Russian company appeals brand ruling in favor of 20th Century FoxThe Ninth Commercial Appeals Court has registered an appeal filed by the Begushchy Gorod (Running City) sports company against the ruling that canceled the legal protection of its PoBeGi trademark.14:05 13.06.2013
US Ambassador concerned over Russia's 'gay propaganda' banUS ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul, has said that the ban on homosexual propaganda contradicts the spirit of a democratic society. On Tuesday, the lower house adopted in the second and third readings a law introducing administrative liability with a fine reaching 1 million rubles ($30,990) for gay propaganda among children, in particular via the use of the media, the Internet and viral advertizing.12:51 13.06.2013
Lower house bans single foreigners from adopting Russian childrenRussian legislators have drafted amendments to the Family Code, banning the adoption of Russian children by gay couples, as well as by single individuals living in countries where same-sex marriages are legal.12:12 13.06.2013
Law on online piracy may be adopted next weekThe State Duma plans to adopt next week a bill on online piracy designed, in part, to prevent the illegal posting of films and music on torrent trackers, United Russia Deputy Viktor Pinsky, deputy chair of the House Committee on Criminal Legislation, told RIA Novosti on Thursday.11:50 13.06.2013
Ukraine freezes $7.5 million in Web Money-linked companies' bank accountsThe Ukrainian tax authorities have frozen $7.5 million held in the bank accounts of local companies which are part of the WebMoney payment system, the Ukrainian Ministry of Incomes and Fees said in a statement.11:25 13.06.2013
Tunisian court sentences Femen activists to 4 months in jailA court in Tunis has sentenced three European feminists to four months and one day in prison for staging a topless protest outside the Tunisian Palace of Justice on May 29.10:11 13.06.2013
Breivik renounces inheritance to avoid paying compensation to victims' familiesNorwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik has renounced his inheritance from his mother, which could have been confiscated by the state and used as compensation for the families of those who were killed or injured during the 2001 Utoya island massacre.17:20 11.06.2013
Russian senate to discuss fingerprinting new arrivals without visasThe upper house of parliament plans to discuss with security agencies and the police the idea of fingerprinting new arrivals, Ruslan Gattarov, the co-author of the initiative and the chairman of the Federation Council's ad hoc commission on information society, told journalists on Tuesday.16:41 11.06.2013
Prosecutors finish presenting evidence in Navalny's timber embezzlement caseThe state prosecutors have finished presenting evidence to the Leninsky District Court in Kirov against renowned whistleblower Alexei Navalny and Pyotr Ofitserov, who have been charged with embezzling funds from the Kirovles timber company.16:03 11.06.2013
Cyprus prosecutors to check purchase of Uniastrum Bank by Bank of CyprusThe Cypriot Attorney General's Office will audit a 2008 deal to buy an 80% stake in Russia's Uniastrum Bank by Bank of Cyprus, the Cypriot government reported on its website.15:25 11.06.2013
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