Orthodox activist charged in exhibition attack case pleads not guiltyLyudmila Yesipenko, an activist of ultra-conservative Orthodox group Bozhya Volya (God’s Will), who stands charged with vandalizing an art exhibition, has pleaded not guilty.17:30 07.07.2016
ECHR recommends France not to send Chechen deportee to RussiaThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Thursday that the rights of a Russian national from Chechnya living in France may be violated in case he is deported to the Russian Federation after a French court dismissed his application for asylum.15:26 07.07.2016
Russian mayor convicted for abuse of officeThe Taganrog City Court in the Rostov Region has sentenced former mayor of the city Vladimir Prasolov to one year in prison for abuse of office.14:58 07.07.2016
Putin signs package of antiterrorist bills into lawRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a package of antiterrorist bills introducing among others life sentence for terrorism into law, the official spokesperson for the President.13:40 07.07.2016
Russian regional MPs propose to tighten penalties for illegal sale of alcoholLawmakers from Russia’s city of Perm have submitted a bill to the State Duma to increase fines for unlicensed trade of alcohol.12:46 07.07.2016
Russian official suspected of fraud detained until August 30The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow has detained a deputy head of the Federal Agency for Special Construction (Spetsstroy) Alexander Buryakov who is suspected of large-scale fraud.10:37 07.07.2016
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