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Russia’s Supreme Court to examine lawfulness of “The Russians” movement liquidation

The Russia’s Supreme Court will examine the lawfulness of the Moscow City Court ruling to liquidate nationalist movement “Russkiye” (The Russians) on May 11.

15:38 06.05.2016

Court lets stand attachment of property owned by Sakhalin ex-governor’s spouse and son

The Moscow City Court has ruled that extension till June 27 of the attachment of property belonging to Irina and Ilya Khoroshavin, the spouse and son of Alexander Khoroshavin, who stands charged with large-scale embezzlement, was lawful.

14:05 06.05.2016

Suspect in high-profile murder of journalist detained by Moscow court

The Kuntsevsky District Court of Moscow has detained a suspect in a high-profile murder of the National News Service’s editor Alexander Rubtsov.

13:46 06.05.2016

Social network user to spend more than two years in penal colony for reposting

The Zavolzhsky District Court in the town of Tver has sentenced Andrey Bubeyev, a user of VKontakte social network, to 2 years and 3 months in penal settlement for reposting a message on the Crimea.

12:29 06.05.2016

Russian investigators arrest suspect in high-profile murder of journalist

Officers of the Moscow Main Investigative Directorate of the Russia’s Investigative Committee have arrested a man who is suspected of murdering editor of the National News Service Alexander Rubtsov.

11:55 06.05.2016

Russian convict Yaroshenko gives up appealing with U.S. courts - report

Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who is serving a 20-year sentence in the U.S. for conspiracy to smuggle cocaine, is not going to continue appealing with American courts.

10:50 06.05.2016

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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