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Restraining order against Navalny’s ally Sobol extended in sanitary code violation case

Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Monday extended restraining order against Lyubov Sobol, an ally of Alexey Navalny, until November 26 as part of a case over violation of sanitary norms at an unauthorized rally held in Moscow in winter.

18:01 07.06.2021

Businessman charged with $2.6 million embezzlement to go on trial

Prosecutors have approved indictment against businessman Vasily Boiko-Veliky charged with embezzling over 190 million rubles ($2.6 million) from Credit-Express bank.

15:17 07.06.2021

Moscow City Court extends detention of ex-schema monk Sergius until late summer

The Moscow City Court on Monday extended detention of excommunicated former schema monk Sergius (Nikolay Romanov) until August 29.

14:24 07.06.2021

Navalny waives claims against penal colony

A court in Russia’s Vladimir Region has closed proceedings on two lawsuits filed by Alexey Navalny against the administration of a penal colony where the blogger is serving his sentence.

13:37 07.06.2021

Russian security service bans Ukrainian covert-ops agent from entering country for 25 years

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has put an end to intelligence and subversive activities carried out on the territory of the Russian Federation by a citizen of Ukraine Aleksey Semenyaka.

11:20 07.06.2021

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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