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Moscow 2012 riots activist Zimin denied parole

A court in the Tula Region has dismissed a request filed by opposition activist Stepan Zimin, who got 42 months in prison for participation in Moscow's 2012 Bolotnaya riots, to release him on parole.

17:30 17.03.2015

Human rights advocates denied access to Nemtsov murder suspects

Russia’s Investigative Committee believes it would be inadvisable for human rights representatives to visit the suspects in the Nemtsov murder case, the Presidential Council for Human Rights said on its website on Tuesday.

15:42 17.03.2015

Russian inmates to stand trial over mass riots

Investigators have sent a case against 18 participants in mass riots at the Kopeisk prison in the Chelyabinsk Region to court.

14:47 17.03.2015

Vnukovo snowplow driver in Total CEO plane crash passes polygraph test

Vladimir Martynenko, the driver of a snowplow involved in the plane crash that killed Total CEO Christophe de Margerie has voluntarily passed a polygraph test to prove that he was sober at the time of the accident.

13:38 17.03.2015

Savchenko appeals against refusal to let her go to PACE session

Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko has filed with the Moscow City Court an appeal challenging the investigative officer’s refusal to let her attend a PACE session.

12:53 17.03.2015

Police officer testifies on Tamerlan Tsarnaev death – report

Testimony of the police officer in Boston Marathon bombings trial reveals that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev drove over his brother’s body during the firefight with the police on April 19, 2013.

12:10 17.03.2015

Roofers accused of placing Ukrainian flag on Moscow skyscraper to stay under house arrest

Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court has extended the house arrest of four young people charged with painting the star and hoisting a Ukrainian flag on a high-rise building in Moscow.

11:36 17.03.2015

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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