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Investigators seek to detain videographer of Navalny’s foundation

Investigators on Friday filed a motion to detain Pavel Zelensky, a camera-control engineer of a foundation founded by Alexey Navalny, until February 28 in an extremism case.

17:25 15.01.2021

Charges brought against opposition figure Sobol in case over illegal entry into dwelling

Opposition figure Lyubov Sobol has been charged as part of a criminal case over forcible violation of inviolability of dwelling.

17:17 15.01.2021

Police entrapment operation resulted in acquittal – Moscow City Court

The Moscow City Court has acquitted two persons earlier sentenced to one year in prison each for possession of drugs in the result of a police entrapment operation.

15:27 15.01.2021

Criminal case opened in Moscow over supply of 10 mln used medical gloves

A criminal case has been opened in Moscow over delivery of nearly 10 million previously used one-off medical gloves.

13:57 15.01.2021

Probe into $19 mln bribery case against convicted ex-police colonel Zakharchenko completed

Investigators have completed probe into a 1.4 billion-ruble (over $19 million) bribery case against convicted ex-police colonel Dmitry Zakharchenko.

12:49 15.01.2021

Ex-construction official faces sentencing in spaceport bribery case in February

Prosecutors have demanded a 13.5-year prison sentence for ex-deputy chief of the Federal Agency for Special Construction (Spetsstroy) Alexander Mordovets charged with bribery and abuse of office during the construction of the Vostochny Cosmodrome.

10:53 15.01.2021

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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