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Navalny’s suspended sentence in Ives Rocher embezzlement case replaced with prison term

The Simonovsky District Court during an offsite hearing in the Moscow City Court on Tuesday overturned a suspended sentence given to Alexey Navalny in the Ives Rocher embezzlement case and ordered him to 3.5 years in jail.

20:40 02.02.2021

Moscow metro coronavirus joke case returned to prosecutors

Moscow’s Cheremushkinsky District Court returned a case involving Karomatullo Dzhaborov, a pranker who had allegedly played several coronavirus jokes in the Moscow metro, to prosecutors.

18:12 02.02.2021

Over 500 persons brought to liability for holding illegal rally in St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg courts have brought 548 people to administrative liability for organizing an illegal rally in support of Alexey Navalny on Janury 31.

17:30 02.02.2021

Russia’s Cabinet to discuss bill on sale of properties through electronic tendering

The Government Law-Making Commission is working on an initiative to sell seized properties of debtors exclusively by the way of online tendering.

16:46 02.02.2021

Bribery hearing against ex-police colonel Zakharchenko to continue in mid-February

Moscow’s Presnensky District Court will continue the preliminary hearing of a 1.4 billion-ruble ($19 million) bribery case against convicted ex-police colonel Dmitry Zakharchenko and his alleged accomplices on February 15.

15:57 02.02.2021

State Duma develops bill on representative offices of foreign IT-companies in Russia

The State Duma Committee on Information Policy has started its work on a bill regulating the establishment of vested with necessary powers representative or branch offices of foreign internet companies in the territory of the Russian Federation.

13:54 02.02.2021

Bashkir Construction Minister arrested on abuse of office charges

Minister for Construction and Architecture of Russia’s Republic of Bashkortastan Ramzil Kucharbayev has been apprehended on charges of abuse of office.

11:09 02.02.2021

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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).

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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.

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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.

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