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Sentencing of Moscow lawmaker Sheremetyev set for October 22

Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court will pass sentence upon the City Duma lawmaker Oleg Sheremetyev charged with the 2 million-ruble ($30,000) budget funds embezzlement on October 22.

17:47 19.10.2020

Allowing convicts serve terms near relatives' homes to down ECHR claims by 40% - Ombudsman

The fact that convicts were allowed to serve their terms near the places of residence of their relatives would permit to decrease the number of complaints submitted to the European Court of Human Rights by 40 percent, Russia’s Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova believes.

16:31 19.10.2020

Expert urges common liability mechanisms for authors of publications on internet

The state needs to take very serious steps for introducing common liability and control mechanisms applicable to all authors of online publications in order to fight dissemination of destructive and illegal materials over internet, First Deputy Chair of Russia’s Civic Chamber Commission on Development of the Information Community Alexander Malkevich believes.

15:08 19.10.2020

Prosecution seeks 4-year suspended term for Moscow lawmaker accused of stealing $30K

A prosecutor on Monday demanded a 4-year suspended sentence with a 5-year probation for the Moscow lawmaker Oleg Sheremetyev charged with stealing over 2 million rubles (about $30,000) of budget funds.

14:25 19.10.2020

Doctor detained on negligence charges as part of Nizhny Novgorod fatal shooting case

A court in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod Region detained an addiction psychiatrist charged with negligence during medical examination of the 18-year Danila Monakhov, who had allegedly shot 3 people dead and later killed himself.

13:13 19.10.2020

Probe into 2019 Far Eastern children camp fire case completed

Investigation into the 2019 deadly fire in the Khabarovsk Region's children camp Holdomi in Russia’s Far East has been completed.

12:00 19.10.2020

Over 1 million complaints filed with Russian Ombudsman’s Office in 25 years

Over nearly 25 years of its existence the Office of Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner received more than 1 million applications from citizens, Federal Ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova said Monday in the Moscow State University of Foreign Affairs.

11:09 19.10.2020

Ex-Mayor of Norilsk sentenced to community service for fuel spillage disaster negligence

The Norilsk City Court in the Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia’s North on Monday sentenced ex-Mayor of Norilsk Rinat Akhmetchin to 6 months of community service with a 15% wage deduction for negligence as to a fuel spillage in the region.

10:56 19.10.2020

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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