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Fines fixed in Russia for illegal theater tickets sales

President Vladimir Putin has signed the law setting fines for violation of requirements to sale and return of theatrical entertainment events, according to the official website of legal information.

19:01 30.12.2019

Russian President enacts crime statistics database bill into law

A bill regulating the state single statistical accounting of crime rate, reports of crimes has become law. The relevant document signed by President of Russia Vladimir Putin has been published on the official website of legal information.

18:11 30.12.2019

President Putin signs amendments to Criminal Procedure Code on capital amnesty into law

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has approved amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code aimed to protect the rights of those granted amnesty of capitals.

17:54 30.12.2019

Ex-accountant of theater director Serebrennikov denied trial without evidence examination

Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court will consider the embezzlement case against Nina Maslyayeva, ex-chief accountant of the Seventh Studio stage company created by the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov, on general terms.

17:36 30.12.2019

Putin enshrines improvement of jail conditions for mothers, pregnant women in law

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill to improve custodial conditions for pregnant women and mothers with kids aged up to 3 years into law.

16:43 30.12.2019

Commercial court declares Russian troubled refinery bankrupt

The Tyumen Regional Commercial Court has declared the Antipinsky oil refinery bankrupt.

15:55 30.12.2019

President Putin approves compensations for inadequate detention conditions

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has signed amendments to the legislation permitting to seek compensations for substandard conditions of detention and imprisonment into law.

14:12 30.12.2019

Yet another bankruptcy petition against UTair airline dismissed

The Commercial Court of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area has dismissed a bankruptcy petition against UTair airline submitted by Inter Company.

13:17 30.12.2019

Defendants in case over overwork premiums to construction officials sentenced

The defendants in a case over incentive rewards paid to functionaries responsible for building works in St. Petersburg by subway construction contractors had been passed suspended sentences.

12:35 30.12.2019

Russian children’s ombudsman welcomes enactment of unregistered drugs importation law

A new federal law signed by President Vladimir Putin will simplify a procedure of importation of unregistered life-saving drugs for seriously ill patients into Russia, according to the child rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova.

11:02 30.12.2019

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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