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Embezzlement trial of Russian Authors’ Society ex-head postponed for 2 weeks

The Presnensky District Court on Friday adjourned a case against ex-Director General of the Russian Authors’ Society (RAO) Sergey Fedotov accused of embezzling 730 million rubles (about $10.5 million at the current exchange rate) until July 17.

18:02 03.07.2020

Navalny’s associate fined $1,400 for breaching foreign agent law

Moscow’s Simonovsky District Court on Friday fined lawyer Ivan Zhdanov 100,000 rubles ($1,400) for publishing posts on the Instagram page of the foundation founded by Alexey Navalny without noting that the materials were distributed by a foreign agent.

17:29 03.07.2020

National Guard employee gets 9.5 years behind bars for girlfriend murder

A court in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan, has sentenced the National Guard employee Marat Sakhapov to 9.5 years in high-security prison for killing his girlfriend.

16:37 03.07.2020

Putin signs decree on amendments of Russia’s Constitution

President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a decree on the Constitution updating after the All-Russian voting on amendments.

16:11 03.07.2020

Case over sexual battery of 1.5-year girl must be reconsidered - Kuznetsova

Russia’s Child Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova believes a case over sexual battery against a 1.5-year girl by her father is to be reconsidered to the fullest extent of the law.

15:58 03.07.2020

About 68% of Russians took part in Constitution amendments vote - election commission

The Central Election Commission reported Friday that 67.97% of Russian citizens had taken part in the vote on the Constitution amendments.

14:43 03.07.2020

Central Election Commission declares Russian Constitution amendments vote to be final

The Central Election Commission of Russia on Friday declared the Constitution amendments vote to be final.

13:05 03.07.2020

Another $47k recovered from organizers of illegal Moscow rally in favor of police

Organizers of the illegal opposition rally of July 27, 2019, including Alexey Navalny and Ilya Yashin, on Friday were jointly ordered to pay another 3.3 million rubles ($47,000) to the Moscow Main Directorate of the Interior Ministry.

12:01 03.07.2020

Foreign sailor sentenced to 4-year imprisonment for assault on Russian border guards

A court in Nakhodka, a town in the Primorsky Krai, has sentenced a foreign sailor to 4 years in penal colony for assault on the Russian boundary officers in the Sea of Japan.

11:24 03.07.2020

Opposition figures ordered to pay over $65k to Moscow police over illegal rally

Moscow’s Simonovsky District Court on Friday recovered over 4.6 million rubles (over $65,000) jointly from organizers of the unauthorized opposition rally held on August 3, 2019, Lyubov Sobol and Georgy Alburov, in favor of the Moscow Main Directorate of the Interior Ministry.

10:56 03.07.2020

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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