Refusal to question witness in front of jury may lead to mistrialAny ill-motivated refusal to allow a witness to be questioned in front of a jury may result in a cancellation of the verdict, according to the Russian Supreme Court's 2013 Judicial Practice Review.15:29 22.07.2013
Russian ex-governor gets 9,5 years in prison for briberyA court in central Russia's Tula Region sentenced its former governor, Vyacheslav Dudka, to 9,5 years in prison for taking a 40 million ruble ($1.2 million) bribe.14:50 22.07.2013
Migration biggest threat to Russia’s national security – pollOne in three Russians thinks migration is the most serious threat to national security, and is more dangerous than terrorism and environmental disasters, according to a poll published Monday.14:29 22.07.2013
Snowden did not cross Russian border - sourceNSA whistleblower Edward Snowden did not cross the Russian border, a source in the transit authorities told RIA Novosi on Monday. Snowden is still in the transit area of Sheremetyevo Airport.13:58 22.07.2013
Russian prosecutors allow Left Front opposition movement to resume activityMoscow prosecutors have permitted the Left Front movement, headed by opposition firebrand Sergei Udlatsov, to resume its activity. The Left Front is a far-left political movement encompassing organizations that support socialist development in Russia and the post-Soviet states.12:59 22.07.2013
Russian ex-governor found guilty of taking $1.2 mln bribeA court in central Russia's Tula Region found its former governor guilty Monday of taking a 40 million ruble ($1.2 million) bribe.12:10 22.07.2013
Russian police thwart Georgian mobster's weddingA crime boss of Georgian origin has been detained in central Russia about a week before he planned to get married, the local Interior Ministry said Monday.11:02 22.07.2013
Star dancer Tsiskaridze's appeal in Bolshoi row rejectedThe Moscow City Court has upheld the decision to annul one of the reprimands issued against former top Bolshoi Ballet dancer Nikolai Tsiskaridze by the theater management.10:47 22.07.2013
Australian PM announces deal to ship boat people to Papua New GuineaAustralian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced Friday that from here on out, all asylum seekers arriving by boat to Australia will be shipped off to Papua New Guinea.18:58 19.07.2013
The scale of criminal penalties to be put in order - MPThe scale of criminal penalties is to be put in order, Pavel Krasheninnikov, chair of the State Duma Committee on Civil, Criminal, Arbitral and Procedural Legislation, said on Friday.17:51 19.07.2013
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