Egyptian court cancels parliamentary electionsAn Egyptian administrative court has suspended the president's order to hold elections to the lower house of parliament scheduled for April 22 and has referred the recently adopted election law to the Supreme Constitutional Court.11:48 07.03.2013
Opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov ordered to wear tracking braceletSergei Udaltsov, a leftist opposition leader placed under house arrest as part of the case of the May 2012 riots on Bolotnaya Square, will be monitored by an electronic bracelet.11:01 07.03.2013
Urals neo-nazi gets 9.5 years for race-hate crimesA court in Russia’s Urals city of Yekaterinburg sentenced a man to 9.5 years in prison after finding him guilty of committing race-hate crimes, a spokeswoman for the court said.10:39 07.03.2013
Egypt sentences steel magnate to jail for misappropriating government moneyThe Giza criminal court has sentenced steel magnate Ahmed Ezz to 37 years in prison for misappropriating government funds and money laundering.16:54 06.03.2013
Bolshoi Ballet acid attack detention hearing - liveRAPSI is live on the scene as Moscow's Tagansky District Court is expected to issue a decision today on the detention of Bolshoi Theater leading soloist Pavel Dmitrichenko and two suspected accomplices in connection with the brutal acid attack that left Bolshoi Artistic Director Sergei Filin with third degree burns to his face and eyes.16:27 06.03.2013
Three suspects confess over Bolshoi acid attackThree suspects detained by Moscow police over the acid attack on the Bolshoi Theater’s artistic director Sergei Filin, including the organizer, have signed statements admitting their part in the crime.15:46 06.03.2013
Adoption pending for 33 St. Petersburg orphansThe adoption process of 33 children residing in a St Petersburg orphanage has been suspended, Child Rights Commissioner for St. Petersburg Svetlana Agapitova told a news conference on Wednesday.14:56 06.03.2013
Human rights commissioner asks court to overturn Pussy Riot verdictHuman rights commissioner Vladimir Lukin has supported an appeal filed by the Pussy Riot defense team against the two-year sentence handed down to two of the group's members for performing their now infamous punk prayer at the altar of the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow in February 2012.11:12 06.03.2013
Creditors of Russia's MTS branch in Uzbekistan to request liquidationA meeting of the creditors of Uzdunrobita, Russia's MTS branch in Uzbekistan, has voted to request the court to recognize the company as bankrupt and to seek its liquidation.17:34 05.03.2013
Over 25,000 prison employees punished in 2012Over 25,000 detention centers and prison employees were disciplined or fined last year, Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika said at a board meeting on Tuesday.16:35 05.03.2013
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