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Ex-journalist Safronov charged with treason to stay detained until July

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court’s decision to extend detention of ex-newspaper journalist Ivan Safronov charged with treason until July 7.

17:49 25.05.2021

Moscow court fines Google $55,000 for refusal to delete banned content

A magistrate judge of the Tagansky District Court’s judicial district in Moscow on Tuesday fined Google LLC 4 million rubles ($55,000) for refusal to delete information prohibited by Russian lawr.

16:35 25.05.2021

Man accused of $150K agricultural equipment leasing fraud goes on trial

Keldimurat Dzhumashev born in the Stavropolsky Krai born in 1983 will stand trial in an 11 million-ruble ($150,000) agricultural equipment leasing fraud case.

16:27 25.05.2021

Number of inmates dropped in Russia in first quarter of 2021 – Supreme Court head

The number of prisoners decreased by 4,700 people in Russia in the first quarter of 2021, the Supreme Court’s Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev announced Tuesday.

14:58 25.05.2021

Two ex-policemen receive long prison terms for planning terror attack

The Second Western District Military Court on Tuesday sentenced two ex-police officers of the Krasnodar Directorate of the Interior Ministry Maxim Kotomanov and Dmitry Krasilnikov to 17 and 14 years in high-security penal colony respectively for planning to send letters with poisonous substances to diplomatic missions.

13:06 25.05.2021

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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