Russian IP Organization's claim against McDonald's set for July 16The Moscow Commercial Court has postponed the 790,000 ruble ($25,420) lawsuit the Russian Organization for Intellectual Property (VOIS) filed against Moscow-McDonald's until July 16.17:08 06.06.2013
Dutch government to compensate coffee shops for losses from tourist laws - reportThe Hague District Court has ruled that the owners of coffee shops in the Netherlands selling hashish and marijuana must be compensated for losses after marijuana sales were restricted last year.16:08 06.06.2013
Russia violated Jehovah’s Witnesses rights by disclosing medical records - ECHRThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Thursday that the rights of two Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia had been violated when their medical records were disclosed to prosecution authorities as a consequence of their refusal to accept blood transfusions.15:31 06.06.2013
German Constitutional Court gives gay couples equal tax rightsThe German Federal Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that heterosexual and gay couples should have equal rights.14:51 06.06.2013
Former Georgian prime minister to file application with ECHRThe lawyers of former Georgian Prime Minister Vano Merabishvili, the general secretary of the pro-presidential United National Movement party, who was arrested for alleged involvement in the dispersal of a rally in Tbilisi in 2011, plan to refer the case to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.14:25 06.06.2013
Russia and Dominican Republic sign drug enforcement agreementRussia's Federal Drug Control Service Director Viktor Ivanov and his Dominican counterpart, Rolando Rosado Mateo, signed a drug enforcement agreement on Thursday.13:50 06.06.2013
Alleged planner of terror attack in Moscow detained by FSBThe Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained Yulai Davletbayev, who allegedly masterminded a terrorist attack which was foiled in Moscow last month13:19 06.06.2013
US soldier confesses to Afghan mass killings - reportUS soldier Robert Bales charged with massacring 16 people, nine of them children, in southern Afghanistan last year pleaded guilty in an attempt to avoid a death penalty.12:35 06.06.2013
ICC prosecutor urges UN to clamp down on military criminals in DarfurProsecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda on Wednesday called on the UN Security Council to take urgent measures to punish those responsible for military crimes against civilians in Darfur, Sudan.12:01 06.06.2013
Russian postal service breaks record in complaints - reportOver 27,000, 90% of the 30,500 complaints about the performance of communication operators sent to consumer rights regulator Rospotrebnadzor concern federal postal service Pochta Rossii.11:38 06.06.2013
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