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Defamation suit filed by RT TV channel against Navalny set for mid-September

The Moscow Commercial Court has scheduled a defamation claim filed by the Autonomous Non-Profit Organization “TV- Novosti” (TV- Novosti) running RT TV channel against Alexey Navalny, Lyubov Sobol and Znak news agency for September 15.

18:35 11.06.2020

Russia’s Supreme Court Plenum votes online using blockchain-based technology

Participants of a Plenum of Russia’s Supreme Court have for the first time ever used a modern online distributed ledger technology-based poll system Polys developed by Kaspersky Lab to register the results of their voting.

17:14 11.06.2020

Parole petition of mastermind of 1998 murder of Russian MP withdrawn

The Dzerzhinsky District Court of St. Petersburg has granted a motion to withdraw a parole petition filed by Mikhail Glushchenko, a former State Duma lawmaker sentenced to 17 years in prison for the murder of fellow parliamentarian Galina Starovoitova.

16:46 11.06.2020

Norilsk thermal plant CEO detained in fuel spillage case until late July

The Norilsk City Court on Thursday placed CEO of a local thermal plant Pavel Smirnov in detention until July 31 as part of a case over the fuel spillage disaster.

14:27 11.06.2020

Moscow court detains former Novgorod vice-governor on fraud allegations

Moscow’s Presnensky District Court on Thursday ordered detention of the fomer vice-governor of the Novgorod Region Victor Nechayev in a large-scale fraud case until August 9.

13:00 11.06.2020

Homeless man convicted of false report of bomb in Russian Constitutional Court

Homeless Victor Nikolayev was sentenced to 7 months in a penal colony for the false report of a bomb in the Russian Constitutional Court.

12:41 11.06.2020

Suspect in kidnapping of son of Russian lawyer arrested

A man suspected of kidnapping of a 17-year son of attorney Konstantin Skrypnik has been arrested.

11:58 11.06.2020

Mayor of Norilsk charged with negligence over fuel spillage disaster

Negligence charges have been brought against mayor of Norilsk in the Krasnoyarsk Krai Rinat Akhmetchin over the fuel spillage disaster in the region.

10:53 11.06.2020

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

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Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

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Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

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