News

Opposition whistleblower Alexei Navalny on trial. Day 6 – live coverage

Kirov district court is again being rocked by the embezzlement proceedings pending against Russian opposition activist and anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny Thursday, and RAPSI is on-hand to provide of-the-moment coverage of the latest developments in the high-profile trial.

19:10 15.05.2013

Russian court rejects slander suit against Izvestia over Firefox brand

The Moscow Commercial Court has rejected a slander lawsuit filed by the SaleNames domain registrar against Russian news daily Izvestia challenging a story describing a dispute over the Firefox brand, RAPSI reports from the courtroom on Wednesday.

17:43 15.05.2013

International law is in need of review - Constitutional Court chairman

International law as a whole needs to be revised, Chairman of Russia's Constitutional Court Valery Zorkin said on Wednesday at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum.

17:17 15.05.2013

Russian NGOs reluctant to register as foreign agents

Not a single Russian NGO financed from abroad and engaged in political activity has registered as a "foreign agent" since the new NGO law came into force, a Justice Ministry official stated in the State Duma on Wednesday.

16:24 15.05.2013

Rosbank CEO, VP detained on suspicion of $1.5 million bribery

Rosbank CEO Vladimir Golubkov and Senior Vice President Tamara Polyanitsina have been detained based on allegations of having accepted a 5-million-ruble ($160,000) bribe.

15:42 15.05.2013

Khodorkovsky and Lebedev may be released this year – lawyer

Platon Lebedev, who was sentenced to 11 years in prison for oil theft, and his former business partner Mikhail Khodorkovsky will be released in a planned amnesty for businessmen convicted of economic crimes, Lebedev’s attorney Vladimir Krasnov said.

14:56 15.05.2013

Russian convicts will be sent to prisons on shorter terms

Prison sentences will be shorter than sentences served in penal colonies, but it will not be an easy ride, Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov said at a briefing on Wednesday.

14:08 15.05.2013

Russian Academy of Sciences to help prosecutors protect intellectual property

Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika and Russian Academy of Sciences President Yuri Osipov signed a cooperation agreement on Wednesday. According to the agreement, the academics will provide assistance to the Prosecutor General's Office in its law-enforcement activity.

13:28 15.05.2013

Kyrgyzstan asks US to explain the dismissal of Maxim Bakiyev's prosecution

Kyrgyzstan has requested an explanation from the United States as to why the investigation against Maxim Bakiyev, the son of the former Kyrgyz President, has been closed.

12:55 15.05.2013

Justice Ministry may ask court to shut down voters' rights association

The Justice Ministry will ask the courts to shut down the Golos voters' rights association if it fails to register as a foreign agent by an approved deadline, says Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov.

12:23 15.05.2013

Top news

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