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Pussy Riot member Alyokhina's sentencing appeal - live broadcast

The Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI) is hosting a live text broadcast of a hearing to settle whether jailed Pussy Riot punk group member Maria Alyokhina will be granted a mitigation for the remaining part of her sentence.

19:30 25.09.2013

Over 60% of litigants in London court come from abroad – expert

English courts are playing host to an increasing number of international claims, including many from Russia and the CIS countries, London-based litigation partner Jeremy Cole of Hogan Lovells explained during a fraud panel hosted by RAPSI Wednesday.

18:28 25.09.2013

Pussy Riot's Tolokonnikova files request for her colony to be inspected

Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has filed a request with the Russian General Prosecutor’s Office seeking a thorough inspection of the prison colony where she is currently serving out a two-year term, Russian human rights organization Agora told RAPSI Wednesday.

18:09 25.09.2013

Human rights activists propose amnesty for 2012 Moscow Riots suspects

Human rights activists and lawyers have drafted a project on amnesty for suspects implicated in a Russian criminal case centering on the 2012 Moscow riots, Lev Ponomaryov, leader of the movement For Human Rights, said on Wednesday.

17:30 25.09.2013

Greenpeace activists breached international law - Putin

Greenpeace activists involved in staging a protest at a Russian offshore oil platform last week technically tried to seize the rig by force and breached the international law, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday at a forum on Arctic exploration in the northern Russian city of Salekhard.

15:30 25.09.2013

ICC Prosecutor condemns Nairobi shopping mall attack

International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda condemned the “appalling attack” on high-end retail outlet Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, vowing to work alongside Kenya and the international community in order to bring the attackers to justice.

14:25 25.09.2013

Antitrust regulator's ruling to fine Metro Cash & Carry $9,500 upheld

The Federal Commercial Court of the Moscow District has upheld the Federal Antimonopoly Service's (FAS) decision to impose on Metro Cash & Carry a fine of 300,000 rubles, RAPSI learned in court on Wednesday.

13:53 25.09.2013

Rusal’s Deripaska sues Kaluga governor, media for calling him a swindler

Oleg Deripaska, Chief Executive Officer of United Co. Rusal, the world's largest aluminum producer, has filed a defamation lawsuit with the Krasnoyarsk Territory Commercial Court over an article naming him a swindler.

13:27 25.09.2013

Politkovskaya murder trial postponed until October 1

The Moscow City Court has adjourned the Anna Politkovskaya murder case hearing until October 1, RAPSI reported from the courtroom on Wednesday.

12:38 25.09.2013

Arctic Sunrise crew detained in Russia - Greenpeace

All members of the Arctic Sunrise ship's crew have been placed in a detention facility following interrogations with the Investigative Committee for the Murmansk Region.

11:05 25.09.2013

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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

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Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

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