Prosecutors seek 14 years for yoga cult leader accused of forced orgiesProsecutors are seeking a 14-year sentence against the leader of a yogic cult on charges of rape and sexual assault as well as drug trafficking.13:54 25.01.2013
French court orders Twitter to produce information on racist, anti-Semitic usersA Paris court ordered Twitter Thursday to produce any information that may facilitate the identification of users that tweeted illegal content, according to a press release issued by France’s Union of Jewish Students (UEJF), the organization spearheading efforts to rid Twitter of hate speech.12:34 25.01.2013
Investigation in Russian tycoon's debauchery case underway in CambodiaThe investigation of the case of Russian businessman Sergei Polonsky and the other two Russian nationals, who were arrested on charges of intentional bodily harm and illegal detention, will continue, says Pavel Seskanov, head of the consular department of the Russian Embassy to Cambodia.12:08 25.01.2013
Banned treetop protester sparks Washington free speech rowA free speech battle is brewing in Washington after a local judge banished from the US capital an anti-abortion protester who scaled a tree and shouted repeatedly during US President Barack Obama’s inauguration ceremony this week.10:51 25.01.2013
Readers disenchanted with Lance Armstrong biographies file class actionA class action lawsuit filed against Lance Armstrong Tuesday demands damages from the disgraced cyclist for having duped readers of his autobiography according to USA Today, which published a copy of the complaint.23:36 24.01.2013
Four US families file claims with ECHR challenging Russian adoption banThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Wednesday registered complaints filed by four American families challenging the so-called Dima Yakovlev law, which prohibits US families from adopting Russian orphans.19:15 24.01.2013
TNK-BP minority shareholder lawsuit against BP droppedThe Eighth Commercial Court of Appeals in the Siberian city of Omsk has dismissed the lawsuit initiated by Andrei Prokhorov, a TNK-BP minority shareholder, to recover RUB 288 billion ($9.5 billion at the current exchange rate) from BP Russian Investment Limited (BPRI) and BP p.l.c.18:00 24.01.2013
Detained Moscow rioter seeks €6,000 from Russia in ECHRDetained Moscow rioter Vyacheslav Aristov has filed a claim against Russia with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) demanding €6,000 in compensation for damages arising from his arrest and sentencing for his involvement in the mass riots that tore through central Moscow last May on the eve of President Vladimir Putin's inauguration, his representative Konstantin Terekhov told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com) on Thursday.16:42 24.01.2013
Soldiers charged with looting presidential plane crash site soon to be triedThe Smolensk Military Court has scheduled for April 24 the preliminary hearings in the case against four soldiers charged with looting the Polish presidential plane crash site, according to the court.16:17 24.01.2013
Dispute over failed Lady Gaga performance settledTV Service has reported to the U.S. court that its lawsuit regarding a canceled Lady Gaga concert in Moscow has been resolved amicably, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com) on Thursday. TV Service owns the MUZ-TV channel.15:30 24.01.2013
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