Trial & Litigation

Russian Investigative Committee registers falsification complaints of forensic study in Cherkalin case

Russia’s Investigative Committee and Prosecutor General’s Office have registered applications concerning falsification of the examination in a case of the Federal Security Service’s (FSB) colonel Kirill Cherkalin.

18:57 21.04.2021

Soldier’s harsh sentence for killing comrades-in-arms upheld

The Appeals Military Court on Wednesday upheld severe sentence given to soldier Ramil Shamsutdinov for deadly shooting in a military unit in 2019.

15:49 21.04.2021

Navalny’s associate Sobol arrested in Moscow - lawyer

An ally of Alexey Navalny, Lyubov Sobol, was arrested in south Moscow on Wednesday.

12:10 21.04.2021

About 2,000 indviduals acquitted by Russian courts in 2020

Russian courts acquitted nearly 2,000 people in 2020.

11:23 21.04.2021

Thirty seven people sentenced to life in prison in Russia last year

Russian courts sentenced 37 persons to life imprisonment in 2020.

11:01 21.04.2021

Six people convicted of Nazism rehabilitation in Russia in 2020

Six people were convicted of whitewashing Nazism in the Russian Federation last year, according by the official statistics presented by the Supreme Court’s Justice Department.

10:25 21.04.2021

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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).

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