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Portugal violated journalist’s free expression rights – ECHR

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Tuesday that Portugal breached the rights of journalist Afonso Joaquim Sampaio e Paiva de Melo to freedom of expression, as guaranteed by Article 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights.

18:04 23.07.2013

Russian Far East court says library exploited American specialist

Russia's Primorye territory regional court rejected and appeal filed by the Maxim Gorky Memorial Library, and ruled that the library unlawfully exploited an American citizen.

17:42 23.07.2013

US company's appeal in row with Russia's leading social network rejected

The Thirteenth Commercial Court of Appeals rejected an appeal filed by the US Talk Fusion against the dismissal of the lawsuit aimed at the Russian VKontakte company and against self-employed businessman Igor Vulfovic.

17:03 23.07.2013

Mother turns to Hague Convention to compel return of sons from Russia

An American mother living in England has turned to an international treaty that only recently entered into force in Russia in order to compel the return of her young sons, who have been living with their father in Russia since they failed to return from what was meant to be a brief Christmas holiday, RAPSI has learned from the mother's London-based solicitor Carolina Marin Pedreno, a partner at law firm Dawson Cornwell.

15:34 23.07.2013

Detained Serbian mogul to be released on record bail

Serbian businessman, the owner of Delta Holding and the wealthiest man in the country Miroslav Miskovic, who has been in custody since December 2012, will be released on 12 million euro bail.

13:54 23.07.2013

Belgorod shooter removed from his own trial for disorderly conduct

Sergei Pomazun, who is presently on trial for a deadly rampage in the southern Russian city of Belgorod, was removed from the courtroom because of his aggressive behavior and vocal threats to the judge.

11:54 23.07.2013

Latvian court sides with authorities in 'name battle'

An administrative court in Latvia has ruled against parents’ appeal to register their son, born in Germany, under the name Mark in the Latvian Population Registry as it has to be spelled Marks in Latvian.

09:58 23.07.2013

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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