No penalty for prison rules violation for Pussy Riot's TolokonnikovaThe disciplinary commission has decided against penalizing Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova who is serving a two-year sentence in a Mordovian prison for a 'punk prayer' at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.17:03 07.03.2013
Eleven Russian nationals in Thai prisons - consulateEleven Russians are serving prison sentences in Thailand, and five others are under investigation or at trial, diplomat Andrei Dvornikov told RIA Novosti on Thursday.16:26 07.03.2013
Czech constitutional court appoints judge on treason charge against President KlausThe Czech Constitutional Court has appointed a reporting judge on the Senate's treason complaint against President Vaclav Klaus.14:06 07.03.2013
Former Ukrainian prime minister again refuses to attend murder case trialFormer Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko refused to attend a court hearing in Kiev on Thursday where a witness was scheduled to give testimony in the case of the murder of MP and businessman Yevhen Shcherban.13:47 07.03.2013
Suspect's luxury assets frozen in Defense Ministry property scandalA court in Moscow has arrested the property of Yevgenia Vasilyeva, former CEO of the Defense Ministry's Property Management Department who has been charged as part of the $433 mln fraud case.13:07 07.03.2013
Pussy Riot's Tolokonnikova seeks parole on grounds of having young childPussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, who is serving a two-year sentence for committing an act of hooliganism in Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral in February 2012, has appealed for an early release on parole on the grounds she has a young child.12:38 07.03.2013
Egyptian court cancels parliamentary electionsAn Egyptian administrative court has suspended the president's order to hold elections to the lower house of parliament scheduled for April 22 and has referred the recently adopted election law to the Supreme Constitutional Court.11:48 07.03.2013
Opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov ordered to wear tracking braceletSergei Udaltsov, a leftist opposition leader placed under house arrest as part of the case of the May 2012 riots on Bolotnaya Square, will be monitored by an electronic bracelet.11:01 07.03.2013
Urals neo-nazi gets 9.5 years for race-hate crimesA court in Russia’s Urals city of Yekaterinburg sentenced a man to 9.5 years in prison after finding him guilty of committing race-hate crimes, a spokeswoman for the court said.10:39 07.03.2013
Egypt sentences steel magnate to jail for misappropriating government moneyThe Giza criminal court has sentenced steel magnate Ahmed Ezz to 37 years in prison for misappropriating government funds and money laundering.16:54 06.03.2013
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