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Baku submits content on Yerevan war crimes to European Court

Baku submits content on Yerevan war crimes to European Court

All the content related to the crimes of Armenia against the Azerbaijani people were submitted to the European Court, Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan Chingiz Asgarov said. Asgarov made the remark at the conference on …

Azerbaijan reminds Armenia of ECtHR ruling

Azerbaijan reminds Armenia of ECtHR ruling

Internally displaced persons, recognized as victims on the basis of the decision adopted in 2015 by the European Court of Human Rights in the 'Chiragov and Others v. Armenia' case, visited their native Lachin district. …

Schroeder sues Bundestag over Russia

Schroeder sues Bundestag over Russia

Gerhard Schroeder, who has become increasingly derided in Germany for his pro-Russian views, has filed a suit against Germany's Bundestag lower house of parliament that seeks to reinstate his privileges as former chancellor, DPA reported. …

Iran says acclaimed filmmaker to serve out 6-year sentence

Iran says acclaimed filmmaker to serve out 6-year sentence

Iran’s judiciary on Tuesday ordered one of the country’s leading filmmakers Jafar Panahi to serve out a six-year prison sentence from a decade ago that had never been enforced. The order came as the government seeks to silence …

Russian court lifts suspension for Caspian pipeline operations

Russian court lifts suspension for Caspian pipeline operations

A court in southern Russia on Monday overturned an earlier ruling suspending Caspian Pipeline Consortium's (CPC) operations and instead fined it 200,000 roubles ($3,300), easing concerns about a global oil supply crunch. A halt to …

Court acquits Blatter, Platini in FIFA corruption trial

Court acquits Blatter, Platini in FIFA corruption trial

Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter and France footballing legend Michel Platini were both cleared of corruption charges by a Swiss court on Friday. Blatter, who led FIFA for 17 years, was cleared of fraud by the …

Death penalty may be banned in Uzbekistan

Death penalty may be banned in Uzbekistan

The death penalty may be abolished in Uzbekistan, the corresponding proposal was introduced in the draft law on amendments and additions to the Constitution, which was published in the parliamentary newspaper Narodnoye Slovo. "The …

Russian subsidiary of Google files for bankruptcy

Russian subsidiary of Google files for bankruptcy

Google's subsidiary in Russia, Google LLC, has filed for bankruptcy. The motion for bankruptcy was lodged with Moscow's Arbitration Court on June 16, according to the database of arbitration cases. Google LLC posted a …

Georgian government sues country's president

Georgian government sues country's president

The Georgian Government has filed a lawsuit to the Constitutional Court of Georgia, requesting a clarification from the Court over the separation of powers between the country’s President and Government, following a recent controversy …

Iran to execute Swedish-Iranian on spying charges - report

Iran to execute Swedish-Iranian on spying charges - report

A Swedish-Iranian national sentenced to death in Iran on charges of spying for Israel is to be executed this month, Iran's ISNA news agency said on Wednesday, as the trial of a former Iranian official suspected of war crimes ended in …

Armenian Court of Cassation acquits Pashinyan in March 1 case

Armenian Court of Cassation acquits Pashinyan in March 1 case

Armenia's Court of Cassation has overturned today the conviction of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who was a defendant in the March 1 case, absolving him from all responsibility for the 2008 post-election unrest in Yerevan. …