Russia's top judge flies home after Ghana crashA Russian Emergencies Ministry plane carrying Russia’s injured Supreme Court chief left Ghana for Moscow on Wednesday, a ministry spokesperson said.11:24 18.09.2013
Navalny's lawyers ask to return timber embezzlement case to courtSergei Kobelev, attorney for opposition activist and Moscow mayoral hopeful Alexei Navalny, has filed to the Kirov regional court an application to send the timber embezzlement case materials back to a lower court10:43 18.09.2013
Russian business ombudsman urges amnesty for migrantsRussia’s business ombudsman proposed on Tuesday that the country’s authorities should declare amnesty for illegal migrants to help both the foreign workers and their employers.10:08 18.09.2013
Ex-police officer sentenced in Politkovskaya case was offered $137,000Former police officer Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, who was sentenced to 11 years in connection with the murder of prominent Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya,was offered $137,000, according to his wife’s testimony, which was revealed in the courtroom Tuesday.17:31 17.09.2013
Seven detained in alleged Gazprom shareholder fraudSeven men have been detained in Moscow on suspicion of having embezzled Gazprom shares in the amount of 500 million rubles (upwards of $15.4 million).17:11 17.09.2013
Man faces 2 years in jail for defrauding Russian judgesA criminal case has been opened against a man residing in Russia’s Perm region who attempted to pressure local judges.16:14 17.09.2013
Supreme Court's decision to cut Khodorkovsky's sentence appealedDefense lawyers for former YUKOS top manager Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev have appealed Russia's Supreme Courts decision to lower the sentences of their clients to 10 years and 10 months, the website of Khodorkovsky's press office said on Tuesday.14:37 17.09.2013
Extremist literature withdrawn from two Russian mosquesThe Federal Security Service (FSB) has withdrawn extremist literature from the mosques in Russia's Bashkortostan, the spokesperson of the regional department of the Federal Security Service told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.14:07 17.09.2013
Website blocking is ineffective measure - telecom regulatorWebsite blocking under the anti-piracy law is ineffective measure and it can be used only as a last resort, Maxim Ksenzov, deputy head of the Federal Service for Telecom, IT and Mass Communications Supervision (Roskomnadzor), said at the conference "Right to Download" on Tuesday.13:48 17.09.2013
Cosmonaut sues Gagarin Research & Training over wagesShelkovo City Court on October 4 will hear the lawsuit of cosmonaut Sergei Volkov against Yu. A. Gagarin Research & Test Cosmonaut Training Center contesting industry wages.13:17 17.09.2013
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