Former Pakistani president Musharraf ordered to respond to treason chargesThe Supreme Court of Pakistan has forbidden former president and high-ranking general Pervez Musharraf from leaving the country and has ordered him to appear in court where treason charges are presently pending against him.18:00 08.04.2013
Pussy Riot's lawyer to file new appeal against Moscow court decisionPussy Riot members Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova plan to appeal the decision of the Moscow City Court, which dismissed previous pleas to reverse their sentences.15:10 08.04.2013
Around 7,000 migrants have passed Russian language test - regulatorNearly 7,000 migrants have passed Russian language tests, a Federal Migration Service official said on Monday.14:47 08.04.2013
Captain of Nerpa sub pleads innocent in fatal accident trialCaptain Dmitry Lavrentyev has pleaded not guilty during the trial of the Nerpa nuclear submarine accident case, a defense attorney told RIA Novosti. Lavrentyev stated that he followed the proper procedure for an emergency.12:17 08.04.2013
International credit card trafficker sentenced to 88 months in US prisonVladislav Anatolievich Horohorin, a 30-year-old Russian, Ukrainian, and Israeli citizen, was sentenced in the US Friday to 88 months in prison and ordered to pay $125,739 in restitution for trafficking in millions of stolen credit cards and for having played a role in the theft of upwards of $9 million from an American credit card company.11:38 08.04.2013
Former Egyptian prime minister acquitted of embezzlement chargeThe Cairo Criminal Court has acquitted former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafik on a charge of embezzling public money when he was civil aviation minister from 2002 to 2012.10:42 08.04.2013
Arms dealer Viktor Bout to get new defense teamRussian businessman Viktor Bout, convicted for arms trafficking in the United States, will get a new team of lawyers.09:00 08.04.2013
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