Trial & Litigation

Two Scientology-related NGOs included in Russia's list of undesirable organizations

The Justice Ministry has added two foreign scientology-related organizations to the list of NGOs undesirable in Russia.

18:02 01.10.2021

Former Khabarovsk Governor Furgal to remain in detention in murder case until winter

The Moscow City Court on Friday extended detention of the former Governor of Russia’s Khabarovsk Krai Sergey Furgal charged with contract murders until December 7.

16:03 01.10.2021

Memorial NGO fined $4,000 for violation of foreign agents law

Moscow's Tverskoy District Court on Friday fined Memorial human rights center 300,000 rubles ($4,000) for breaching the order of the operation of non-commercial organizations discharging the foreign agent's functions.

15:41 01.10.2021

Vice-president of Russia's Sberbank accused of embezzlement escapes from investigators

Vice-president of Russia's Sberbank Marina Rakova accused of large-scale embezzlement has absconded the investigative authorities.

14:47 01.10.2021

Russian security service averts terrorist attack in one of republics

The Federal Security Service (FSB) has arrested an alleged member of the Islamic State terrorist organization banned in Russia, thus averting a terrorist attack in the Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia.

12:37 01.10.2021

Russian Justice Ministry drops claim against Chamber of lawyer of ex-journalist accused of treason

The Kuibyshevsky court of St. Petersburg has terminated the proceedings initiated by the Russian Justice Ministry against the city’s chamber of lawyers in relation to the case of Ivan Pavlov, a lawyer for former journalist Ivan Safronov accused of treason, for allegedly disclosing information related to a police investigation.

10:57 01.10.2021

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Moscow court keeps ex-deputy of minister for emergencies in detention

The Moscow City Court upheld the detention of Andrey Gurovich, former deputy of minister for emergencies, who stands charged with abuse of power.

16:45 09.08.2022

Ex-Russian TV journalist fined for discrediting Russian army

Former Russian TV journalist Marina Ovsyannikova was fined 40,000 rubles (about $650 at the current exchange rate) after being found guilty of discrediting the country's armed forces in social media post.

16:15 08.08.2022

Vneshprombank ex-managers appeal against court decision over their liability

Former top managers of Vneshprombank have appealed against a court decision bringing them to subsidiary liability for the obligations of the bank.

12:32 09.08.2022