Russian investigators vow to prosecute US families for orphan abuseRussia's Investigative Committee will call on Interpol to prosecute the US families who have been implicated in the deaths of their adopted Russian children, the committee's chief Alexander Bastrykin told reporters on Wednesday.17:44 20.03.2013
Moscow City Court declines Pussy Riot conviction appealThe Moscow City Court's presidium has declined the supervisory appeals of Pussy Riot members Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, the court told RAPSI Wednesday.17:29 20.03.2013
No parole for former Khodorkovsky partnerThe Arkhangelsk Regional Court's presidium has denied the parole appeal of Platon Lebedev, former Menatep CEO and YUKOS Chief Mikhail Khodorkovsky's partner who is serving 11 years in prison for oil theft.17:04 20.03.2013
Moscow student sentenced to 3 years for alleged self defense shootingMoscow's Tverskoy District Court has sentenced a university student Alexandra Lotkova to three years in prison for shooting a non-lethal weapon in the metro.16:31 20.03.2013
House arrest of suspect in Defense Ministry property scandal extendedThe Khamovnichesky District Court in Moscow has extended the detention of Yevgenia Vasilyeva, former CEO of the Defense Ministry's Property Management Department who has been charged as part of the 13 billion rubles ($433 million) fraud case until May 23.15:21 20.03.2013
Supreme Court to review cases of Khodorkovsky, his partner LebedevThe Supreme Court has instructed the Meshchansky and Khamovniki district courts to provide it with the case materials based on which former YUKOS CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner, former Menatep chief executive Platon Lebedev were sentenced to long prison terms.13:24 20.03.2013
PACE approves new rules for filing complaints with ECHRThe PACE Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights on Tuesday approved a draft protocol that will change the procedure for filing complaints with the European Court of Human Rights and will also seal the principle of subsidiarity.12:10 20.03.2013
ECHR judgment in ex-Yukos Alexei Pichugin’s case becomes finalThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has rejected a request filed by the Russian government to refer to the Grand Chamber a case it had previously lost in the court against former YUKOS Oil security chief Alexei Pichugin.11:24 20.03.2013
London court grants BTA Bank ownership shares in Russian portFinding that Cypriot shell company Usarel Investments Ltd. had knowingly helped disgraced Kazakh banker Mukhtar Ablyazov defraud BTA Bank during his former tenure as its chairman, London’s High Court of Justice held Tuesday that Usarel is liable under Kazakh law to deliver most of its ownership shares in Russia’s Vitino Port to BTA Bank.10:53 20.03.2013
Sweden starts investigation over 'teddy bear' airdrop caseThe Swedish Prosecutor General's Office has launched a criminal investigation into the plane that illegally crossed the border and dropped teddy bears over Belarus.18:40 19.03.2013
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