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Moscow court sentences former law enforcement officer to 4.5 years for corruption

The Moscow City Court has sentenced a former officer of the Interior Ministry’s anti-corruption department, Sergey Astafurov, charged with corruption and abuse of office, to 4.5 years in a penal colony and prohibited him from holding law enforcement office for 2 years.

11:59 12.02.2018

Sentencing of ex-governor Belykh charged with corruption set for February 1

The Presnensky District Court of Moscow will pass sentence on ex-governor of the Kirov Region Nikita Belykh, who stands charged with taking bribes, on February 1.

15:41 26.01.2018

Examination during replacement of driver license may lead to corruption – experts

Experts of Russia’s Presidential Council for Human Rights believe that obligatory examination during the replacement of expired driving licenses contains explicit and implicit risks of corruption.

14:59 26.01.2018

Former mayor of Nizhny Novgorod charged with receiving $1 million bribe

Former mayor of Nizhny Novgorod and vice-speaker of the regional parliament, Oleg Sorokin, has been charged with receiving a $1-million bribe.

18:03 19.12.2017

Russian ex-minister Ulyukayev appeals sentence in bribery case

Ex-economy minister of Russia Alexey Ulyukayev, who had been given 8 years in high security prison for bribery, appealed the sentence.

14:45 19.12.2017

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Third foreigner ordered to death challenges sentence in Supreme Court of DPR

Briton Aiden Aslin, who had been ordered to death along with two other foreign citizens in the Donetsk People’s Republic, challenged his sentence.

11:17 05.07.2022

Number of appeals to Russian children's ombudsman increased by 2% in 2021

The number of appeals to the Commissioner for Children's Rights in Russia Maria Lvova-Belova turned out to be by 2% more in 2021 as compared with the same period of the preceding year.

12:09 01.07.2022

State Duma adopts bill on retaliatory blocking of foreign media in Russia

The State Duma on Thursday passed a bill empowering Prosecutor General and his deputies to ban foreign mass media in Russia in response to hostile actions by foreign states regarding Russian media working abroad.

14:15 30.06.2022