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Russian court sentences citizen of Tajikistan to 6 years for attempt to join ISIS

Tajikistan’s citizen Umar Makhmadiyev has been sentenced to 6 years in high security penal colony for attempting to participate in the activities of the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist organization prohibited in Russia.

17:07 23.08.2018

House arrest of Russian media watchdog’s spokesperson extended until October

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court has extended house arrest for the spokesperson of Russia’s communications agency Roskomnadzor Vadim Ampelonsky charged with embezzlement until October 4.

15:59 23.08.2018

Scientific union’s ex-CEO to remain in detention on embezzlement charges

The Moscow City Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the former CEO of the S.A. Lavochkin Scientific Union Sergey Lemeshevsky charged with embezzling 330 million rubles ($5.2 million) from the state space corporation Roscosmos against his detention.

14:32 23.08.2018

Russian DIA seeks to seize property of Clientsky bank’s top managers

Russia’s Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) has filed an appeal with the Ninth Commercial Court against a lower court’s refusal to seize property of the Clientsky bank’s top managers evaluated at over 10 billion rubles ($145.1 million).

13:59 23.08.2018

Motion to review ruling on confiscation of Zakharchenko’s property denied

Moscow’s Nikulinsky District Court has declined to reconsider a ruling on forfeiture of property worth nearly 9 billion rubles ($131 million at the current exchange rate) owned by the former Russian anti-corruption official Dmitry Zakharchenko charged with corruption crimes and his relatives to the State.

11:56 23.08.2018

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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