US Senate calls for sanctions against officials involved in Tymoshenko's convictionThe U.S. Senate approved a resolution co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. James Inhofe (Republicans) and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (Democrats) calling for the unconditional release of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, and has urged the State Department to adopt sanctions against Ukrainian officials who were involved in her conviction.10:32 24.09.2012
Ukrainian deputy prosecutor willing to defend Tymoshenko murder claims in UKUkraine's First Deputy Prosecutor General Renat Kuzmin is ready to defend in a London court the voracity of his statements that former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was involved in the murder of parliamentarian Yevgeny Scherban in 1996.18:25 21.09.2012
Ukraine Justice Ministry appeals $390 mln debt verdictThe Ukrainian Justice Ministry is drafting an appeal against the Kiev Economic Court's ruling pursuant to which $390 million owed by United Energy Systems of Ukraine (UESU) to the Russian Defense Ministry must be paid from the Ukrainian budget.18:03 21.09.2012
Extension of Politkovskaya murder suspect's detention upheldThe Moscow City Court upheld the custody extension of Rustam Makhmudov, who is accused of having murdered journalist Anna Politkovskaya. Makhmudov can be held until November 30.17:45 21.09.2012
Airline appeals $14 mln verdict for Russian Finance MinistryThe Moscow District Federal Commercial Court scheduled for November 8 the hearing of an appeal by UTair Aviation against a lower court ruling rejecting its claim for the recovery of 444.2 million rubles ($14.36 million) from the Finance Ministry.17:21 21.09.2012
Ruling to reduce Platon Lebedev's sentence reversedThe Arkhangelsk Region Court has reversed a ruling that would have reduced the sentence of former Menatep head Platon Lebedev to nine years and eight months from 13 years, RIA Novosti reported from the court.16:50 21.09.2012
Over 10 Russian regions issue warnings on 'Innocence of Muslims'More than ten Russian regional prosecutor's offices and Russia's federal media watchdog issued warnings to local Internet providers recommending them to stop distributing the scandalous film, Innocence of Muslims.16:06 21.09.2012
Fraud charges against US pizza man to be heard by new Novosibirsk judgeA new judge has been appointed to preside over the case of US pizza chain owner Eric Shogren in Novosobirsk after the previous judge was transferred to another court.15:34 21.09.2012
Case of scientist convicted for espionage to be reviewed following ECHR decisionThe Supreme Court will reconsider on September 26 the case against scientist Igor Sutyagin, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison for espionage and released in a swap agreement with the United States.15:07 21.09.2012
United Russia denies participation in USAID programsUnited Russia has never participated in USAID programs, Senator Andrei Klimov said on Friday.14:33 21.09.2012
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