Defamation suit filed by RT TV channel against Navalny set for mid-SeptemberThe Moscow Commercial Court has scheduled a defamation claim filed by the Autonomous Non-Profit Organization “TV- Novosti” (TV- Novosti) running RT TV channel against Alexey Navalny, Lyubov Sobol and Znak news agency for September 15.18:35 11.06.2020
Russia’s Supreme Court Plenum votes online using blockchain-based technologyParticipants of a Plenum of Russia’s Supreme Court have for the first time ever used a modern online distributed ledger technology-based poll system Polys developed by Kaspersky Lab to register the results of their voting.17:14 11.06.2020
Parole petition of mastermind of 1998 murder of Russian MP withdrawnThe Dzerzhinsky District Court of St. Petersburg has granted a motion to withdraw a parole petition filed by Mikhail Glushchenko, a former State Duma lawmaker sentenced to 17 years in prison for the murder of fellow parliamentarian Galina Starovoitova.16:46 11.06.2020
Over 500k Russians want to vote on Constitution amendments online – officialOver 500,000 applications have been filed with the Central Election Commission from citizens of Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod Region willing to take part in the voting on Russian Constitution amendments online.15:52 11.06.2020
Norilsk thermal plant CEO detained in fuel spillage case until late JulyThe Norilsk City Court on Thursday placed CEO of a local thermal plant Pavel Smirnov in detention until July 31 as part of a case over the fuel spillage disaster.14:27 11.06.2020
Moscow court detains former Novgorod vice-governor on fraud allegationsMoscow’s Presnensky District Court on Thursday ordered detention of the fomer vice-governor of the Novgorod Region Victor Nechayev in a large-scale fraud case until August 9.13:00 11.06.2020
Homeless man convicted of false report of bomb in Russian Constitutional CourtHomeless Victor Nikolayev was sentenced to 7 months in a penal colony for the false report of a bomb in the Russian Constitutional Court.12:41 11.06.2020
Suspect in kidnapping of son of Russian lawyer arrestedA man suspected of kidnapping of a 17-year son of attorney Konstantin Skrypnik has been arrested.11:58 11.06.2020
Mayor of Norilsk charged with negligence over fuel spillage disasterNegligence charges have been brought against mayor of Norilsk in the Krasnoyarsk Krai Rinat Akhmetchin over the fuel spillage disaster in the region.10:53 11.06.2020
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