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Moscow City Court mitigates sentence in Bolshoi acid attack case

The Moscow City Court on Thursday mitigated the sentence handed down by the Meschansky District Court in the case over the attack on the Bolshoi Ballet artistic director Sergei Filin, RAPSI reports from the court.

16:06 06.03.2014

Abu Hamza trial set to last 6 weeks amid apparent rift in defense strategy

Prosecutors filed documents Wednesday projecting that the US terrorism trial against Mostafa Kamel Mostafa, better known as Abu Hamza, would last approximately six weeks as a recently published letter to the judge handwritten by the defendant himself exposes a potential rift in the defense strategy.

15:01 06.03.2014

Former Siberian imam found guilty of extremism

A magistrate court in the Altai Republic in southwest Siberia has found Serzhan Svatov, former imam of the Kosh-Agach Region, guilty of creating a cell of the Tablighi Jamaat extremist movement, a law enforcement source told RIA Novosti.

14:40 06.03.2014

Convicts in Bolshoi acid attack case ask for sentence mitigation

Bolshoi Ballet soloist Pavel Dmitrichenko, Yuri Zarutsky and Andrei Lipatov convicted for an attack on the ballet's artistic director Sergei Filin on Thursday asked the Moscow City Court to mitigate the imposed sentence, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.

13:57 06.03.2014

Conflicting reports on amnesty for former Russian Defense Minister

When asked about news reports that charges had been dropped against former Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, his attorneys refused to confirm or deny the issue to RAPSI. Anatoly Serdyukov lost his position as Defense Minister in November as an investigation unfolded into a suspected 13 billion rubles ($363 million) fraud case involving alleged irregularities in the sale of ministry real estate.

13:42 06.03.2014

Niger extradites Gaddafi’s son to Libya

Niger has extradited Saadi, the son of the late Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi, according to a statement on the Libyan government’s website.

12:42 06.03.2014

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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