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Navalny’s associate fined $3,400 for calls for participation in illegal rally

The Simonovsky District Court of Moscow on Friday fined Lyubov Sobol, an associate of Alexey Navalny, 250,000 rubles (about $3,400) for calls to participate in an unauthorized rally.

17:38 22.01.2021

President introduces bill on removal of age limits for civil servants before State Duma

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has introduced a bill envisaging that state officials appointed by the Head of the State could stay on their posts without age limits into the State Duma.

17:17 22.01.2021

Release of administrative fines proposed for special vehicles with flashing blue lights

Several Russian lawmakers have submitted a bill to relieve owners of emergency vehicles with flashing blue emergency beacons from administrative liability for traffic violations to the State Duma.

15:29 22.01.2021

Navalny’s spokesperson detained for 9 days for calls for illegal walkout

Moscow’s Savelovsky District Court on Friday placed Kira Yarmysh, the spokesperson of Alexey Navalny, for 9 days after she had called people for participation in an unauthorized rally.

13:57 22.01.2021

Former Ulyanovsk Region official sentenced to 5 years in prison for embezzlement

A court has ordered a former head of the Ulyanovsk Region’s legislative assembly Igor Tikhonov to 5 years in prison for large-scale embezzlement.

11:59 22.01.2021

Sentence of defendant in Moscow court building arson case reduced by month

A 4-year sentence given to Rafis Galimov in a case over the arson of Moscow’s Nikulinsky District Court has been reduced by one month.

10:50 22.01.2021

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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