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Banker Lebdev gets 150 hrs of community service for punching tycoon Polonsky

Moscow’s Ostankinsky District Court on Tuesday found banker Alexander Lebedev guilty of battering businessman Sergei Polonsky during the filming of an NTV talk show in September 2011, and sentenced him to 150 hours of compulsory community service, a RAPSI correspondent reported from the court.

17:57 02.07.2013

Russia sues US and Congressional Library over Schneerson collection

Russia's Ministry of Culture and the State Library have filed a lawsuit with the Moscow Commercial Court against the US and its Congressional Library over the disputed Rebbe Schneerson book collection.

17:09 02.07.2013

Charge added to fake cancer drug case

Investigators in Russia's Rostov Region have charged the main defendant in a case involving the distribution of fake cancer drugs with creating a criminal group, RIA Novosti reported Tuesday.

16:26 02.07.2013

Star dancer Tsiskaridze appeal against Bolshoi Ballet set for July 22

The Moscow City Court has postponed until July 22 consideration of former top Bolshoi Ballet dancer Nikolai Tsiskaridze's appeal against a ruling which upheld one of his management's reprimands.

15:58 02.07.2013

Decision to escort opposition leader Navalny to court upheld

The Kirov Regional Court has upheld an order compelling opposition leader Alexei Navalny to appear in court, where he is being prosecuted on embezzlement charges, the blogger Tweeted on Tuesday.

15:06 02.07.2013

Courts may send cases back to prosecutors for filing more serious charges

The Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday that courts may send criminal cases back to prosecutors for bringing more serious charges, the court's press office reported.

14:14 02.07.2013

UAE court passes guilty verdicts on 64 alleged extremists

The Federal Supreme Court of the United Arab Emirates has found the majority of the 94 Emiratis charged with plotting to overthrow the government guilty.

12:46 02.07.2013

Couple accused of spying for Russia sentenced to 6.5 and 5.5 years in German prison

A German court on Tuesday convicted Andreas and Haydrun Anshlag on charges of having spied for the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, and sentenced the pair to 6.5 and 5.5 years in prison respectively.

12:15 02.07.2013

Former prosecutor involved in casino scandal released from custody

Alexander Ignatenko, former First Deputy Prosecutor of the Moscow Region, has been released from custody after being held on remand in the Lefortovo detention center in Moscow since February.

11:42 02.07.2013

Complaint against denial of parole to Pussy Riot's Tolokonnikova sent to Supreme Court

The Zubovo-Polyansky Court of the Republic of Mordovia has sent to the republic's Supreme Court a complaint against the lower court's decision to deny parole to Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova.

10:20 02.07.2013

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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).

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