Greenpeace suit against gas pipeline construction in nature reserve dismissedThe Leningrad Regional Court has granted the construction of a gas pipeline on the territory of the Kurgalsky Nature Reserve.17:52 27.10.2017
Russian authorities work on laws criticized by ECHR rulingsRussian state bodies continue their work on implementation of rulings issued by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) by modifying national laws to fit in with these decisions.17:47 27.10.2017
Ex-Culture Ministry official charged with embezzlement denied $17,000 bailMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on Friday refused to release ex-Culture Ministry official Sophia Apfelbaum, who stands charged in the embezzlement case involving the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov, on a 1-million-ruble bail (about $17,000).17:03 27.10.2017
Russian court overturns sentence in Jesus Christ caricature caseA court in Russia’s city of Sochi on Friday reversed sentence passed on a local resident Viktor Nochevnov for repost of Jesus Christ caricatures on a social media platform.16:56 27.10.2017
Ex-Culture Ministry official pleads not guilty to embezzlementFormer official of the Culture Ministry and current director of the Russian Academic Youth Theater Sophia Apfelbaum, who stands charged in the embezzlement case involving the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov, has pleaded not guilty.14:14 27.10.2017
Kalmykia’s Supreme Court upholds sentence for prison guards in torture caseThe Supreme Court of the Republic of Kalmykia has upheld a lower court’s ruling finding several employees of a penal colony guilty of beating prisoners.12:59 27.10.2017
State Duma adopts bill on registry of socially beneficial NGOsThe State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament, adopted in the third and final reading on Friday a bill granting regional governments a right to evaluate the quality of socially beneficial services provided by socially-oriented non-governmental organizations (NGOs).11:39 27.10.2017
Russia extradites two men to Czech Republic for sentence executionRussia has extradited to the Czech Republic two individuals convicted of robbery and embezzlement for execution of sentence against them.10:59 27.10.2017
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