Trial & Litigation

Prosecutor urges community service for Sobol in case over illegal entry into dwelling

Moscow’s Perovsky District Court on Wednesday was asked to sentence opposition figure Lyubov Sobol to the one-year community service in a case over forcible violation of inviolability of dwelling.

17:17 14.04.2021

Prosecutor demands over 4 years in jail for rapper involved in car crash in central Moscow

A prosecutor on Wednesday asked the Khamovnichesky District Court of Moscow to sentence rapper Elmin Guliyev accused of hitting pedestrians by car in the city center to 4 years and 4 months in penal colony.

16:35 14.04.2021

Prosecutors to receive powers to represent Russia’s interests in international courts

The Justice Ministry will delegate its authority to represent interests of the Russian Federation in international and foreign courts to the Prosecutor General’s Office, according to Russia’s Justice Minister Konstantin Chuichenko.

15:22 14.04.2021

Ex-assistant of Ural Federal District’s Presidential Envoy gets 12.5 years for treason

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday sentenced a former assistant of the RF Presidential Envoy in the Ural Federal District Alexander Vorobyev to 12.5 years in high-security penal colony for treason.

13:44 14.04.2021

Prosecutor seeks 6-year imprisonment for ex-Deputy Emergencies Minister in fraud case

A prosecutor has demanded six years in penal colony for the former First Deputy Emergencies Minister, Lieutenant General Sergey Shlyakov charged with fraud.

10:58 14.04.2021

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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).

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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