Media magnate accused of battery allowed to go to LondonThe Ostankinsky District Court has allowed businessman Alexander Lebedev, who has been accused of beating another businessman, Sergei Polonsky, to travel to London for several days, RAPSI reports from the courtroom on Tuesday.16:54 07.05.2013
Intellectual property suit against McDonald's to be heard in JuneThe Moscow Commercial Court will hear the 790,000 ruble ($25,420) lawsuit that the Russian Organization for Intellectual Property (VOIS) filed against Moscow-McDonald's on June 6, the court told RAPSI on Tuesday.16:10 07.05.2013
Russian orphan convicted of shoplifting after fleeing USAlexander Abnosov (Joshua Alexander Salotti), a Russian orphan adopted by American parents who made international headlines recently when he chose to return to his native country as a teenager amid allegations of parental mistreatment has been convicted of shoplifting and sentenced to 200 hours of punitive labor.15:22 07.05.2013
UN experts asked to testify in Russian “foreign agent” trialThe Memorial Anti-Discrimination Center (ADC Memorial), a Russian human rights NGO, has asked the UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) to testify in court in connection with the case to label the NGO as a "foreign agent" in accordance with the federal law.14:52 07.05.2013
US Senate passes bill allowing states to tax online salesThe US Senate has passed a bill that, if enacted, will give states the power to enforce sales tax laws on online purchases. The bill is pending the lower house hearing.14:17 07.05.2013
Russian opposition activist sentenced for drug trafficking appeals to ECHRTaisia Osipova, an activist in the unregistered The Other Russia opposition party, has filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights over her eight-year prison sentence for drug trafficking, her attorney Irina Khrunova said on Tuesday.13:42 07.05.2013
Skolkovo Vice President suspended over criminal investigationAlexei Beltyukov, Senior Vice President of the Skolkovo Foundation, Russia’s high-tech development center, has been suspended from his post in connection with a funds misappropriation case against him.13:02 07.05.2013
Levada pollster got no warning about 'foreign agent' statusOne of Russias largest NGOs, the Levada Center, an organization which regularly conducts sociological and market surveys, has not received any official documents following an inspection by the Prosecutor Generals Office, the centre representatives said on Facebook.12:35 07.05.2013
Son of late Chechen separatist leader Dudayev stands trial in LithuaniaDegi Dudayev, the youngest son of former Chechen separatist leader Dzhokhar Dudayev, charged with participation in a criminal group, forgery and storage of false passports appeared in a court in the Lithuanian city of Kaunas.12:00 07.05.2013
Human Rights Council calls for support of May 6 riots activists' amnestyThe Presidential Council on Human Rights appealed to the State Duma on Monday for the support of its initiative to free the suspects in organizing mass riots on Bolotnaya Square in Moscow on May 6, 2012.11:29 07.05.2013
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