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Facebook seeks to delay payment of fines totaling to $360,000 in Russian court

On the last day of the deadline for the voluntary payment of fines making in total of 26 million rubles (about $360,000), Facebook Inc company asked the court for a postponement.

18:16 28.09.2021

Social networks’ appeals against fines for data localization breaches set for November

Moscow’s Tagansky District Court has set November 10 as the date for hearing of appeals filed by Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp against fines totaling 36 million rubles (about $500,000) imposed on the companies for breaching legislation as to the localization of the users’ personal data in Russia.

17:48 28.09.2021

Russian authorities seek powers to detain transport vehicles of foreign carriers

The Russian Government has submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging that transport vehicles of foreign carriers could be detained on the Russian territory in cases of violation of the national traffic rules.

17:39 28.09.2021

Drug propaganda case hearing against YouTube blogger Yury Dud to be resumed in October

Moscow’s Zyuzinsky District Court will resume hearing of a case against prominent Russian YouTube blogger Yury Dud over drug propaganda on October 20.

16:52 28.09.2021

Extremism case opened against Navalny and two his associates

A criminal case over creation of an extremist community has been launched against Alexey Navalny and his allies Leonid Volkov and Ivan Zhdanov.

15:36 28.09.2021

Moscow court upholds arrest of lawyer charged with murder in absentia

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court’s ruling on the arrest of lawyer Anatoly Fursov in absentia as part of a murder case.

10:59 28.09.2021

Moscow City Court upholds stay of businessman Baturin in detention until winter

The Moscow City Court on Monday upheld extension of detention of businessman Viktor Baturin, who stands charged with attempted fraud, until December 1.

17:58 27.09.2021

Organizer of fatal Elbrus ascent makes full confession as part of case

An organizer of the ascent of the mountain Elbrus on Monday voluntary surrendered and made full confession in a case over the death of five tourists during their climbing.

16:29 27.09.2021

Crime rate decreases in Russia in 2021 - police

The number of crimes in total has decreased by 0.8% in Russia since the start of the year.

15:47 27.09.2021

Long prison term given to Russian historian for student murder upheld

The St. Petersburg City Court on Monday upheld sentence passed on Russian historian Sokolov, who had received 12.5 years in high-security prison for killing his postgraduate student Anastasia Yeshchenko and arms trafficking.

14:31 27.09.2021

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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