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Kommersant journalist to be questioned in Pussy Riot lawyers' defamation case

Kommersant journalist Grigory Tumanov will be questioned on August 9 in connection with the defamation lawsuit filed by the former Pussy Riot lawyers against Kommersant and present Pussy Riot lawyer Irina Khrunova, RAPSI reported from the courtroom on Friday.

17:24 02.08.2013

Anti-piracy law implementation to cost Russia up to $3 million a year

Implementation of the recently enacted anti-piracy law by federal communications agency Roskomnadzor will cost Russia up to 97 million rubles (app. $3 million) annually.

16:12 02.08.2013

Former US Marine gets 24 years for plot to kill federal judge

Former US Marine Dejvid Mirkovic was sentenced to 24 years in prison Thursday after having pleaded guilty to conspiring to kill a US federal judge who had previously presided over the conviction of Mirkovic’s co-conspirator in a separate fraud case.

15:11 02.08.2013

Suspect in 2012 Moscow Riot case released from detention

The Moscow City Court ruled Friday to release Nikolai Kavkazsky, who has been charged with participation in mass protests in central Moscow in May 2012, and placed him under house arrest.

14:39 02.08.2013

Fugitive tycoon Polonsky complains his employees face threats

Businessman Sergei Polonsky, wanted in Russia on fraud charges, has filed a claim with the Investigative Committee saying employees of his company have been receiving threats.

13:38 02.08.2013

Claim for annulment of Kuzmin adoption to be considered on October 4

A Russian court will consider on October 4 a lawsuit filed by the Social Protection Administration of the Pskov region against the American parents of the deceased Maxim Kuzmin and his brother Kirill.

11:42 02.08.2013

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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