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Investigators urge to prolong detention of four defendants in Golunov drug planting case

Investigators have lodged a motion seeking to extend detention of four former police officers accused in a case over planting drugs on journalist Ivan Golunov until December 7.

17:53 02.09.2020

Rights of media employees violated 17 times in Russia in July through August

Seventeen cases of violation of the rights of persons being employees of mass media outlets were registered in Russia over July and August by a center monitoring how the rights of journalists are respected.

16:49 02.09.2020

Representatives of BRICS Supreme Courts to discuss consumer rights protection issues

Representatives of Supreme Courts of countries being the members of BRICS are to meet in Moscow in order to discuss problems relating to protection of interests of economic entities by means of administrative proceedings and rights of consumers in the current economic environment.

15:18 02.09.2020

Denial of DNA proof of relation to Ivan the Terrible to Moscow Region resident upheld

The Moscow Regional Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by a resident of town of Krasnogorsk Valery Kubarev against denial to legally establish his relation to Russian medieval ruler Ivan the Terrible.

14:36 02.09.2020

Detention of ex-journalist Safronov charged with treason extended until winter

Moscow’s Lefortovsky District Court on Wednesday extended detention of ex-newspaper journalist Ivan Safronov charged with treason until December 7.

13:21 02.09.2020

Penal facilities in St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region lack mother-and-child homes – ombudsman

Correctional institutions of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region have no functioning facilities where women giving birth in penal colonies could live with their children, the Office of St. Petersburg Rights Commissioner Alexander Shishlov informs RAPSI on Wednesday.

12:08 02.09.2020

Bill against practice of law obstruction to protect attorneys’ clients – Russian lawyers

A bill on criminal punishment for obstruction of practice of law is aimed to protect rights and interests of the clients of attorneys, believes practice of Vice-President of the Russian Federal Chamber of Lawyers Gennady Sharov.

10:45 02.09.2020

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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).

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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.

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Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

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