News

Ex-regional governor Belykh appeals sentence for corruption

Ex-governor of Russia’s Kirov Region Nikita Belykh convicted of corruption has appealed his 8-year prison term in cassation instance.

17:44 29.11.2018

Woman convicted of stealing millions for Church of Scientology gets one more sentence

The Oktyabrsky District Court of St. Petersburg on Thursday sentenced Ekaterina Zaborskikh, who had been earlier convicted of embezzling millions of rubles from real estate investors and transferring the money to the Church of Scientology Moscow, to 5.5 years in prison for a similar crime.

15:29 29.11.2018

Supreme Court upholds acquittal of Russian rights advocate in Holocaust denial case

The Supreme Court has upheld a verdict against rights advocate living in Russia's Perm Roman Yushkov, who had received a 2-year suspended sentence for rousing hatred but had been acquitted in the Holocaust denial case.

14:58 29.11.2018

Russian ombudsman urges U.S. to mitigate custodial conditions for Butina

Russia’s Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova has requested the U.S. authorities to mitigate custodial conditions for Maria Butina.

13:47 29.11.2018

Former JFC CEO Kekhman denied quittance from obligations to creditors

The Commercial Court of the Northwestern District has upheld a lower court’s refusal to discharge ex-JFC Group CEO Vladimir Kekhman from the further fulfilment of his liabilities to creditors.

12:51 29.11.2018

Russian IP court recovers over $50,000 from local company for violating Microsoft rights

Russia’s Intellectual Property Court (IP Court) has ruled to recover nearly $55,000 from Moscow Regional firm Strela in favor of Microsoft Corporation for violating the U.S. company’s exclusive rights to operational systems.

11:03 29.11.2018

Putin approves procedural law reform

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill reforming procedural legislation into law.

10:59 29.11.2018

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

Top news

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