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Over 5,000 petitions on criminal matters filed with Russian ombudsman in 2018

Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova received over 5,000 applications concerning criminal proceedings in the first half of 2018.

17:45 07.08.2018

Russian high-ranking investigator Lamonov appeals sentence for corruption

Alexander Lamonov, Russia’s former high-ranking investigator has appealed his 5-year prison sentence for receiving a large-scale bribe.

16:58 07.08.2018

Ex-Russian senator’s sentence for $3 mln embezzlement upheld

The St. Petersburg City Court has upheld a sentence of ex-Russian senator and owner of Liviz liquor producer Alexander Sabadash in a 190 million-ruble ($3 million) embezzlement case.

15:59 07.08.2018

Scientific union head’s detention in Roscosmos embezzlement case overturned

The Moscow City Court has overturned a ruling ordering to put CEO of the S.A. Lavochkin Scientific Union Sergey Lemeshevsky in detention as part of a criminal case on embezzlement of 330 million rubles ($5.2 million) from the state space corporation Roscosmos.

14:59 07.08.2018

Moscow court upholds detention of four defendants in St. Petersburg terror attack case

The Moscow City Court has upheld extension of detention of four defendants in a criminal case over terror attack in St. Petersburg metro in April 2017.

13:59 07.08.2018

Russian Human Rights Council proposes criminal penalty for HIV denialism

Russia’s Presidential Council for Human Rights has recommended the government to consider imposition of criminal punishment for propaganda of HIV denialism.

11:59 07.08.2018

One more bankruptcy claim filed against Summa group’s subsidiary

Siberian ENTC company has filed a claim with the Moscow Commercial Court seeking bankruptcy of Global Electro Service, a subsidiary of businessman Ziyavudin Magomedov’s Summa Group.

10:20 07.08.2018

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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