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Ex-police officer accused of hooliganism for beating 81-year old man

A former road police officer, who had beaten an 81-year old man, was charged with hooliganism.

18:08 12.12.2019

Ex-regional penitentiary official ordered to 3.5-year jail for bribery

The former deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service’s Rostov Region Main Directorate (FSIN) Sergey Ralnikov has been sentenced to 3.5 years in high-security prison for taking bribes.

17:44 12.12.2019

State Duma lawmakers endorse airport smoking lounge initiative

A bill on isolated smoking rooms in airports’ transit zones passed its third and final reading in the State Duma on Thursday.

16:35 12.12.2019

Russian MPs give vote for better jail conditions for mothers, pregnant women

The State Duma adopted a bill improving custodial conditions for pregnant women and mothers with kids aged up to 3 years in the third and final reading on Thursday.

15:14 12.12.2019

Ex-chief of Russian Transport Ministry’s structure gets 5 years for embezzlement

Vladimir Nikolayev, ex-head of Volga-Balt Administration, the federal government institution under the Russian Ministry of Transport, has been sentenced to 5 years behind bars for embezzlement of 40 million rubles (over $630,000) allocated from the federal budget for bottom deepening.

14:09 12.12.2019

Russia’s State Duma adopts bill on minimal wage increase

The lower house of Russian parliament, the State Duma, has passed a bill to increase minimal monthly wage by 7.5%, up to 12,130 rubles (over $190), starting January 1, 2020. Current minimal monthly wage is estimated at 11,280 rubles.

13:39 12.12.2019

Defendant in Moscow judge threat case to undergo mental examination

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court ordered resident of Voronezh Mikhail Kvasov, who stands charged with murder threats to a judge, to be recommitted to a mental hospital.

13:16 12.12.2019

Russian regional lawyer arrested on suspicion of fraud attempt

A lawyer from a bar association of the Irkutsk Region has been arrested on suspicion of attempted large-scale fraud.

12:46 12.12.2019

Minors’ ombudsman to monitor palliative care provision to children in Russian regions

Children’s ombudsman Anna Kuznetsova and the St. Petersburg children’s hospice will monitor the efficiency of palliative care in Russian regions.

11:59 12.12.2019

Ex-geological official ordered to spend 3.5 years in custody for fraud

The 235 Garrison Military Court has sentenced ex-first deputy chief of the Russian State Geological Company (Rosgeo) Ruslan Gorring to 3.5 years in penal colony for large-scale fraud.

10:30 12.12.2019

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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