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Figure in opposition Udaltsov detained for 10 days for rally order violation

Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Thursday detained opposition figure Sergey Udaltsov for 10 days for breaching the order of running public events.

18:25 24.12.2020

Vostochny embezzlement case defendant’s assets worth over $16 mln forfeited to state

The Troitsk Court in Moscow has granted a prosecutor’s bid to forfeit assets worth over 1.2 billion rubles (over $16 million) owned by Dalspetsstroy building company’s ex-CEO Yury Khrizman, a convicted defendant in the Vostochny Cosmodrome embezlement case, to the state.

17:43 24.12.2020

Ex-head of Moscow Region’s district sentenced to 15 years for abuse of office

A court in Klin, a town near Moscow, on Thursday sentenced ex-head of the Moscow Region’s Klin District Alexander Postrigan to 15 years behind bars in a case over abuse of office and forgery.

16:37 24.12.2020

Five defendants in 2000s race hatred murder case detained for two months

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Thursday detained five defendants in a case over racial hatred murders in the 2000s until February 22, 2021.

15:17 24.12.2020

Ex-policeman gets 4 years in jail for slave labour organization in Russia’s Tatarstan

A court in Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan on Thursday sentenced ex-police officer Dinar Gafiyatov to 4 years in penal colony for organization of slave labour on a farm belonging to his father.

13:58 24.12.2020

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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