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Two former metro police officers get 6 and 8 years in prison for bribery

Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court has sentenced ex-chief of a Moscow metro police division Alexander Molokanov to 8 years in high-security prison and a multi-million fine for corruption.

18:07 18.07.2019

Russian lawmakers back ombudsmen witness immunity bill

The State Duma MPs have adopted bills granting the privilege of witness to Russia’s and regional human rights commissioners in the first reading.

17:35 18.07.2019

Google fined $11,000 for violation of Russian law

The communications agency Roskomnadzor on Thursday imposed a 700,000-ruble fine ($11,000) on Google company for failure to abide by Russian legislation.

17:17 18.07.2019

State Duma extends list of grounds for dismissals of prosecutor’s offices personnel

The State Duma has adopted in the third and final reading a bill introducing additional grounds for dismissal of staffers serving at prosecutor’s offices.

16:53 18.07.2019

Oath terms set for Russian judges

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a bill establishing certain terms for Russian judges to take their oaths into law.

16:05 18.07.2019

Inskoy mine case: commercial interests of business against social obligations of regional authorities

The administration of the Kemerovo Region about half a year unsuccessfully tried to get the enterprise-debtor to pay salaries to employees. When employees went on strike, tough measures ensued.

15:02 18.07.2019

Russian MPs endorse tougher punishment for document forgery

The lower house of Russian parliament adopted a bill toughening sanctions for forging documents in a final third reading on Thursday.

14:28 18.07.2019

State Duma passes spying devices bill

The State Duma has adopted in the third and final reading a government-sponsored bill aimed at a more precise definition of special technical means designed for covert collection of information.

13:56 18.07.2019

Navalny obliged to delete information tainting reputation of Crimean meat plant

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal filed by Russian opposition blogger Alexey Navalny against an order to remove and refute information on the Crimean meat processing plant Druzhba Narodov distributed by him.

12:24 18.07.2019

Appeals court refuses to mitigate sentence of man convicted of damaging Repin painting

The Moscow City Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by Igor Podporin against his sentence for damaging Ilya Repin’s painting “Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan 16 November 1581” at the Tretyakov Gallery.

11:51 18.07.2019

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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