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Criminal articles on fraud against businesspersons need to be abolished – lawyer

All criminal articles that relate to fraud in business should be canceled, Chairman of the Board of the Association of Lawyers of Russia (ALR) Vladimir Gruzdev has said addressing the 7th Eastern Economic Forum taking place in Russia’s Vladivostok.

12:51 06.09.2022

Ex-journalist Safronov sentenced to 22 years in jail for treason

16:29 05.09.2022

Russia extends retaliatory sanctions against U.S. citizens

Russian authorities imposes sanctions against 25 more Americans banning them from entering the Russian Federation.

16:17 05.09.2022

Ex-MP Ponomarev arrested in absentia for spreading fakes about Russian army

A district court in Moscow has arrested former State Duma lawmaker Ilya Ponomarev in absentia in the case over discrediting the armed forces of the Russian Federation.

14:12 31.08.2022

Prosecution seeks 13 years in prison for Kaliningrad doctors guilty of baby’s death

Prosecutors asked the Moscow Regional Court to sentence doctors Elena Belaya and Elina Sushkevich, who used to work in Kaliningrad, a city in the western part of Russia, to 13 years in prison as the women were found guilty of the death of a baby by a jury.

12:38 31.08.2022

Prosecutors seek 24-year jail term for ex-journalist Safronov charged with treason

Prosecutor Boris Loktionov has moved for a term of 24 years in a strict regime colony for former Kommersant newspaper journalist Ivan Safronov, when presenting a treason case against the defendant in the Moscow City Court.

16:16 30.08.2022

Moscow court fines Twitch $50,000 for not complying with request to remove banned content

A magistrate court in Moscow has fined video streaming service Twitch Interactive 3 million rubles (about $50k at the current exchange rate) for failure to remove information prohibited by Russian law.

13:28 30.08.2022

Russian ministry to examine petition over alleged violation of rights of Google’s LaMDA

The Russian economy ministry is to examine a complaint over alleged violation of the rights of LaMDA by Google, which as stated in the petition, has a personality and consciousness.

18:58 29.08.2022

Art gallery security guard sentenced to community service for damaging Leporskaya painting

A magistrate court in the city of Yekaterinburg on Monday sentenced former Yeltsin Center security guard Alexander Vasilyev to 180 hours of community service and compulsory treatment for damaging a painting by Kazimir Malevich's student Anna Leporskaya.

17:23 29.08.2022

Second Ukrainian suspect in killing of journalist Daria Dugina identified

Bohdan Tsyganenko, a member of a Ukrainian sabotage and terrorist group, was part of a team that assassinated journalist and political expert Darya Dugina.

12:35 29.08.2022

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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