Opposition whistleblower Alexei Navalny on trial. Day 6 – live coverageKirov district court is again being rocked by the embezzlement proceedings pending against Russian opposition activist and anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny Thursday, and RAPSI is on-hand to provide of-the-moment coverage of the latest developments in the high-profile trial.19:10 15.05.2013
Russian court rejects slander suit against Izvestia over Firefox brandThe Moscow Commercial Court has rejected a slander lawsuit filed by the SaleNames domain registrar against Russian news daily Izvestia challenging a story describing a dispute over the Firefox brand, RAPSI reports from the courtroom on Wednesday.17:43 15.05.2013
International law is in need of review - Constitutional Court chairmanInternational law as a whole needs to be revised, Chairman of Russia's Constitutional Court Valery Zorkin said on Wednesday at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum.17:17 15.05.2013
Russian NGOs reluctant to register as foreign agentsNot a single Russian NGO financed from abroad and engaged in political activity has registered as a "foreign agent" since the new NGO law came into force, a Justice Ministry official stated in the State Duma on Wednesday.16:24 15.05.2013
Rosbank CEO, VP detained on suspicion of $1.5 million briberyRosbank CEO Vladimir Golubkov and Senior Vice President Tamara Polyanitsina have been detained based on allegations of having accepted a 5-million-ruble ($160,000) bribe.15:42 15.05.2013
Khodorkovsky and Lebedev may be released this year – lawyerPlaton Lebedev, who was sentenced to 11 years in prison for oil theft, and his former business partner Mikhail Khodorkovsky will be released in a planned amnesty for businessmen convicted of economic crimes, Lebedev’s attorney Vladimir Krasnov said.14:56 15.05.2013
Russian convicts will be sent to prisons on shorter termsPrison sentences will be shorter than sentences served in penal colonies, but it will not be an easy ride, Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov said at a briefing on Wednesday.14:08 15.05.2013
Russian Academy of Sciences to help prosecutors protect intellectual propertyProsecutor General Yuri Chaika and Russian Academy of Sciences President Yuri Osipov signed a cooperation agreement on Wednesday. According to the agreement, the academics will provide assistance to the Prosecutor General's Office in its law-enforcement activity.13:28 15.05.2013
Kyrgyzstan asks US to explain the dismissal of Maxim Bakiyev's prosecutionKyrgyzstan has requested an explanation from the United States as to why the investigation against Maxim Bakiyev, the son of the former Kyrgyz President, has been closed.12:55 15.05.2013
Justice Ministry may ask court to shut down voters' rights associationThe Justice Ministry will ask the courts to shut down the Golos voters' rights association if it fails to register as a foreign agent by an approved deadline, says Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov.12:23 15.05.2013
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