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Ex-Makhachkala mayor Musayev pleads guilty to abuse of office

Ex-mayor of Dagestan's capital Makhachkala Musa Musayev, who stands charged with abuse of authority resulted in grave consequences, has pleaded guilty.

17:39 02.10.2018

Defendants in high-profile theater embezzlement case to go on trial

A high-profile embezzlement case involving the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov has been forwarded to Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court for hearing.

16:33 02.10.2018

Russian DIA seeks to recover $328.2 million from Tatfondbank’s ex-chairman

The Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) of Russia representing interests of Tatfondbank has filed an application with the Commercial Court of Tatarstan seeking to include 21.5 billion rubles ($328.2 million) into the creditors demands list against the bank’s ex-chairman Robert Musin.

15:59 02.10.2018

Former Russian anti-corruption official gets 6 years for evidence tampering

Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court on Tuesday sentenced Alexander Sobol, a former officer of the Interior Ministry's Economic Security and Anti-corruption Department, to 6 years in prison for evidence tampering.

13:59 02.10.2018

Moscow court to review sentence in Vostochny Cosmodrome embezzlement case

The Moscow City Court will review the merits of a lower court ruling, sentencing four defendants in a criminal case over embezzlement of 1.3 billion rubles ($19.8 million) to prison terms varying from 4.5 to 8 years.

12:59 02.10.2018

Victim of notorious prison torture incident in Russia gets released – lawyer

Prisoner Yevgeny Makarov, who had suffered torture from employees of the Yaroslavl Penal Colony One in Russia, was released.

10:59 02.10.2018

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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