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Kokorin brothers challenge detention in high-profile hooliganism case

Zenit St. Petersburg football club’s star Alexander Kokorin and his brother Kirill appealed their detention as part of a high-profile criminal case over hooliganism.

18:00 15.10.2018

Russian court sentences terrorist to 16 years for fighting in Syria

The North Caucasus District Military Court on Monday sentenced terrorist Islam Gugov to 16 years in prison for participation in terrorist activities in Syria.

17:39 15.10.2018

Second sentence of Vostochny Cosmodrome embezzlement case convict vacated

The Moscow City Court on Monday overturned a second sentence given to engineer Sergey Ostrovsky, who had been convicted on two separate occasions of multimillion embezzlement during the Vostochny Cosmodrome construction in Russia's Far East.

17:15 15.10.2018

Former Russian Deputy Culture Minister to stay in detention until January 17

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has extended detention of the previously convicted former Deputy Culture Minister Grigory Pirumov on new charges, until January 17.

16:53 15.10.2018

Nephew of Russian tycoon Ismailov granted $152,000 bail in kidnapping case

Detained Zaur Mardanov, a nephew of Russian businessman Telman Ismailov and ex-manager of Moscow's famous Prague Restaurant, has been granted a 10-million-ruble bail ($152,000).

14:45 15.10.2018

Russian football player Mamayev appeals two-month detention

Krasnodar football club star Pavel Mamayev, who is suspected of hooliganism and battery, has appealed a ruling on his detention.

13:35 15.10.2018

Moscow court refuses to return Total CEO plane crash case to prosecutors

Moscow’s Solntsevsky District Court has dismissed a defense motion to return a criminal case concerning Total CEO Cristophe de Maergerie’s lethal airplane crash in Vnukovo airport in 2014 to prosecutors.

13:25 15.10.2018

Ex-Makhachkala mayor gets 4 years in prison for abuse of office

A court in Makhachkala has sentenced the former mayor of Dagestan’s capital Musa Musayev to 4 years in prison for abuse of office resulting in grave consequences.

12:45 15.10.2018

Russian court once more dismisses Sberbank’s claim against Kekhman

The North-Western Commercial Court has upheld a ruling of a lower court dismissing a Sberbank’s motion to impose subsidiary liability on ex-CEO of JFC Group Vladimir Kekhman.

10:53 15.10.2018

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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