Trial & Litigation

Head of Russia’s human rights body backs Moscow summer riots case rulings

Chairman of the Presidential Council for Human Rights Valery Fadeyev on Friday supported court rulings in the unauthorized Moscow rally cases.

17:10 06.12.2019

Ex-defendant in Moscow summer riots case ordered to be detained for 15 days and released

Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court ordered detention of a former defendant in a Moscow summer riots case Sergey Abanichev for 15 days for violation of the rally holding order. However, the court held to release him as the punishment had been served, when he had been kept in detention in August.

16:06 06.12.2019

Riots case against volunteer of unregistered Moscow Duma candidate closed

A case against Sergey Fomin, a defendant in the 27 July Moscow riots case, has been dropped.

15:31 06.12.2019

Activist Yemelyanov given 2-year suspended sentence in July 27 rally case

Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court on Friday gave a 2-year suspended sentence to Vladimir Yemelyanov, charged with using force against law enforcement officers during an unauthorized rally held in Moscow on July 27.

13:53 06.12.2019

Moscow rally activist Chirtsov gets 1 year in jail for pushing police officer

Nikita Chirtsov charged with using violence against a police officer at an unauthorized rally in Moscow on July 27 received on Friday received 1 year in a penal colony for violence against a police officer.

12:02 06.12.2019

Participant of illegal Moscow rally Novikov fined for force against policeman

Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Friday fined a participant of the unauthorized rally held in Moscow on July 27 Pavel Novikov 120,000 rubles (about $2,000) for force against a police officer.

11:46 06.12.2019

Student cleared of Moscow riots charges gets 3-year suspended term for extremism

Student Yegor Zhukov, who had been previously cleared of Moscow summer riots charges, on Friday received a 3-year suspended sentence for calls for extremism.

10:59 06.12.2019

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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