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Former regional penitentiary official sentenced to 8.5 years for bribery

A court in Russia’s town of Tambov has sentenced a former deputy chief of the regional directorate of the Federal Penitentiary Service to 8.5 years in a high-security prison for receiving a 400,000-ruble bribe ($5,500).

17:42 06.07.2020

Muscovite gets 2-year suspended sentence for beating paramedic

The Lyublinsky District Court in Moscow has given a 2-year suspended sentence to a local citizen for beating an ambulance attendant, who had come to her daughter.

17:27 06.07.2020

Two defendants in theater project embezzlement case appeal against sentence

Ex-head of Seventh Studio Yury Itin and producer Alexey Malobrodsky have filed appeals against sentence in an embezzlement case, RAPSI has learnt in the press office of the Meshchansky District Court of Moscow.

16:33 06.07.2020

Mother of boy left alone in Moscow park for night to undergo mental treatment

The Babushkinsky District Court on Monday ordered Nadezhda Kulikova, who had left her son alone in a Moscow reservation park for a night, to undergo compulsory mental treatment.

15:09 06.07.2020

House arrest of For New Socialism movement leader upheld

The Moscow City Court on Monday dismissed an appeal filed by the leader of the movement For New Socialism Nikolay Platoshkin against his house arrest in a case over aiding and abetting mass riots and distribution of misleading information.

13:25 06.07.2020

Radio journalist fined $7,000 for terrorism justification

The Second West District Military Court on Monday sentenced journalist of the radio Echo of Moscow in Pskov Svetlana Prokopyeva to a 500,000-ruble ($7,000) fine for justifying terrorism.

12:45 06.07.2020

Appeals against sentence of footballers Kokorin and Mamayev postoponed

The Moscow City Court on Monday adjourned against sentence of football players Alexander Kokorin and Pavel Mamayev until July 31.

11:58 06.07.2020

Sentence delivered in Kronstadt eternal flame barbeque case

Organizer of a night barbeque on the eternal flame near the Naval Cathedral in Russia’s port city Kronstadt has received 2 years of restriction of liberty.

10:50 06.07.2020

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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