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Russian antimonopoly watchdog launches case over raise of prices for digital set-up boxes

The Federal Antimonopoly Service has launched a case against large retailers like Eldorado, Ulmart and thers over increase in prices for digital set-up boxes.

18:05 13.12.2018

Ombudsman Titov proposes to exempt business donations to NGOs from taxes

Russian business ombudsman Boris Titov has suggested that businesses could forward up to 20% of tax-exempt profit as donations to certain NGOs.

16:57 13.12.2018

Investigation into torture of inmates by Russia’s Nizhnekamsk police complete

Russian investigators have completed probe into a criminal case over torture of detainees by police officers of the Niznekamsk District of Tatarstan region, lawyer Bulat Mukhamedzhanov, who is representing the victims.

14:03 13.12.2018

Moscow court upholds sentence for accomplice of penitentiary ex-official

The Moscow City Court has upheld a 2.5-year prison sentence given to entrepreneur Marina Dyukova as part of a criminal case involving ex-deputy chief of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Oleg Korshunov.

13:01 13.12.2018

Russian lower house passes bill on forced heirship for preretirement persons

The State Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, adopted in the third and final reading on Thursday a bill granting persons nearing retirement age a right to forced heirship.

12:31 13.12.2018

State Duma adopts simplified procedure of inmates’ release on medical grounds

The State Duma has adopted in a final third reading a bill simplifying a procedure for release of seriously ill convicts from serving sentence.

11:41 13.12.2018

Moscow court refuses to seize $158.4 from Bank Gorod ex-managers

The Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed a request filed by the Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) seeking to recover property of four persons previously in control of the Bank Gorod, estimated at 10.5 billion rubles ($158.4).

10:59 13.12.2018

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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