Russian Supreme Court upholds sentence to student approving Charlie Hebdo massacreThe Supreme Court of Russia had upheld the 2-year prison sentence given to Avaid Mosab, a Palestinian student in the Russian town of Belgorod, for publicly approving an act of terror against the Paris-based Charlie Hebdo magazine.17:45 21.03.2017
Russian Constitutional Court rules police must protect one-person protestersThe Constitutional Court of Russia has ruled that police officers must protect one-person protestors at the sites the protests take place instead of bringing them to the stations.16:26 21.03.2017
ECHR grants €122,300 to 17 Russian convicts over poor conditions of detentionThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has admitted the rights of 17 Russian convicts, who complained of the inadequate conditions of their detention to be violated. The total amount of compensation granted after the ECHR has examined two joint cases made 122,300 euros.14:56 21.03.2017
High-ranking investigator appeals against extension of his detention, againLegal defense for the First Deputy Head of the Investigative Committee’s Moscow Directorate, General Denis Nikandrov, who stands charged with taking a large-scale bribe, has appealed extension of his detention until June 19.12:58 21.03.2017
Alleged organizer of 2002 Moscow theater hostage crisis sentenced to 19 years in jailThe Moscow District Military Court has sentenced the alleged mastermind of the hostage taking at the Dubrovka theater in southeast Moscow in 2002 that left 130 dead, Khasan Zakayev, to 19 years in close confinement.11:43 21.03.2017
Ex-manager of Roscosmos found dead in detention did not plan to admit guilt – lawyerFormer top manager of the Russian space agency Roscosmos Vladimir Yevdokimov, who died in a detention center under indeterminate circumstances, was not going to cooperate with investigators, RIA Novosti reported on Tuesday.10:50 21.03.2017
Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violationsA Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.17:20 17.01.2023
Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditionsRussia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.15:29 13.01.2023
Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State DumaLawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.16:17 12.10.2022