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Ex-police officer sentenced to 7.5 years for bribery in Moscow

Moscow’s Izmailovsky District Court has sentenced a former deputy chief of a police office Murat Shtymov to 7.5 years behind bars for bribery.

18:08 08.10.2019

Bill on tougher punishment for sending prohibited parcels to prisoners rejected

The State Duma on Tuesday threw a bill increasing fines for sending parcels containing prohibited items to prisoners and detainees.

17:15 08.10.2019

Appeals court overturns ruling on return of Serebrennikov case to prosecutors

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday overturned return of the Seventh Studio stage company embezzlement case involving the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov to a prosecutor’s office and remanded it for a new proceeding.

16:12 08.10.2019

Navalny’s cassation appeal in defamation dispute with Crimean meat plant put on hold

The Moscow District Commercial Court has put a cassation appeal against the commercial court’s order to remove and refute information on the Crimean meat processing plant Druzhba Narodov distributed by blogger Alexey Navalny on hold.

15:31 08.10.2019

House arrest of Baring Vostok founder extended until 2020

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow on Tuesday extended house arrest of Baring Vostok investment company's founder, U.S. citizen Michael Calvey, who stands charged with the 2.5-billion-ruble (about $40 million) embezzlement, until January 13, 2020.

14:00 08.10.2019

Four people convicted of $320k army embezzlement in Moscow Region

A court has found two retired army officers and two former civil servants of one of the Moscow Region’s military units guilty of embezzling more than 21 million rubles (over 320,000).

13:23 08.10.2019

Former top construction official faces trial on bribery charges

Moscow’s Babushkinsky District Court will hear a case against a former deputy director of the Federal Agency for Special Construction (Spetsstroy) charged with bribery and abuse of office.

12:54 08.10.2019

False denunciation sentence appeal of businessman known for dispute with IKEA postponed

The Moscow Regional Court on Tuesday postponed an appeal filed by businessman Konstantin Ponomarev, known for his dispute with IKEA over rented diesel generators, against his 8-year sentence in a false denunciation case until October 15.

11:57 08.10.2019

About 300 complaints of tortures in penitentiary facilities filed with Moskalkova in 2019

Russia’s federal human rights commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova has received 291 complaints related to the use of force and special tools in penitentiary facilities since the beginning of 2019.

10:56 08.10.2019

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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