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Bill obliging foreign IT giants to open offices in Russia passes first stage in State Duma

The State Duma passed a bill obliging foreign IT companies to open offices in Russia in the first reading on Tuesday.

18:12 01.06.2021

Russian Administrative Offense Code to punish for authorizing operations with criminal properties

The Government Law-Making Commission has approved draft amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses establishing significant fines for financial operations and transactions involving property obtained illegally.

17:46 01.06.2021

Woman charged with 2016 attack on Russian embassy in Kiev arrested in absentia

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court has issued an arrest warrant in absentia for Russian woman Irina Belacheu accused of participation in the attack against Russia’s embassy in Kiev in March 2016.

16:36 01.06.2021

Ex-Transaero receiver released of serving sentence in $15 million embezzlement case

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday held to release former court-appointed receiver of Transaero air carrier Mikhail Kotov of serving a sentence for 1-billion-ruble embezzlement (about $15 million) and abuse of office.

16:01 01.06.2021

Russian Civic Chamber urges citizens to back memorandum on protection of minors on Internet

Members of the Russian Civic Chamber invite all concerned citizens to join the parent community's memorandum on the protection of children on the Internet and social networks.

15:43 01.06.2021

Sentence of videographer of Navalny’s foundation in extremism case reduced by month

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday reduced a two-year jail sentence imposed on Pavel Zelensky, a camera-control engineer of a foundation founded by Alexey Navalny and recognized as foreign agent, for calls for extremism by one month.

15:00 01.06.2021

Ex-director of undesirable NGO comes under investigation in Russia

A probe has been initiated in the Krasnodar Region into Andrey Pivovarov, a former director of Otkrytaya Rossia (OR), an organization registered in Great Britain and recognized in Russia as undesirable.

14:48 01.06.2021

Chair of banned Majlis of Crimean Tatars sentenced to 6-year imprisonment in absentia

The Supreme Court of Crimea on Tuesday sentenced Refat Chubarov, chairman of Majlis of Crimean Tatars banned in Russia as extremist, to 6 years in prison in absentia for organizing mass riots.

13:59 01.06.2021

President Putin proposes to empower Prosecutor General's Office to represent Russia in ECHR

Russian President Vladimir Putin has submitted to the State Duma a bill seeking to empower the Prosecutor General's Office to represent the interests of the Russian Federation in international and foreign courts.

12:14 01.06.2021

Cassation upholds 11-year sentence of former vice-governor of Kurgan for $70k graft

The Seventh Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction on Tuesday upheld an 11-year prison sentence passed on the former deputy Governor of Russia’s Kurgan Region Roman Vanyukov for taking bribes worth over 5 million rubles ($70,000).

11:37 01.06.2021

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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

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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