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Former investigator and attorney sentenced to 10 years for corruption

The Gagarinsky District Court of Moscow has sentenced former investigator Roman Boldyrev and attorney Kirill Kulyavtsev to 10 years in penal colony for corruption.

18:02 06.12.2018

Russian ombudsman seeks revision of decision on human rights campaigner’s detention

Russian ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova has applied to the Moscow City Court and the prosecutor of Moscow over the detention of a leader of the NGO For Human Rights Lev Ponomaryov.

17:59 06.12.2018

Russian court to review case over attempted escape by GTA gang member

The Moscow Regional Court will review a criminal case against a member of the infamous GTA gang Khazratkhon Dodokhonov charged with stealing weapons from law enforcement officers, threatening their life and attempted escape during shooting in the court in August 2017.

16:39 06.12.2018

Probe opened after Moscow student’s threats to cut himself in school building

A criminal case was opened following a morning incident in one of Moscow schools where a student came with a knife and threatened to cut himself.

15:47 06.12.2018

Victims’ relatives demand $33 mln in compensation over 2016 Sochi plane crash

Relatives of people killed in a TU-154 military plane crash near Sochi in December 2016 have filed a 2.2-billion-ruble lawsuit ($33 million) with the Meshchansky District Court of Moscow.

14:59 06.12.2018

Russian government approves bill on children adoption by HIV positive individuals

Russian government has approved a bill allowing individuals infected with HIV or Hepatitis C to adopt children in certain circumstances.

12:59 06.12.2018

Ingushetia-Chechnya border agreement is constitutional - Russian Constitutional Court

Russia’s Constitutional Court has held that an agreement on the administrative border between two North Caucasus republics Ingushetia and Chechnya complies with the country’s Constitution.

11:33 06.12.2018

One more defendant in Kazan Cathedral terror plot case to be imprisoned

A native of Tajikistan having Russian citizenship Firuz Kalavurov has been sentenced to 3.5 years in penal colony for failure to report plotting of a terror attack in St. Petersburg’s Kazan Cathedral to police.

10:59 06.12.2018

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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