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Russia’s cadastre agency faces administrative liability for failure to submit information

Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has opened an administrative case against the Federal Agency for State Registration, Cadastre, and Cartography (Rosreestr) for failure to submit information upon a reasonable request.

17:51 10.07.2020

Russia’s Yugra resident faces fake COVID-19 news distribution trial

A resident of Russia’s Yugra, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area, will stand trial on charges of distribution of fake news about coronavirus.

15:50 10.07.2020

Governor of Russia’s Khabarovsk Region detained for two months on murder charges

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Friday placed governor of the Khabarovsk Region Sergey Furgal charged with killing and attempted murders of businessmen in detention until September 9.

14:36 10.07.2020

Lawyers involved in actor Efremov’s road accident trial face disciplinary punishment

Disciplinary cases have been opened against attorneys Elman Pashayev and Alexander Dobrovinsky representing parties in a deadly road traffic accident case against actor Mikhail Efremov.

13:52 10.07.2020

Man giving up sons at Moscow airport goes on trial

The Central District Court in Russia’s Komsomolsk-on-Amur will hear a criminal case against a local man who has given his two kids up at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport,.

12:49 10.07.2020

Lawyer urges prosecution against Khabarovsk Krai governor over 2019 camp fire

Attorney Igor Trunov has asked the Investigative Committee’s Chairman Alexander Bastrykin to prosecute Khabarovsk Region governor Sergey Furgal accused of businessmen murders over the 2019 deadly fire in the children's camp Holdomi.

11:23 10.07.2020

Ex-FSB officer gets suspended sentence for official secrets leak

A former employee of the Federal Security Service’s regional directorate Anna Solovyeva has received a 3-year suspended sentence for leaking official secrets.

10:27 10.07.2020

Emissary of St. Petersburg cell of terrorist organization jailed for 6 years

Emissary of a so-called sleeper cell of the international terrorist organization Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organizations banned in Russia Bekzod Karimov has received 6 years in a high-security prison in St. Petersburg.

09:38 10.07.2020

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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