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Russian consumer rights agency proposes three stages of lifting COVID-19 restrictions

Head of Russia's consumer rights watchdog Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova on Wednesday proposed to consider the three-stage lifting of restrictions imposed earlier over the

17:34 06.05.2020

Moscow industrial enterprises to resume operations on May 12

Moscow construction and manufacturing enterprises will resume their operation on May 12, the city Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said during the video conference meeting with President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday.

17:15 06.05.2020

Putin orders regions to draft plans on staged lifting of coronavirus restrictions

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered regional authorities to prepare plans on the staged lifting of restrictions imposed due to the spread of coronavirus infection after May 11.

16:50 06.05.2020

Russians sign marital agreements twice as frequently - notaries

The number of concluded marital agreements increased twice in the first half of April, the Federal Notary Chamber told RAPSI on Wednesday.

16:32 06.05.2020

Appeal against extension of detention of lawyer Khasavov set for May 12

The Moscow City Court will hear an appeal against extension of detention of attorney Dagir Khasavov charged with compulsion of evidence on May 12.

15:21 06.05.2020

Stage company embezzlement case adjourned due to illness of Serebrennikov

Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court has postponed reopening of the Seventh Studio embezzlement case because of the illness of the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov until May 12.

14:29 06.05.2020

Detention of defendant in Moscow metro coronavirus joke case extended for 2 months

Moscow’s Cheremushkinsky District Court on Wednesday extended detention of Karomatullo Dzhaborov, a pranker who allegedly played several coronavirus jokes in the Moscow metro, until July 8.

13:46 06.05.2020

Former high-ranking investigator Lamonov released on parole

Russia’s former high-ranking investigator Alexander Lamonov convicted in a 32 million-ruble ($430,000 at the current exchange rate) bribery case has been released on parole.

12:58 06.05.2020

Russian prosecutors seek to block fake videos about man-made nature of COVID-19

Prosecutors have requested Russia’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor to restrict access to videos containing fake information about the man-made nature of coronavirus (COVID-19).

11:03 06.05.2020

Public monitoring commissions to be able to monitor mental hospitals – order

The Ministry of Healthcare has approved an order of visiting psychiatric hospitals by the members of public monitoring commissions.

10:27 06.05.2020

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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