Yukos ex-shareholder convicted of misappropriating sharesA Moscow court found former Yukos shareholder Leonid Nevzlin guilty Monday of having misappropriated shares, RAPSI reports from the courtroom. The trial against Nevzlin was held in absentia, as the accused remains at large.11:23 24.06.2013
Saakashvili says secret arms caches were created on his instructionsGeorgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has said that secret arms caches were created across the country on his instructions.10:49 24.06.2013
Bill proposing tougher punishment for extremism sent to Russian DumaA bill aimed at toughening criminal punishment for crimes of extremism and for inciting hatred or enmity has been forwarded to the State Duma.10:31 24.06.2013
NSA whistleblower Snowden charged with espionageUS federal prosecutors have filed a criminal complaint against NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden alleging the theft of government property as well as two espionage charges – the unauthorized communication of national defense information and the willful communication of classified communications intelligence information to an unauthorized person.12:29 22.06.2013
Duma adopts bill allowing option of voluntary departure instead of deportationThe State Duma on Friday adopted in the third and final reading a law on the voluntary departure of foreign citizens subject to deportation.18:27 21.06.2013
State Duma prohibits distributing 'neutral' and 'good' lies about citizensThe State Duma on Friday has adopted in the third reading amendments to the Civil Code restricting the distribution of information about a citizen's private life and prohibiting the distribution of so-called "neutral" and "good" lies that do not discredit a person.18:16 21.06.2013
Skolkovo Foundation and opposition lawmaker fail to reach amicable agreementThe Skolkovo Foundation, Russia's high-tech development center, and State Duma lawmaker Ilya Ponomaryov have failed to reach an amicable agreement in Moscow's Gagarinsky District Court, which on Friday began considering the foundation's lawsuit on collecting 9 million rubles ($275,195) from the deputy.17:53 21.06.2013
Japanese parliament adopts anti-bullying lawThe Upper House of the Japanese parliament Friday adopted a law aimed at preventing bullying in schools, according to RIA Novosti.17:35 21.06.2013
Number of phishing attacks up by 87% worldwide - expertsThe number of users who faced phishing attacks in the past 12 months has grown by 87%, from 19.9 million to 37.3 million, Digit.ru reports, citing Kaspersky Lab's The Evolution of Phishing Attacks 2011-2013 survey.17:21 21.06.2013
Putin urges Duma to adopt amnesty for economic crimesRussian President Vladimir Putin urged the State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament, to grant an amnesty pardoning those with first-time convictions for economic crimes who either have reimbursed the damages, or who have expressed the willingness to do so.16:50 21.06.2013
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