Authorities to create database of foreigners arriving in MoscowA database of foreigners arriving in Moscow will be created, Alexei Mayorov, the head of the Moscow Regional Security Department, said on Wednesday.15:55 21.11.2012
Russia's upper house increases state financing of political partiesThe Federation Council (Russian Parliament's Upper House) has approved on Wednesday a law on increasing by 150 percent the state financing of political parties, which gained over three percent of the votes during the State Duma elections.15:31 21.11.2012
Senators to consider law on new system for forming Russia's upper houseThe Federation Council (Russian Parliament's Upper House) will consider a law on the new system for its formation at a plenary hearing on November 28.14:39 21.11.2012
Aggrieved employee amends RICO Act complaint against BPFollowing a US federal court's dismissal of her claim under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act against BP, aggrieved former employee Lillian Borich amended her complaint, recounting with greater detail the facts that gave rise to her federal claim against the oil giant.14:19 21.11.2012
Prosecutor beats up attorney during trial in MoscowA prosecutor's representative has beaten up an attorney during a trial in Moscow, reported the main investigative department of the Moscow Investigative Committee on Wednesday.13:45 21.11.2012
State Duma adopts bill reforming judicial pay grades and qualificationsThe State Duma has adopted a package of bills in the first reading, increasing the number of qualification classes for judges from six to ten and raising their wages.13:27 21.11.2012
No evidence found against Russian officials in alleged Magnitsky embezzlementRussia's Interior Ministry notified Hermitage Capital that no evidence has been found to substantiate the latter's claim that Russian officials embezzled 5.4 billion rubles from the Russian budget. Former employee Sergei Magnitsky was in jail for this embezzlement when he died in prison in 2009, and Hermitage Capital has consistently maintained that the theft was in fact attributable to government officials.12:35 21.11.2012
No request for sentence review for Croatian generalsFrederick Swinnen, Advisor to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) announced on Tuesday that he would not be seeking a review of the not guilty verdict for the two Croatian generals.12:01 21.11.2012
Breivik leads investigators to uncover Polish terror plotInvestigators uncovered plans for a large-scale Polish terror plot while sifting through Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik's list of contacts, says Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.11:36 21.11.2012
RAPSI to host live text broadcast of Madonna gay propaganda trialRAPSI will be hosting a live text broadcast of the Madonna gay propaganda trial in St. Petersburg on November 22. The trial will begin at 13:00 local time (GMT +4), and our broadcast will begin shortly beforehand at 12:45.11:27 21.11.2012
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