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Russian Supreme Court Chairman: SCO nations’ courts adhere to common legal approaches

The judicial systems of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) signatories adhere to common legal principles and are looking for common vectors of development, Chairman of the Russian Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev said addressing the 17th meeting of the SCO member states’ Chief Justices.

11:00 22.08.2022

Australia-based company fined 500,000 rubles for violating personal data law

A magistrate court in Moscow has fined Australia-based company that operates a freelance marketplace website Freelancer.com 500,000 rubles (about $8,000) for violating personal data legislation.

11:23 17.08.2022

Court to hear Deripaska’s $33 mln defamation suit against Tinkov on August 31

A court in Russia's southern Krasnodar region is expected to hold a hearing of a defamation lawsuit filed by Russian aluminium tycoon Oleg Deripaska’s against businessman Oleg Tinkov and Meta Platforms Inc. on August 31.

14:16 16.08.2022

Deripaska sues Tinkov for about $33 mln over offensive comment

Russian aluminium tycoon Oleg Deripaska is seeking 2 billion rubles (about $33 million) in damages from businessman Oleg Tinkov for alleged defamation.

14:22 15.08.2022

Brittney Griner's defence team appeals 9-year sentence

American basketball player Brittney Griner's defence has appealed against her nine-year jail sentence for drugs possession and trafficking.

12:29 15.08.2022

Russian state depository challenges sanctions in European Court of Justice

Russia’s National Settlement Depository has filed a lawsuit at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg to overturn European Union sanctions imposed on it, the NSD said on Friday.

14:57 12.08.2022

Ex-TV journalist placed under house arrest for alleged spreading fake news

Moscow's Basmanny District Court placed former Russian TV journalist Marina Ovsyannikova under house arrest in a criminal case where she is charged with spreading fake information about the country's armed forces.

17:46 11.08.2022

Ex-St. Petersburg lawmaker sentenced to 9 years in prison on bribery charges

Roman Koval, a former lawmaker of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly, was sentenced to 9 years in prison for large-scale corruption.

15:18 11.08.2022

Three detained over Promsvyazbank embezzlement allegations

A Moscow court ordered media technology expert Olga Arkharova, PR specialist Inna Churilova and journalist Alexandra Bayazitova to be kept in custody until October 7 over alleged extortion from Promsvyazbank.

11:35 11.08.2022

Ex-Russian TV journalist charged with discrediting Russian army faces 10 years in jail

Former Russian TV journalist Marina Ovsyannikova who was fined on several occasions for discrediting the country's armed forces in social media posts faces criminal charges and up to 10 years in prison.

19:18 10.08.2022

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Russia bars entry to its national territory to 87 high-ranking citizens of Canada

The Russian authorities have imposed personal sanctions on another 87 high-ranking Canadian citizens, blocking their entry into the country, according to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

19:37 22.09.2022

President Putin signs decree on partial mobilization in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared a partial mobilization in the country from 21 September.

13:33 21.09.2022

DPR People's Council adopts law on referendum as to region's accession to Russia

The People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) has adopted the law on a referendum on the issue of the region’s accession to the Russian Federation on Tuesday; the document is a legislative initiative of DPR Head Denis Pushilin.

15:45 20.09.2022