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Navalny files appeal against detention

Alexey Navalny and his defense have filed an appeal against a ruling of the Moscow Region’s Khimki Town Court to detain the blogger for 30 days.

18:42 21.01.2021

Multimillion bribery case against ex-police colonel Zakharchenko reaches Moscow court

Moscow’s Presnensky District Court will proceed with a 1.4 billion-ruble ($19 million) bribery case against convicted ex-police colonel Dmitry Zakharchenko and his three alleged accomplices.

17:00 21.01.2021

Over 9,000 social rights claims submitted to Russia’s Ombudsman in 2020

Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova received 9,500 applications concerning protection of social rights in 2020.

16:25 21.01.2021

Moscow woman sentenced to community service for coronavirus fake distribution

The Kuntsevsky District Court on Thursday sentenced Olga Tolokevich residing in Moscow to 6 months of community service for distribution of a fake about moving of the bodies of people dead from coronavirus out of one of the city’s observation centres.

15:57 21.01.2021

Probe into 1994 double homicide case against businessman Bykov completed

Investigation into the 1994 double murder case against Krasnoyarsk businessman Anatoly Bykov has been completed.

14:34 21.01.2021

Failures to pay EAEU duties to be criminalized – bill

The Government's Law-Making Commission has examined an initiative to criminalize non-payment of special, antidumping, and equalizing duties introduced by the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

13:16 21.01.2021

Government commission backs humanization of criminal responsibility for doctors

The Government Law-Making Commission has approved a bill on the humanization of criminal responsibility for healthcare workers.

12:23 21.01.2021

VKontakte urged to suppress involvement of minors into wrongdoing

Russia’s communications agency Roskomnadzor has sent a request to the management of VKontakte social network demanding to immediately suppress involvement of minors into unauthorized rallies.

11:26 21.01.2021

Soldier guilty of killing comrades-in-arms to be imprisoned for 24.5 years

The Second Eastern District Military Court on Thursday sentenced soldier Ramil Shamsutdinov to 24.5 years in high-security prison for deadly shooting in a military unit in 2019.

10:05 21.01.2021

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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