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Investigators seek to detain ex-chair of Krasnodar court charged with fraud attempt

Investigators seek to place a former chairman of the Oktyabrsky District Court in Krasnodar Gennady Bairak charged with attempted fraud and abuse of power in detention.

17:54 06.08.2021

Investigators launch case over road accident involving Russians in Turkey

The Investigative Committee for the Russian Samara Region has opened a criminal case over the deaths of three Russian tourists in a road accident that occurred in Turkish Antalya.

16:38 06.08.2021

Navalny’s brother gets suspended sentence in sanitary code breach case

Oleg Navalny, the brother of convicted blogger Alexey Navalny, on Friday received 1-year suspended sentence for abetting breaching of sanitary and epidemiological norms during an unauthorized rally held in Moscow on January 23.

15:05 06.08.2021

Former Russian official fails to challenge anti-corruption rules, prosecutors’ powers

Former deputy head of the Komi Republic, Alexander Burov, attempted to challenge almost all anti-corruption provisions of the Civil Code, as well as some regulations set by federal anti-corruption laws; however, the Constitutional Court dismissed his complaint.

14:02 06.08.2021

Leader of 1990s Moscow gang sentenced to nearly 25 years behind bars

The Moscow City Court on Friday sentenced Sergey Zakharov, the leader of a Moscow gang accused of committing murders in the 1990s, to 24 years and 11 months to high-security penal colony as prosecutors requested.

13:17 06.08.2021

Navalny’s associate restricted of liberty for year breaching sanitary rules at rally

Moscow’s Preobrazhensky District Court on Friday sentenced Nikolay Lyaskin, an ally of convicted blogger Alexey Navalny, to 1 year of supervised release for abetting to breaching sanitary and epidemiological rules at an unauthorized rally held in the city in January.

12:01 06.08.2021

Procedure of sale of ex-banker Motylev’s assets extended until 2022

The Moscow Commercial Court has extended the sale of property owned by ex-head of the Russian Credit Bank Anatoly Motylev until January 24, 2022.

11:09 06.08.2021

Four defendants in surrogacy kids trade case returned to detention

The First Appeals Court of General Jurisdiction overturned house arrest imposed on CEO of the European Surrogacy Center Vladislav Melnikov and three other defendants in a case over trafficking of surrogate mothers’ children and detained them.

10:43 06.08.2021

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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