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Navalny fined $11,500 for defaming Great Patriotic War veteran

The Babushkinsky District Court of Moscow on Saturday sentenced Alexey Navalny to a 850,000 ruble fine ($11,500) for his statements about veteran of the Great Patriotic War Ignat Artemenko.

19:39 20.02.2021

Unscrupulous providers of state social services to be blacklisted – Russia’s Government

Entrepreneurs and organizations providing social services to citizens at the expense of budgetary funds in bad faith are to be put on a special register; the respective procedures have been approved by Chairman of Russia’s Government Mikhail Mishustin.

15:01 20.02.2021

Probe into case over illegal entry into dwelling against Navalny’s ally completed

Investigation into criminal case over forcible violation of inviolability of dwelling against Lyubov Sobol, an ally of Alexey Navalny, has been completed.

14:30 20.02.2021

Germany eludes cooperation on Navalny incident – Russian prosecutors

Germany sidesteps awkward questions and refuses to cooperate with Russian authorites on the incident happened with Alexey Navalny in August.

13:50 20.02.2021

Reversal of Navalny’s suspended sentence in Ives Rocher embezzlement case upheld

The Moscow City Court on Saturday upheld a lower court’s ruling replacing suspended sentence given to Alexey Navalny in the Ives Rocher embezzlement case with imprisonment.

12:12 20.02.2021

IP Court prohibits Russian businessman to use New Balance trademark in 60 domain names

Russia’s Intellectual Property Court (IP Court) has upheld the recovery of 1.2 million rubles ($16,200) from entrepreneur Mars Ibragimov sought by New Balance Athletics company over an infringement of the exclusive right for its brand and banned the respondent to use the respective trademark in 60 domain names.

10:49 20.02.2021

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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).

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Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

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Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

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