Trial & Litigation

Russian regions advised to establish centers for victims of domestic violence – police

Heads of Russia’s regions need to consider establishing centers for providing assistance to victims of domestic violence, the country's Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev said addressing the Federation Council, the upper house of Russia’s Parliament, on Wednesday.

17:29 07.10.2020

Nearly 2,800 criminals apprehended by voluntary people’s guards in 2020

Voluntary people’s guards and public law enforcement apprehended about 2,800 criminals and offenders in 2020, Russia’s Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev said at the Federation Council on Wednesday.

16:16 07.10.2020

Investigation launched into water pollution in Russia’s Kamchatka

Investigation was launched into pollution of the Pacific Ocean’s Avacha Bay aquatorium in Russia’s Kamchatka Krai and death of marine animals.

14:08 07.10.2020

Over 3,600 complaints submitted to Russian Ombudsman from penal facilities in 2020

The Office of Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights received over 3,600 complaints from penitentiary facilities in nine months of this year.

13:55 07.10.2020

Prosecutors urge criminal probe into water pollution in Russia’s Kamchatka

The Kamchatka Krai prosecutors have forwarded probe materials on the water body pollution in the peninsula to investigators in order a criminal case to be opened.

13:27 07.10.2020

Former Moscow Region’s official accused of property fraud faces trial

Ex-head of the Moscow Region’s town of Chekhov Marina Kononova will go on trial for alleged theft of property.

12:12 07.10.2020

Ex-engineer of Transneft subsidiary pleads guilty to trade secrets disclosure

A defendant in a case over disclosure of trade secrets, ex-engineer of Transneft-Diascan, a subsidiary of Transneft oil company, Sergey Zubin has pleaded guilty.

10:41 07.10.2020

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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