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Elderly scientist detained on treason charges placed in hospital following ECHR decision

Viktor Kudryavtsev, a 74-year-old scientist of the Central Research Institute for Engineering Technology (TsNIImash) charged with treason, has been transferred from a detention center to a municipal hospital for health examination following a decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

18:09 13.05.2019

Russian MPs propose additional requirements for school meal procurement

Lawmakers Mikhail Sheremet and Alexey Zhuravlev have submitted a bill setting supplementary requirements for state procurement in the field of school feeding to the State Duma.

17:50 13.05.2019

Human rights council calls US to turn attention to Russian mother’s kidnapping case

Chairman of the Presidential Council for Human Rights Mikhail Fedotov has appealed to the head of the US Civil Rights Commission Catherine Lamont with a request to pay attention to the case of Bogdana Osipova detained on charges of kidnapping her own children.

16:31 13.05.2019

Famous stylist fined for illegal picket against plant construction at Russia's Lake Baikal

Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Monday fined Russian celebrity and prominent hairstylist Sergey Zverev 15,000 rubles ($230) for illegal single-person protest against the construction of a drink water bottling plant at Lake Baikal in the Irkutsk Region.

14:56 13.05.2019

Ex-Russian penitentiary official charged with bribery goes on trial

A criminal case against ex-deputy director of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Nikolay Barinov charged with receiving about 110 million rubles (about $2 million) in bribes during the construction of a detention center has reached court.

13:01 13.05.2019

IKEA perseveres in attempts to collect $1.2 mln from ex-presidential candidate Grudinin

IKEA's Russian division IKEA Mos has appealed against a court’s refusal to recover 79.5 million rubles ($1.2 million) from ex-presidential candidate Pavel Grudinin's TT Development company.

11:53 13.05.2019

Transaero employees seek $6 mln wage debt recovery from ex-airline CEO

Transaero air carrier employees have asked the Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region to recover a wage debt from the former airline’s CEO Alexander Burdin charged with non-payment of salary totaling to 400 million rubles (over $6 million).

10:59 13.05.2019

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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