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Charges brought against Summa Group owners

Charges have been brought against Summa Group owners Ziyavudin Magomedov and Magomed Magomedov as part of a 2.5-billion-ruble embezzlement case ($43.5 million).

17:11 11.05.2018

State Duma not to ban import of medicines from USA as part of countersanction package

The State Duma will not introduce ban on import of foreign-made medicines as a response to unfriendly actions towards Russia on the part of the USA and some other countries.

15:42 11.05.2018

Moscow Region child rights ombudsman backs penalties for alluring minors to rallies

The Moscow Region children’s rights ombudsman Ksenia Mishonova has supported a bill introducing administrative sanctions against those alluring minors to take part in unauthorized public events such as meetings, demonstrations, or pickets.

14:57 11.05.2018

State Duma informs Russian Human Rights Council on development of animal protection bill

The State Duma Committee on Ecology and Environment Protection has informed the Presidential Human Rights Council on its work on the bill aimed to ensure responsible treatment of animals, which is to be discussed by the lower house of the Russian Parliament in the second reading.

13:09 11.05.2018

Probe opened into former anti-corruption official Zakharchenko’s partner

An evidence tampering case has been launched against Anastasia Pestrikova, the partner of former Russian anti-corruption official Dmitry Zakharchenko charged with corruption.

12:03 11.05.2018

Assailant of Russian journalist sent to compulsory treatment

Moscow’s Presnensky District Court on Friday ordered Boris Grits, the man who wounded prominent Russian journalist Tatyana Felgenhauer with a knife, to undergo compulsory treatment.

11:22 11.05.2018

Rebuttal of Rodchenkov’s testimony against Russian athletes sent to WADA - investigators

Russian investigators have forwarded to WADA evidence rebutting testimony of its informant Grigory Rodchenkov, who claimed that doping tests of Russian athletes were destructed and substituted.

10:54 11.05.2018

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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).

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