Bar associations claim Justice Ministry views them as NGOsThe Justice Ministry's regional branches view bar associations as NGOs, and they are trying to find "foreign agents" among them, according to the resolution of the Sixth National Conference of Lawyers, which was held in Moscow on Monday.17:30 22.04.2013
May 6 rally organizers received monthly payments - prosecutorThe suspected organizers of the protests in Moscow's Bolotnaya Square on May 6 received 50,000 rubles ($1,590) per month in compensation, a prosecutor told the Moscow City Court during the hearing in the case against Konstantin Lebedev on Monday.17:06 22.04.2013
Six dead, one wounded in southwest Russia shootoutSix people died and one was wounded in a shootout in Belgorod, a city in Southwest Russia.16:44 22.04.2013
Parents appeal ruling to uphold headscarf ban in schoolsParents whose children are not allowed to wear Muslim headscarves to school have appealed the ruling in the Supreme Court.16:30 22.04.2013
Too few convictions in lawyer murder cases – expertWhere lawyers are the victims, murders and assassinations go uninvestigated more than when members of any other legal profession are victimized by the same crimes, prominent attorney Henry Reznik said at Russia’s Sixth National Lawyers Convention on Monday.16:05 22.04.2013
Russia, US stress need for joint counter-terrorism effortsRussia and the United States are committed to boosting their efforts to jointly fight terrorism, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday.15:48 22.04.2013
$2.9 billion claim against Mezhprombank rejectedThe Moscow Commercial Court has rejected banker Sergei Yarmolinsky's lawsuit that seeks to add his 91.829 billion ruble ($2.9 billion) claim to the list of Mezhprombank creditors.15:12 22.04.2013
Intellectual Property Court will help improve procedural law - judgeThe Intellectual Property Court, which has been established in the Russian commercial court system, will help bolster the development of procedural law, Supreme Commercial Court Chairman Anton Ivanov said on Monday.14:52 22.04.2013
Russian social network founder denies fleeing to USThe founder of Russia’s most popular social networking website, VKontakte, denied on Monday media reports that he has gone to the United States to create a new social network.14:08 22.04.2013
Russian national charged with making bomb threat on SIA flightA district court in Singapore on Monday charged a Russian national with threatening to blow up a Singapore Airlines plane.13:43 22.04.2013
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