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Russian Supreme Court to consider Khodorkovsky supervisory appeal Tuesday

Russia’s Supreme Court will consider Tuesday a supervisory appeal of the verdict against former YUKOS top manager Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev.

18:58 05.08.2013

'Russian Breivik' to be tried without jury

The Moscow City Court will consider without a jury the case of a Moscow lawyer Dmitry Vinogradov, who shot six people in his office dead last November and has been dubbed the Russian Breivik.

16:52 05.08.2013

Pussy Riot's Alyokhina to serve sentence in Nizhny Novgorod

Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina has been transferred from Perm to Nizhny Novgorod region. She will continue serving her sentence in one of the local prisons, the regional department of the Federal Service for Execution of Punishment told RIA Novosti on Monday.

14:44 05.08.2013

Latvian attorneys to defend Gozi virus creator pro bono

Several Latvian lawyers are taking on the case of Deniss Calovskis, a hacker waiting to be extradited to the US, pro bono. One of the attorneys, Saulvedis Varpinsh told Latvian reporters that the lawyers agreed to do this to prevent further extraditions of Latvian citizens to the US.

14:11 05.08.2013

Former Rosbank CEO's house arrest extended

The Moscow City Court approved an extension of the house arrest of former Rosbank CEO Vladimir Golubkov, who is accused of bribery, RAPSI reports form the courtroom.

11:47 05.08.2013

Ukrainian court upholds extradition of Russian extremist - report

Kiev's Shevchenkovsky District Court has upheld a previous court ruling to extradite to Russia Mikhail Volkov, who is suspected of having participated in the extremist group BORN.

11:07 05.08.2013

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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