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Bankruptcy procedure against DSBW-TOURS director extended for 6 months

The Moscow Commercial Court has extended an asset sale procedure against insolvent owner of DSBW-TOURS travel company Karen Goncharov for a half of a year.

18:02 27.07.2020

Ex-Inter RAO board member must study espionage case materials until July 30 - court

Moscow’s Lefortovsky District Court has ordered ex-board member of Inter RAO energy holding Karina Tsurkan charged with espionage to finish studying papers of her case until July 30.

17:34 27.07.2020

Children’s Ombudsman to turn to law enforcers over alleged child abuse in Urals monastery

Russia’s Children Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova is to ask the Prosecutor General’s Office and the federal Investigative Committee to launch a probe into allegations of child abuse in a nunnery situated near town of Sredneuralsk in the Sverdlovsk Region.

16:00 27.07.2020

New embezzlement case against ex-Deputy Culture Minister to be considered in Moscow Region

A court in Krasnogorsk town near Moscow will consider a new case against ex-Deputy Culture Minister Grigory Pirumov over the 800 million-ruble (over $11 million) organized embezzlement allocated for restoration of the Hermitage Museum.

15:08 27.07.2020

Presidential Human Rights Council urges aid to persons facilitating fight against COVID-19

The Government needs to think over an extension of support measures to persons facilitating the combat doctors and medical establishments wage against the pandemic, according to members of Russia’s Presidential Human Rights Council.

14:49 27.07.2020

Asset sale procedure against Vneshprombank former co-owner extended for 6 months

The Moscow Commercial Court has extended a procedure of asset sale as to property of Vneshprombank former co-owner Georgy Bedzhamov, charged with large-scale embezzlement for 6 months.

13:13 27.07.2020

Parents start addressing Russia’s Children’s Ombudsman about new school year

The office of Children Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova has been already receiving applications of parents concerned about the format of education, schedules and organization of meals in the next school year.

12:52 27.07.2020

Russian businessman’s $7K defamation claim against Navalny set for August 14

Moscow’s Lyublinsky District Court will start hearing a 500,000-ruble ($7,000) defamation suit filed by businessman Alexander Udodov against Alexey Navalny on August 14.

11:41 27.07.2020

Russia’s Child Rights Commissioner and Statistics Service head sign cooperation agreement

Russia’s Child Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova and Chief of the Federal State Statistics Service Pavel Malkov have signed a cooperation agreement..

10:59 27.07.2020

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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