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Domodedovo bombing suspects' detention extended until October 30

The Moscow Regional Court has extended the detention of the suspects of the 2011 bomb attack at Domodedovo Airport that killed 37 and injured 172.

17:54 05.07.2013

Verdict in Navalny's embezzlement trial set for July 18

The Leninsky District Court in Kirov will announce its verdict on opposition leader Alexei Navalny and businessman Pyotr Ofitserov, who were tried for major embezzlement at the Kirovles timber company, on July 18.

17:08 05.07.2013

Ombudsman's second appeal against Khodorkovsky's sentence rejected

The Moscow City Court has rejected a second appeal filed by Human Rights Commissioner Vladimir Lukin against the sentence of former YUKOS head Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his partner Platon Lebedev, the Khodorkovsky-Lebedev website reported on Friday.

15:51 05.07.2013

Polish Prosecutor's Office looks into Madonna's Warsaw concert

The Warsaw District Prosecutor's Office is making an inquiry into government spending on a concert by American singer Madonna at the National Stadium in Warsaw last year.

14:50 05.07.2013

Libyan court to consider Russian suspects' appeal on August 14

An appeal filed by Alexander Shadrov and Vladimir Dolgov, who are accused by the new Libyan government of helping Muammar Gaddafi's regime, has been postponed until August 14.

14:21 05.07.2013

Prosecution seeks six years sentence for opposition leader Navalny

State prosecutor Sergei Bogdanov has asked the Leninsky District Court in Kirov to sentence opposition activist Alexei Navalny to six years in prison and a 1 million ruble fine for embezzling from the Kirovles company.

12:44 05.07.2013

US citizen and Chechen partner sentenced to prison for $4.35 mln extortion

A court in Russia's Bashkortostan has sentenced a US citizen and his Chechen partner to various terms in prison for extorting an Ufa widow's inheritance worth $4.35 million.

12:19 05.07.2013

Alleged attacker of Bolshoi Theater director to remain under detention

The Moscow City Court has ruled to keep Yury Zarutsky, one of the alleged attackers of Bolshoi Theater Artistic Director Sergei Filin, under detention until August 18.

11:32 05.07.2013

Interior Ministry considers arresting troubled mogul Polonsky in absentia

The Interior Ministry plans to request a warrant for businessman Sergei Polonsky's arrest in absentia if he does not answer the investigators' summons by August.

10:35 05.07.2013

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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