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Navalny’s defamation claim against President’s spokesman set for mid-June

Moscow’s Presnensky District Court will proceed with Alexey Navalny’s defamation claim against the President’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov on June 15.

18:48 27.05.2021

TikTok ordered to pay over $20,000 for information violation

A magistrate judge on Thursday fined TikTok 1.5 million rubles (over $20,000) for failure to remove information banned by Russian legislation from the platform.

17:05 27.05.2021

Twitter fined $260,000 for refusal to delete banned information

A magistrate judge of a judicial district of Moscow’s Tagansky District Court on Thursday fined Twitter Inc 19 million rubles ($260,000) for refusal to delete information banned by Russian legislation from the social network.

15:32 27.05.2021

Voronezh court fines user over publishing Hitler photo on Immortal Regiment site

The Voronezh Regional Court has imposed a fine on local resident Alexander Khoroshiltsev, who posted a photo of Adolf Hitler on the Immortal Regiment website.

14:05 27.05.2021

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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