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Bill granting relatives right to defend suspects in courts reaches State Duma

The State Duma will review a bill granting a right to defend interests of relatives in courts, the database of the lower house of parliament reads.

17:49 05.04.2018

State Duma adopts bill on blocking of websites with defamatory information

The State Duma has passed in the first reading a bill proposing to block information defaming a citizen or a company.

13:59 05.04.2018

Russian lower house of parliament adopts new restrictive measure

The State Duma passed in the third and final reading on Thursday a bill establishing a ban on certain actions as a new measure of restraint.

11:58 05.04.2018

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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).

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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.

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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.

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