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Religious sect of forced hermits banned for extremism in Tatarstan

A Tatarstan court has recognized a local Muslim religious community, whose members live in isolation, as extremist and banned its activity.

18:32 25.02.2013

YUKOS defendant's property seizure reversal upheld

The Moscow City Court on Monday ruled to uphold the reversal of the property seizure of deceased Yukos defendant and former vice-president, Vasily Aleksanyan.

17:50 25.02.2013

MTS Mobile defamation countersuit to be heard March 20

The Moscow Commercial Court has scheduled a hearing for a defamation lawsuit between MTS and businessman Yevgeny Grafeyev on March 20.

16:23 25.02.2013

Russian skinhead suspected of hooliganism in Belarus

Russian national Maxim Martsinkevich, an active member of ultra-radical organizations detained in Minsk, is suspected of aggravated hooliganism.

15:10 25.02.2013

Putin approves fines for posting child-inappropriate information online

President Vladimir Putin has signed a law introducing fines for publishing information inappropriate for children online.

13:02 25.02.2013

Company requests to register brands in honor of fallen meteor

Patent Group, a company from Chelyabinsk in the eastern Urals, has filed a request with the Russian patents agency to register Mysterious Meteor, Urals Meteor and Chebarkul Meteor as their trademarks in honor of meteor which has fallen in the region on February 15.

12:46 25.02.2013

Pussy Riot's Alyokhina to persist on rights to raise child March 4

On March 4 the Perm Territorial Court will hear an appeal filed by Maria Alyokhina, Pussy Riot member sentenced to two years in prison, against the lower court's refusal to defer her sentence.

11:47 25.02.2013

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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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