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Admin of Telegram channel to stand porno peddling trial in Russia’s Vologda

The Vologda City Court will hear a public porno peddling case against the Police Ombudsman Telegram channel’s admin Igor Khudyakov.

18:02 10.08.2020

Human Rights Council urges Foreign Ministry negotiate release of journalists arrested in Minsk

Russia’s Presidential Human Rights Council has urged the Foreign Ministry to voice its official protest against arrests of Russian journalists in Belarus and immediately start negotiations on their release.

17:37 10.08.2020

Woman sentenced to 7 years behind bars for babynap from Kemerovo maternity clinic

The Central District Court of Russia’s Kemerovo has jailed a 42-year woman living in a neighboring town to 7 years in penal colony for kidnapping from a local maternity hospital.

16:09 10.08.2020

Union of Journalists of Russia voices protest over arrest of media members in Belarus

The Union of Journalists of Russia has voiced protest over recent arrests of representatives of mass media in Belarus.

15:23 10.08.2020

Moscow court fines Google $20,300 for content filtering failure

A magistrate court on Monday fined Google 1.5 million rubles ($20,300) for repeated violation of the obligationton to filter content banned in Russia.

13:58 10.08.2020

Young woman attempted to join Syrian terrorists loses appeal against 9-year supervision

The Moscow City Court on Monday upheld a 9-year administrative supervision including a ban to leave home at night imposed on Varvara Karaulova, ex-student of the Moscow State University who had been convicted of an attempt to join terrorists in Syria.

12:30 10.08.2020

Navalny to be tried over statements about Great Patriotic War veteran

The Moscow Prosecutor’s Office has approved indictment against Alexey Navalny in a case the blogger’s statements about veteran of the Great Patriotic War Ignat Artemenko.

10:54 10.08.2020

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Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violations

A 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 conditions

Russia'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 Duma

Lawmakers 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