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Three more July Moscow riots defendants to remain in detention

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld detention of three other defendants in a criminal case over mass riots which took place in Moscow on July 27.

17:35 14.08.2019

Moscow court detains activist accused of repeated violations during rallies

Moscow’s Presnensky District Court on Wednesday ordered activist Konstantin Kotov charged with repeated violations of the rally holding order to be put in detention until October 12.

16:42 14.08.2019

Ex-penitentiary employees get prison term for taking bribe from inmate

A court in Russia’s Stavropol has sentenced two former officers of a penitentiary facility to 5 years behind bars each for taking a 282,000-ruble bribe from a prisoner.

15:58 14.08.2019

Ex-minister Abyzov loses appeal against extended detention in embezzlement case

Ex-Minister for Open Government affairs Mikhail Abyzov, who stands charged with a 4-billion-ruble ($62 million) embezzlement, on Wednesday lost an appeal against extension of his detention.

14:29 14.08.2019

Baring Vostok to sell Vostochny bank stock to minority shareholder - court

The Sixth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s ruling ordering the Cypriot Evison Holdings Limited, through which Baring Vostok and Russia Partners investment funds control over 50% of the Vostochny bank’s stock to sell stock to a minority shareholder of Vostochny bank.

12:20 14.08.2019

Detention of one of defendants in 27 July Moscow riots case upheld

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal filed by muscovite Ivan Podkopayev, a defendant in the 27 July Moscow riots case, against his detention.

11:49 14.08.2019

Restaurateurs ordered to pay $1.2 mln in favor of tax service

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal against a lower court’s decision to collect 76.4 million rubles (about $1.2 million) jointly from the Tavern Taras Bulba restaurant chain owner Yury Beloivan and its director Anastasia Ivanova.

10:35 14.08.2019

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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