Pussy Riot's Tolokonnikova seeks parole on grounds of having young childPussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, who is serving a two-year sentence for committing an act of hooliganism in Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral in February 2012, has appealed for an early release on parole on the grounds she has a young child.12:38 07.03.2013
Moscow police arrest Hitachi manager murder suspectsMoscow police arrested three men this week suspected of killing a top manager from the Hitachi company in the Moscow Region in December.12:06 07.03.2013
Egyptian court cancels parliamentary electionsAn Egyptian administrative court has suspended the president's order to hold elections to the lower house of parliament scheduled for April 22 and has referred the recently adopted election law to the Supreme Constitutional Court.11:48 07.03.2013
Opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov ordered to wear tracking braceletSergei Udaltsov, a leftist opposition leader placed under house arrest as part of the case of the May 2012 riots on Bolotnaya Square, will be monitored by an electronic bracelet.11:01 07.03.2013
Urals neo-nazi gets 9.5 years for race-hate crimesA court in Russia’s Urals city of Yekaterinburg sentenced a man to 9.5 years in prison after finding him guilty of committing race-hate crimes, a spokeswoman for the court said.10:39 07.03.2013
US senator denies backing Adoption Ban sanctionsA US lawmaker on Wednesday denied a Russian newspaper report suggesting he supports punishing Russian officials who backed Moscow’s controversial ban on US adoptions under the auspices of the Magnitsky Act.10:17 07.03.2013
Council of Europe praises UK for successfully combatting corruptionThe Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) heaped praise on the UK for its success in combatting corruption within the judiciary, the parliament, and among prosecutors in its fourth evaluation report.19:36 06.03.2013
US criticized for failure to adhere to UN drug conventionsThe Independent Narcotics Control Board (INCB), the independent body charged with implementing the United Nations drug control conventions, criticized the US for slipping up on its requirements under various UN drug treaties by virtue of a series of increasingly liberal marijuana laws that have passed in certain states.17:45 06.03.2013
Sochi 2014 constructor accused of inflating costs by $506 mlnThe state-run construction company set up to build most of the facilities for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics has been accused by Russian auditors of unjustified cost inflations to the tune of $506 million.17:07 06.03.2013
Egypt sentences steel magnate to jail for misappropriating government moneyThe Giza criminal court has sentenced steel magnate Ahmed Ezz to 37 years in prison for misappropriating government funds and money laundering.16:54 06.03.2013
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