Bill banning snuff and chewing tobacco reaches Russia’s State DumaThe Rostov Region’s lawmakers have submitted to the lower house of Russian parliament a bill banning the sale of snuff and chewing tobacco.17:44 09.08.2018
Russian citizen gets 5 years for plotting terror attack in Kazan CathedralA defendant in a criminal case over attempted terror attack in the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg Yevgeny Yefimov has been sentenced to 5 years in a high security penal colony.15:00 09.08.2018
Fines for anti-tobacco law violations amount to $1 mln in first half of 2018The total amount of fines imposed on violators of anti-tobacco legislation reached over 70 million rubles ($1 million) in the first half of 2018.13:59 09.08.2018
Four GTA Gang case defendants sentenced to lifeThe Moscow Regional Court on Thursday sentenced four defendants in the so-called GTA Gang case to life in prison.12:59 09.08.2018
Investigators charge Russian city construction official with corruptionDeputy head of the construction department for the city of Orenburg in Southern Russia Gennady Borisov has been charged with receiving a 2-million-ruble bribe ($30,200).11:37 09.08.2018
Ukrainian ombudsman asks Russian rights advocates to consider Sentsov exchangeUkraine’s ombudsman Lyudmila Denisova has asked Russian human rights advocates to discuss any terms of exchange of film director Oleg Sentsov sentenced in Russia to 20 years in prison for organizing a terrorist group in Crimea.10:31 09.08.2018
Russian court dismisses appeals of two Crimean energy companiesThe Twenty First Commercial Court of Appeals has dismissed appeals filed by two Crimean energy producers Alpha Solar and Beta Solar owned by the Cypriot Ournia Commercial Ltd, against a court ruling declaring the companies bankrupt.09:59 09.08.2018
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