Putin approves fines for posting child-inappropriate information onlinePresident Vladimir Putin has signed a law introducing fines for publishing information inappropriate for children online.13:02 25.02.2013
Company requests to register brands in honor of fallen meteorPatent Group, a company from Chelyabinsk in the eastern Urals, has filed a request with the Russian patents agency to register Mysterious Meteor, Urals Meteor and Chebarkul Meteor as their trademarks in honor of meteor which has fallen in the region on February 15.12:46 25.02.2013
Pussy Riot's Alyokhina to persist on rights to raise child March 4On March 4 the Perm Territorial Court will hear an appeal filed by Maria Alyokhina, Pussy Riot member sentenced to two years in prison, against the lower court's refusal to defer her sentence.11:47 25.02.2013
Pistorius released on bail by South African magistrateSouth African Magistrate Desmond Nair decided Friday to release Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius as he waits to stand trial for the grisly Valentines Day murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.18:42 22.02.2013
Russian businessman files appeal to use 'windows' in domainThe Supreme Commercial Court has registered businessman Dmitry Shapovalov's appeal to reconsider judicial acts recognizing the Microsoft Corporation's right to use the Windows trademark in the windows.ru domain name.18:00 22.02.2013
Russian media mogul appeals foreign travel banDefense lawyers for billionaire businessman and Kremlin critic Alexander Lebedev, who is facing trial on public disorder and battery charges, have challenged the travel restrictions imposed on him.17:12 22.02.2013
International petition urges Putin to transfer Pussy Riot to MoscowA petition urging President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s prison authorities to transfer jailed Pussy Riot members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina from their regional penal colonies to facilities in Moscow has rapidly picked up steam.16:58 22.02.2013
$330 mln shareholders' lawsuit against TNK-BP to be heard on March 20The Saratov Regional Commercial Court has scheduled for March 20 the hearing of a 9.984 billion ruble ($330.3 million) claim against TNK-BP.16:36 22.02.2013
Russians filed 30% fewer claims with ECHR in 2012Russians filed 28.5% fewer complaints with the European Court of Human Rights in 2012 compared to 2011.14:43 22.02.2013
Ex-official tied up in Russian defense fraud scandal seeks return of $4 mlnFormer Defense Ministry Property Department CEO Yevgenia Vasilyeva plans to file a claim to recover $4 million worth of personal belongings that were confiscated during a search in her apartment.14:26 22.02.2013
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