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Member of Russian gang sentenced to 22 years in prison for widespread killings

The Moscow Region Court has sentenced Robert Bagayev, a member of a gang that allegedly killed over 40 people, to 22 years in prison and fined him 500,000 rubles ($7,300).

18:14 28.03.2016

Russian regional ex-minister gets 5 years in prison for corruption

A court in Chelyabinsk has sentenced former Minister for Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Chelyabinsk region Yuri Serebrennikov to 5 years in prison for taking over 35 million rubles ($511,400) in bribes.

16:35 28.03.2016

Belgian authorities charge three suspects in Brussels terror attacks case

Three men arrested on Sunday during searches related to Brussels terror attacks have been charged with terrorism.

14:39 28.03.2016

Russian banker Gitelson’s claim for his own bankruptcy set for April 27

The Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region has scheduled for April 27 the hearing of a claim filed by the former head of EEFC-Ural Bank, Alexander Gitelson, who was running banking business in Russia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, for his own bankruptcy.

13:57 28.03.2016

Russian court upholds ruling over insurance money for Superjet crash in Indonesia

The West-Siberian District Federal Commercial Court has upheld the lower courts’ ruling ordering twenty foreign insurance companies to pay Russia's Kapital Strakhovaniye about $16 million over the Superjet 100 aicraft crash in Indonesia in May 2012.

12:37 28.03.2016

Russian Supreme Court upholds sentences for criminal group members from Moscow Region

The Supreme Court of Russia has upheld the sentences for members of Lyubertsy organized criminal group from the Moscow Region convicted of murders and robberies.

11:30 28.03.2016

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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