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Accused of land plot fraud within heritage site plead not guilty

The defendants in the Borodino Museum and Reserve case on fraud have pleaded not guilty in court.

10:44 15.05.2012

Investigators expose $3 mln VAT refund fraud

The Interior Ministry's Investigative Committee has charged several Moscow Region residents with attempted fraud based on unlawful VAT refund.

10:15 15.05.2012

Gang leader gets 13 years behind bars for masterminding murders

The St. Petersburg City Court has sentenced Yury Madorsky to 13 years in a high security prison for masterminding the murder of the chairman of a regional motorists society in 2007.

10:00 15.05.2012

Lawmakers seek higher administrative fines for individuals

Amendments to the Administrative Code toughening punitive sanctions for breaching rally procedures set the grounds for higher fines for violations during protests and other offenses.

18:10 14.05.2012

German magazine prohibited from publishing remarks about NLMK

The Hamburg Supreme Court has validated the lower-court decision prohibiting the Wirtschaftswoche weekly from disseminating former Maxi-Group head Nikolai Maximov's statements about Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Works (NLMK).

17:55 14.05.2012

Dominican Republic deports Russian national suspected of $431k fraud

The Dominican authorities have deported on Monday a Russian national charged with $431k in fraud.

17:27 14.05.2012

Activist appeals fine for gay propaganda in St. Petersburg

Gender rights organization founder Nikolai Alekseyev has filed an appeal against a magistrate court's decision fining him $165 for promoting homosexuality among under-aged individuals.

17:02 14.05.2012

Blogger to dispute decision on psychiatric expertise

Karelian human rights activist and blogger Maxim Efimov will appeal the court decision to send him for a psychiatric examination in the case against him on charges of initiating hatred and animosity.

16:32 14.05.2012

ECHR to hear activist's complaint about prison conditions

The European Court of Human Rights has accepted a complaint filed by an Other Russia activist Taisia Osipova, who has been charged with selling narcotics. Osipova has complained about the allegedly inhumane prison conditions at the Smolensk pretrial detention center.

16:18 14.05.2012

Lawsuit against Federal Tax Service to be heard on May 23

The Murmansk Region Commercial Court will hold the preliminary hearing of the Apatit company's lawsuit against the Federal Tax Service's Murmansk inspectorate on the recovery of $11.5 million on May 23.

15:59 14.05.2012

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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