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Facebook ordered to pay $230,000 fines for failure to delete banned content

Moscow’s Tagansky District Court on Wednesday upheld fines totaling 17 million rubles ($230,000) imposed on Facebook social network for failure to remove banned information from the platform.

17:16 19.08.2021

Detention of ex-schema monk Sergius prolonged for six months

The Izmaylovsky District Court on Wednesday extended detention of excommunicated ex-schema monk Sergius (Nikolay Romanov) in a case over inducement to suicide and usurpation of power until February 10.

16:44 19.08.2021

Businessman ordered to stay in detention until late November in Penza Governor’s case

Moscow's Basmanny District Court on Wednesday extended detention of the head of BIOTEC Group of Companies Boris Spiegel involved in a bribery case against ex-Penza Region governor Ivan Belozertsev until November 20.

15:00 19.08.2021

Google fined over $80K for refusal to delete banned information

Google LLC was fined 6 million rubles ($80,000) on Wednesday for refusal to remove prohibited content.

13:26 19.08.2021

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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