Politkovskaya murder trial postponed when key witness has seizure in courtOne of the key witnesses in the Politkovskaya murder trial, Dmitry Pavluchenkov had an epileptic seizure. The hearing was moved to Tueasday, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.15:00 09.09.2013
ECHR to take on case of Lithuanian fined for denying Soviet aggressionThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has accepted the application of Lithuanian Socialist People's Front party leader Algirdas Paleckis, who was convicted of having denied the existence of "Soviet aggression against Lithuania and its people," the party's press service announced Monday.13:13 09.09.2013
Mass killer Vinogradov gets life sentenceOn Monday, the Moscow City Court found rampaging lawyer Dmitry Vinogradov guilty of six counts of murder and sentenced him to life in prison.12:32 09.09.2013
Russian investigators mull placing Bloodhound Gang musicians on wanted listRussian investigators have launched a probe against Bloodhound Gang musicians for the alleged desecration of the Russian flag. The issue of his placement on the wanted list is being decided now, Investigative Committee spokesperson Vladimir Markin said Monday.12:12 09.09.2013
Bankruptcy procedure at Mirax Group extendedThe Moscow Commercial Court extended the supervisory procedures in Mirax Group’s bankruptcy for additional six months.11:39 09.09.2013
Sobyanin leads in mayoral election after 98% of votes countedActing Moscow head Sergei Sobyanin gained 51.15 percent of votes in Sunday mayoral election in the Russian capital after 98.03 percent of ballots were counted, the election committee said on Monday.10:04 09.09.2013
High-ranking Russian officials misreport income – KremlinA number of high-ranking Russian officials have provided false information in their income declarations, the head of the presidential administration said Friday.17:09 06.09.2013
Dutch Supreme Court holds state responsible for three Srebrenica Massacre deathsThe Supreme Court of the Netherlands held Friday that the Dutch State bears responsibility for the deaths of three men who lost their lives during 1995’s Srebrenica Massacre, according to a statement released by the court.16:48 06.09.2013
Tymoshenko gas case review won't be sent to Ukraine Supreme CourtThe Ukrainian Superior Specialized Civil and Criminal Court declined on Friday to refer the request filed by the lawyers of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to review the sentence in the gas case, to the Supreme Court.16:05 06.09.2013
Latvian court leaves Gozi virus creator in detentionThe Central Distric Court of Riga turned down a motion to release Deniss Calovskis, who is accused of cyber crime in the US, attorney Saulvedis Varpinsh told journalists on Friday.15:39 06.09.2013
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