Putin: Russia may amend adoption treaties with countries that allow gay marriageRussia may introduce amendments to adoption agreements with countries that have legalized same-sex marriage, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with MPs.17:49 26.04.2013
Kirov court lets Navalny go on vacationThe Leninsky District Court in Kirov granted a motion Friday filed by blogger Alexei Navalny, who stands accused in timber embezzlement case.17:21 26.04.2013
Fire at psychiatric clinic in upstate Moscow kills 38At least 38 people died early on Friday in a fire at a psychiatric hospital in a small town north of Moscow.17:04 26.04.2013
Proceedings in Plastima vs Sberbank dispute resumeThe Moscow Commercial Court has resumed the hearing of Plastima's 2 million euro claim against Sberbank alongside Sberbank's lawsuit to invalidate its surety bond of the same amount.16:38 26.04.2013
McDonald's fined in Russia for hiring foreigner without work permitThe Moscow Commercial Court has upheld the decision of the Federal Migration Service to fine McDonald's for hiring a woman from Kyrgyzstan who did not have a permit to work in Russia.16:04 26.04.2013
State Duma ratifies international child abuse conventionThe State Duma has approved Russia's accession to the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse during its meeting on Friday.15:14 26.04.2013
Pussy Riot’s Alyokhina transferred out of isolationImprisoned Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina was moved to a regular cell on Thursday in accordance with a court judgment which invalidated the prison administration's decision to transfer her to isolation.14:44 26.04.2013
Russian anti-drug service trains drug police for AfghanistanRussia annually trains 50-100 officers for the Afghan drug police, Federal Drug Control Service Chief Viktor Ivanov said on Friday.14:10 26.04.2013
Twenty percent of Internet users in Russia lose money to cybercrimeApproximately 20% of Russian Internet users have fallen victim to cybercrimes at least twice or lost money to online banking or shopping, Kaspersky Lab reported in a statement. The world average is 14%.13:35 26.04.2013
Defense team seeks alternative opinion on Tolokonnikova’s psych assessmentA court in the central Russian region of Mordovia has approved a request filed by jailed Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova’s defense team to allow a psychologist to provide an alternative opinion on the prison’s psychological assessment of Tolokonnikova, RAPSI learned in court Friday.13:12 26.04.2013
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