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Moscow poisoner sentenced to 16 years behind bars - court

Murat Sabanov born in Russia’s Republic of Kabardino Balkariya, on Thursday received 16 years in high-security prison for the poisoning and robbing spree in central Moscow.

17:43 20.05.2021

Russian man gets 4 years for beating police officer at illegal winter rally in Moscow

Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Thursday sentenced Eugeny Yesenov, Russia’s national born in the Republic of Kalmykia, to 4 years in penal colony for beating a policeman at the illegal rally held in central Moscow on January 23.

16:22 20.05.2021

Investigators demand detention for two officials of Ministry for Industry and Trade

Investigators on Thursday asked the Basmanny District Court of Moscow to detain director of the pharma and medical industry development department of Russia’s Ministry for Industry and Trade Olga Kolotilova and her deputy Olga Podkidysheva in a fraud case.

15:09 20.05.2021

Superservice Digital Enforcement Proceedings to be put in operation in 2022

Superservice Digital Enforcement Proceedings, the model of which the executive authorities are currently working on, should start working in 2022, according to Deputy Minister of the Russian Justice Ministry Yevgeniy Zabarchuk at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum (SPBILF) 9¾.

14:30 20.05.2021

Russia’s Ombudsman proposes amnesty for minor and medium crimes convicts

Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova during the Council of Ombudsmen held in Krasnoyarsk on Thursday proposed to proclaim amnesty for people convicted of minor and medium-gravity crimes.

11:32 20.05.2021

Former St. Petersburg vice-governor gets 5.5 years for embezzlement, graft

The Kuybyshevsky District Court of St. Petersburg on Thursday sentenced former vice-governor of St. Petersburg Marat Oganesyan to 5.5 years in high-security penal colony graft and embezzlement of funds allocated for the construction of the city’s Arena football stadium.

10:46 20.05.2021

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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