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Russian ex-colonel sentenced to 13 years for Crossbow Coup plot

Former intelligence officer Vladimir Kvachkov was convicted on Friday of having plotted to overthrow the government in the final hearing of what has come to be popularly known to as the Crossbow Coup case.

16:46 08.02.2013

Investigators demand to place opposition leader under house arrest

Investigators are asking the court to place opposition activist Sergei Udaltsov under house arrest. Udaltsov is one of the main suspects in a criminal case against several opposition activists for preparing mass riots .

15:41 08.02.2013

Aeroflot to provide documents to minority shareholder

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals, which heard the case of minority shareholder Igor Shilovsky vs. Aeroflot, has obliged the airline to provide him with the documents. These documents regulate the company's procedure for monitoring the procurement of goods, works and services

14:21 08.02.2013

Imam tried for extremism in Siberia

The first hearing in the extremism case against Imam Ilkhom Merazhov, head of the Asian department of the Russian Board of Muslims. The imam has pleaded not guilty.

13:30 08.02.2013

Pussy Riot's Alyokhina wins fight to repeal 2 of 4 prison sanctions

The Berezniki City Court in the Perm Territory on Friday invalidated two of the four penalties levied on Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina in the local prison.

12:46 08.02.2013

Russian culture ministry to strike back at US over Schneerson Library

The Russian Foreign Ministry has recommended that the Ministry of Culture and the Russian State Library appeal to the courts and fine the US Library of Congress for failing to return seven books from the Schneerson Collection which Moscow lent to Washington as part of an interlibrary loan in 1994.

11:05 08.02.2013

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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.

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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.

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