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Admin of Telegram channel to stand porno peddling trial in Russia’s Vologda

The Vologda City Court will hear a public porno peddling case against the Police Ombudsman Telegram channel’s admin Igor Khudyakov.

18:02 10.08.2020

Human Rights Council urges Foreign Ministry negotiate release of journalists arrested in Minsk

Russia’s Presidential Human Rights Council has urged the Foreign Ministry to voice its official protest against arrests of Russian journalists in Belarus and immediately start negotiations on their release.

17:37 10.08.2020

Woman sentenced to 7 years behind bars for babynap from Kemerovo maternity clinic

The Central District Court of Russia’s Kemerovo has jailed a 42-year woman living in a neighboring town to 7 years in penal colony for kidnapping from a local maternity hospital.

16:09 10.08.2020

Union of Journalists of Russia voices protest over arrest of media members in Belarus

The Union of Journalists of Russia has voiced protest over recent arrests of representatives of mass media in Belarus.

15:23 10.08.2020

Prosecutors pass 30 citations over nonpayment to entrepreneurs under state procurement contracts

Prosecutor’s Offices in Russia have examined more than 180 complaints against delays in payments for works and deliveries of goods businesspersons carried out under state and municipal procurement contracts prosecutors received from the Business Ombudsman Office.

14:18 10.08.2020

Moscow court fines Google $20,300 for content filtering failure

A magistrate court on Monday fined Google 1.5 million rubles ($20,300) for repeated violation of the obligationton to filter content banned in Russia.

13:58 10.08.2020

Young woman attempted to join Syrian terrorists loses appeal against 9-year supervision

The Moscow City Court on Monday upheld a 9-year administrative supervision including a ban to leave home at night imposed on Varvara Karaulova, ex-student of the Moscow State University who had been convicted of an attempt to join terrorists in Syria.

12:30 10.08.2020

Navalny to be tried over statements about Great Patriotic War veteran

The Moscow Prosecutor’s Office has approved indictment against Alexey Navalny in a case the blogger’s statements about veteran of the Great Patriotic War Ignat Artemenko.

10:54 10.08.2020

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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