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Appeal against Navalny associate’s house arrest set for late February

The Moscow City Court will hear an appeal against house arrest imposed on Lyubov Sobol, the ally of Alexey Navalny who stands accused of violating anti-coronavirus sanitary norms during an illegal rally on January 23, on February 25.

17:39 08.02.2021

Footballers Mamayev and Kokorin challenge hooliganism sentence in cassation

Football players Pavel Mamayev and Alexander Kokorin have filed cassation appeals against their sentence in a hooliganism case.

16:02 08.02.2021

About 60,000 appeals considered in 2020 – First Cassation Court

The First Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction considered around 60,000 appeals last year.

14:23 08.02.2021

Six defendants in Moscow choreographer murder case put in detention

Moscow’s Cheremushkinsky District Court on Monday ordered the detention of six defendants in a case over the murder of choreographer Natalya Pronina in December.

13:47 08.02.2021

Punishment given to ex-player of national football team for beating arbiter upheld

Moscow’s Preobrazhensky District Court on Monday upheld punishment given to ex-player of the Russian national football team Roman Shirokov for beating arbiter Nikita Danchenko.

12:58 08.02.2021

Alleged sponsor of Navalny’s foundation arrested in absentia in $400K embezzlement case

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Monday issued an arrest warrant in absentia for businessman Alexander Khomenko, an alleged sponsor of Alexey Navalny’s foundation labeled as foreign agent, as part of a case over 30 million-ruble (over $400,000) embezzlement from the Moscow Region’s budget.

11:16 08.02.2021

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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