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Uralkali CEO Vladislav Baumgertner appeals Belarusian detention

Vladislav Baumgertner, Chief Executive Officer of OAO Uralkali, the world's largest potash producer, has launched an appeal challenging his detention in Belarus earlier this week.

17:06 28.08.2013

Urals resident to be tried for posting 'Mein Kampf' and pornography online

A resident of Yekaterinburg, Russia's fourth-largest city, will be tried for publishing Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" on the Internet.

16:06 28.08.2013

Man lights himself on fire near Russian Supreme Court in reported protest

A man whose case is being considered by the Supreme Court of Russia attempted to commit suicide in front of the court building in central Moscow.

15:04 28.08.2013

Russian court sentences Al-Qaeda member to 4 years in prison

The Volgograd Regional Court sentenced on Wednesday an active Al-Qaeda member to 4 years in prison for participation in illegal armed groups, the Federal Security Service's (FSB) regional department reported on Wednesday.

14:38 28.08.2013

Intellectual Property Court to consider appeal against nike.ru judgment

The Intellectual Property Court (IPC) will consider on October 1 a cassation appeal filed by Stanislav Drugalyov, administrator of the nike.ru domain, against the Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals' decision prohibiting him from using the word "nike" in a domain name.

12:58 28.08.2013

Kazakh Supreme Court to hear convicted mass killer's appeal

The Supreme Court of Kazakhstan will begin its preliminary consideration on September 2 of an appeal filed by Vladislav Chelakh, a 19-year-old border guard convicted last December of having murdered 15 people, RIA Novosti reported Wednesday.

11:56 28.08.2013

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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