 16 Russian citizen Rimma Salonen's case regarding her son who was taken by her ex-husband to Finland in the trunk of the Finnish diplomat's car.

17:44 15.05.2012

Court orders authorities to stop opposition campaign in Moscow

The Moscow Basmanny District Court has ordered the Central Administrative District and the police to stop the opposition campaign on Chistoprudny Boulevard in downtown Moscow and to clean up the site.

17:28 15.05.2012

Prosecutor apologized to blogger for illegal prosecution

Chelyabinsk Prosecutor Sergei Lezhnikov has formally apologized to renowned blogger Andrei Yermolenko on the state's behalf for his unfounded prosecution on extremism charges.

17:02 15.05.2012

Cooperation program of Russia-Ukrainian prosecutor's offices for 2011-2013 signed

Ukrainian Prosecutor General Viktor Pshonka and his Russian counterpart Yury Chaika signed in St. Petersburg the cooperation program for 2012- 2013.

16:45 15.05.2012

Supreme Commercial Court chairman seeks to differentiate in case review timeframes

Supreme Commercial Court Chairman Anton Ivanov has voiced his support for setting different timeframes to hear cases falling into various categories.

16:19 15.05.2012

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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