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
Aeroflot appeals decision to provide records to minority shareholderAeroflot has filed an appeal against a previous appeals court ruling to provide procurement records to minority shareholder Igor Shilovsky. In February, the Ninth Court of Appeals overruled the lower court’s decision and partially satisfied Shilovsky’s demands by ordering the state-controlled airline to provide him with a number of documents.18:39 05.04.2013
ECHR informs Russia of activist's application seeking €500,000The European Court of Human Rights has informed the Russian authorities that an activist of the banned National Bolshevik Party, who was sentenced in 2006, has filed an application demanding €500,000 in compensation.18:23 05.04.2013
Foreign financing amount for NGOs unclear - Justice MinistryThe Justice Ministry does not have information regarding how much financing Russian NGOs receive from abroad, First Deputy Justice Minister Alexander Smirnov told RIA Novosti on Friday.17:42 05.04.2013
US court expands Alaska Native land, equality rightsA federal court in Washington DC ruled this week that the Secretary for the Interior (Secretary) is entitled to take land into trust for Alaska Natives in a landmark ruling that places Alaska’s native population on equal footing with other Native American populations.17:32 05.04.2013
Supreme Commercial Court continues to push for mediation billThe Supreme Commercial Court will continue working toward the approval of its court mediation initiative, Chairman Anton Ivanov said at a meeting of the heads of the Moscow and the Central District commercial courts on Friday.17:15 05.04.2013
Pussy Riot's Tolokonnikova's parole appeal set for April 26The hearing of Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova's parole appeal has been scheduled for April 26, a Mordovian court reported on Friday.16:50 05.04.2013
Russian woman arrested in Canada complains of rights abuseMarina Talashkova, a flight attendant from Yekaterinburg arrested in Canada on fraud charges in the United States, has appealed the court ruling rejecting her rights abuse claim.15:40 05.04.2013
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