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Prosecutor seeks 6 years in jail for defendant in case over fight with police at Moscow rally

A prosecutor on Wednesday demanded 6 years in penal colony for Mikail Markhiyev (Said-Mukhamad Dzhumayev), an alleged participant of a fight with police during an unauthorized rally held in Moscow on January 23.

17:27 18.08.2021

Detention of defendants in Penza Governor’s bribery case prolonged until late November

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Wednesday extended detention of four defendants in a 31-million-ruble (over $400,000) bribery case involving ex-Penza Region governor Ivan Belozertsev for three months.

15:48 18.08.2021

Five alleged members of Crimean cell of banned terrorist organization arrested

Two alleged leaders and three alleged members of a Crimean cell of the international terrorist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir banned in Russia have been arrested by the Federal Security Service (FSB).

14:33 18.08.2021

Ex-investigators, lawyer accused of corruption to go on trial in Moscow

Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court will hear a case against three former investigators and an attorney, who stand charged with receiving over 5 million rubles (about $70,000) in bribes.

13:00 18.08.2021

Late ex-owner of Spartak hockey club owes nearly $3 mln to company - court

The Moscow Commercial Court has granted a 196.6-million-ruble (about $3 million) debt claim filed by Synergetic Projects against the late insolvent businessman and former vice-president and owner of Spartak hockey club Gelani Tovbulatov.

11:33 18.08.2021

Google fined $200,000 by Russian court for refusal to delete prohibited information

A magistrate judge of Moscow’s Tagansky district has fined Google 14 million rubles (about $200,000) for refusal to delete information banned by Russian legislation from a messenger.

10:29 18.08.2021

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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