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Moscow McDonald's office space lawsuit rejected

The Moscow Commercial Court has turned down Moscow McDonald's lawsuit to invalidate the Moscow government's property rights to its facility.

16:22 28.02.2013

170 Russian prisons to be closed due to 10% cut in staff

The 10% cut in staff in the Russian penitentiary system may result in the closure of 170 penal colonies.

15:46 28.02.2013

Interavia bankruptcy procedure extended for three months

The Moscow Commercial Court has extended the bankruptcy proceedings for Interavia Airlines.

15:10 28.02.2013

Russia’s “King of Spam” pleads guilty in US court

“King of Spam” Oleg Nikolaenko has pleaded guilty to having caused significant damage through the transmission of spam as part of a plea deal struck with US federal prosecutors.

14:54 28.02.2013

Russian blogger sentenced for making pro-Nazi statements online

The Sverdlovsky District Court of Irkutsk has sentenced a member of the Belarusian Culture Partnership to eight months of correctional labor for posting extremist material online.

12:17 28.02.2013

ICAC's decision invalidating sale of Emfesz for $1 upheld

The Moscow District Federal Commercial Court has upheld the ruling of the International Commercial Arbitration Court (ICAC) of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry invalidating the sale of Hungarian gas trader Emfesz for $1.

11:49 28.02.2013

Complaint about ineffectiveness of Dubrovka terror investigation dismissed

The Lefortovsky District Court in Moscow has dismissed the complaint filed against the investigating officer who refused to initiate a criminal case against the officials in charge of the hostage release operation at the Dubrovka Theater in 2002.

10:39 28.02.2013

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

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Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

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