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Regional official charged with obstruction of journalist activity faces trial

The prosecutor’s office of Russia’s Republic of Khakassia approved indictment against regional official Sergey Zaitsev, who had allegedly committed an assault upon a Russia TV channel camera crew member.

19:03 23.07.2019

State Duma elaborates Russia’s Criminal Code as to extended pre-trial detention

The State Duma has adopted in the third and final reading amendments to Russia’s Criminal Code aimed to prevent unsubstantiated extension of pre-trial detention.

18:06 23.07.2019

Ukrainian man's sentence for inciting Russian girl to terrorism upheld by Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of Russia on Tuesday upheld a 6-year prison sentence of Ukraine’s national Pavel Gryb for inducing a Russian schoolgirl to commit a terrorist attack.

17:19 23.07.2019

Russian ombudsman lobbies for security guarantees for investigative reporters

Russia’s Federal Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova believes it is necessary to legislatively fix up journalists engaged in investigative reporting with immunity guarantees.

16:35 23.07.2019

E-mail user identification bill submitted to Russia’s lower house of parliament

A group of members of the Federation Council introduced a bill on e-mail user identification to the State Duma.

16:11 23.07.2019

ECHR declares Zakharchenko’s complaint inadmissible

The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday declared an application filed by the former Russian anti-corruption official, ex-police colonel Dmitry Zakharchenko inadmissible.

15:50 23.07.2019

Two suspects arrested in Russia’s Far East as part of children camp fire case

Two suspects were arrested on Tuesday as part of the investigation into a deadly fire in a children's camp in the Khabarovsk Krai, Far East.

15:02 23.07.2019

Russian lawmakers back creation of child adopters blacklist

The State Duma passed a bill creating a special register of bad faith adoptive parents and guardians in the third and final reading on Tuesday.

14:12 23.07.2019

State Duma adopts penalties for breaking drug cropping rules

The lower house of Russian parliament adopted a bill fixing punishment of up to 3 years in prison for violating rules of drug-containing plants cultivation in a final third reading on Tuesday.

13:02 23.07.2019

Detention of aide to presidential envoy in Ural Federal District upheld

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld detention of an assistant to the presidential envoy in the Ural Federal District Alexander Vorobyev in a treason case.

12:00 23.07.2019

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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