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Russian football players Mamayev and Kokorin detained until December 8

Moscow's Tverskoy District Court on Thursday ordered detention of two football players, Zenit St. Petersburg's Alexander Kokorin and Krasnodar's Pavel Mamayev, suspected of beating several people, until December 8.

22:24 11.10.2018

Russian court gives two Kyrgyz men 7 years for attempt to join terrorist group

Two natives of the Kyrgyz Republic Kamoliddin Azimzhanov and Marufzhon Isakov on Thursday were sentenced to 7 years in high security prison each for attempting to join Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization banned in Russia.

16:49 11.10.2018

New Greatness activists to remain under house arrest until December 13

The Moscow City Court on Thursday upheld extension of house arrest for two activists of the New Greatness (“Novoe Velichie”) movement Anna Pavlikova and Maria Dubovik.

15:35 11.10.2018

Investigators seek to detain vice-president of aircraft corporation

Investigators have asked the Basmanny District Court of Moscow to detain a vice-president on special-purpose aviation of the United Aircraft Corporation Sergey Gerasimov as part of a large-scale fraud case.

14:59 11.10.2018

Ex-Russian anti-corruption official Zakharchenko applies to ECHR over asset forfeiture

Ex-Russian anti-corruption official Dmitry Zakharchenko charged with taking bribes has filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against forfeiture of assets belonging to him and his relatives to the State.

11:25 11.10.2018

Russian Supreme Court rules to reconsider UAZ trademark decision

The Supreme Court has upheld a lower court’s ruling ordering Russian intellectual property watchdog Rospatent to reconsider a motion filed by the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant seeking to recognize “UAZ” name as a commonly known trademark.

10:59 11.10.2018

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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