Trial & Litigation

Kazakh border guard sentenced to life for murdering 15

A Kazakhstan court has found 19-year-old border guard Vladislav Chelakh guilty of murdering 15 people near the Kazakh-Chinese border and sentenced him to life imprisonment at a maximum security penal colony.

18:09 11.12.2012

Sanity of mass killer Vinogradov to be determined by New Year

The first results of the psychiatric examination of lawyer Dmitry Vinogradov, who killed six colleagues in Moscow, may be ready by New Year, a law enforcement source told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.

17:47 11.12.2012

Court upholds WDB Bank lawsuits against debtors

The court has upheld 860 lawsuits by the WDB Bank's bankruptcy receiver, the Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) to recover 2.3 billion rubles ($75 million) from its debtors, DIA reported.

17:20 11.12.2012

ECHR holds Russian courtroom cages violate rights of criminal defendants

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has upheld an application filed by two Russian citizens who believe that their placement in a metal cage during court proceedings violated their fundamental rights.

17:03 11.12.2012

Oppositionist Razvozzhayev to file complaint against investigators with ECHR

The defense of opposition figure Leonid Razvozzhayev, who has been charged with organizing mass riots in Russia, has stated that the claims made by investigators that the opposition was financed by Georgian politician Givi Targamadze violate the principle of the presumption of innocence.

16:45 11.12.2012

Hijackers sentenced to death in China

A Chinese court has sentenced three people to death for attempting to hijack a plane in June, the Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday.

16:33 11.12.2012

Arrest of YUKOS suspect's property withdrawn

The Moscow Simonovsky District Court has withdrawn the arrest from the assets of the late Vasily Aleksanyan, involved in the YUKOS case, the court told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com) on Tuesday.

16:10 11.12.2012

Supreme Court advocates transparency classes for judges

The Supreme Court believes it must recommend that the Russian Academy of Justice introduces a special class on transparency in legal proceedings and access to the information on the courts' activities as part of advanced training courses and professional retraining programs for newly appointed judges.

14:06 11.12.2012

Politkovskaya's family seeks revocation of murder plea bargain

Children of murdered Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya plan to file a request with the Moscow City Court not to approve the plea bargain of former police officer Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, accused of Politkovskaya's assassination.

13:29 11.12.2012

MMA fighter Red Tarzan sentenced to five years

13:21 11.12.2012

Top news

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