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Court fines election watchdog for illegal campaigning

A court affirmed on Thursday a $1,000 fine on the VOICE association for illegal campaigning during the parliamentary election, Dmitry Kolbasin, a representative of Agora human rights association, told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com) on Thursday.

11:59 30.12.2011

Tymoshenko transferred to prison from pre-trial detention center

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who was sentenced to seven years in prison, has been transferred from the pre-trial detention center to prison, Igor Andrushko, assistant head of the Ukrainian penitentiary service told RIA Novosti on Friday.

11:34 30.12.2011

Separate proceeding opened in Magnitsky case

The investigation has initiated a separate proceeding over the tax evasion charges against former head of Hermitage Capital Moscow Office William Browder and Sergei Magnitsky, who died in the pre-trial detention in November 2009, the Interior Ministry's investigative department reported on Thursday.

11:20 30.12.2011

Court extends arrest of main defendant in fatal shipwreck killing 122

A court extended on Thursday an arrest of Svetlana Inyakina, head of the company which operated the sunken riverboat Bulgaria, until March 10, at the request of investigators, RIA Novosti reported.

10:26 30.12.2011

Court to hear renowned whistleblower's lawsuit against Rosneft on January 13

A commercial court adjourned until January 11 the hearing into the lawsuit by Rosneft's minority shareholder Alexei Navalny to provide him the minutes of the 2009 board meeting of Rosneft, a state-owned oil giant.

17:30 29.12.2011

Ukrainian Justice minister cannot say when Tymoshenko to be moved to prison

Minister of Justice of Ukraine Alexander Lavrinovich said it is hard to say now when former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko will be moved to prison from the pre-trial detention center.

16:38 29.12.2011

Lawsuit against HPP on holding environmental assessment suspended

A court on Thursday upheld an application by the prosecutor to call an independent expert on hydro-technical facilities, and suspended the hearing into the lawsuit by the prosecutor's office against Boguchanskaya Hydro Power Plant.

15:48 29.12.2011

Court orders transfer of major shipyard's shares to Central Bank

A court has upheld the Central Bank's lawsuit to levy execution on the shares in a major shipyard pledged as a security for Mezhprombank's loans.

15:00 29.12.2011

Patent watchdog to end protection of Olympic brand registered for Spanish firm

The board of the Chamber for Patent Disputes upheld the application by the International Olympic Committee to prematurely end the legal protection of the "Olympic" trademark registered in favor of a Spanish firm.

14:00 29.12.2011

Troika Dialog's appeal in $4.8 mln dispute with pension fund to be heard on Feb.2

A court will hear on February 2 an appeal filed by Troika Dialog, one of Russia's top investment companies, against a courts decision to recover from it $4.8 million in favor of a non-governmental pension fund.

13:20 29.12.2011

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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