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Human rights advocate detained for 2 months on fraud attempt charges

Moscow’s Babushkinsky District Court on Thursday ordered Andrey Mayakov, Director of the Committee for Civil Rights, a public human rights charity organization, to be detained in a fraud attempt case until December 22.

18:03 24.10.2019

St. Petersburg court returns $31k compensation claim against state to plaintiff

The Dzerzhinsky District Court of St. Petersburg on Thursday returned a 2-million-ruble ($31,000) compensation claim against the state was returned to a plaintiff Mikhail Tsakunov, who had been acquitted of assault on a police officer during a protest action.

17:52 24.10.2019

Russian children’s ombudsman plans to return 32 more minors from Iraq

Another 32 children are expected to be returned from Iraq to Russia in November, child rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova told journalists on Thursday.

16:48 24.10.2019

State Duma backs bill on better jail conditions for convicted mothers, pregnant women

A bill improving custodial conditions for pregnant women and mothers with kids passed its first reading in the State Duma on Thursday.

15:57 24.10.2019

Russian man acquitted of assault on policeman seeks $31k compensation from state

Russian citizen Mikhail Tsakunov, who had been acquitted of assault on a police officer during a protest action, demanded from the state a 2-million-ruble ($31,000) compensation for moral harm caused by illegal prosecution.

14:59 24.10.2019

Investigators seek for detention of human rights advocate accused of fraud attempt

Investigators asked court to detain Director of the Committee for Civil Rights, a public human rights charity organization, Andrey Mayakov accused of attempted fraud.

13:48 24.10.2019

Helicopter pilot gets 2 years for crash in Sea of Okhotsk in 2015

A court has sentenced a commander of the Utair’s MI-8T helicopter, which crashed in the Sea of Okhotsk in 2015, to 2 years in penal colony settlement.

12:05 24.10.2019

Detention of alleged spy Whelan extended for 2 more months

Moscow’s Lefortovsky District Court on Thursday extended detention of Paul Whelan charged with espionage against Russia until December 29.

11:40 24.10.2019

Moscow court refuses to ban BlaBlaCar in Russia

The Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Astrakhan transport company Transline seeking BlaBlaCar service ban in Russia.

11:12 24.10.2019

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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).

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