Supreme Commercial Court proposes authorities to file claims electronicallyThe Supreme Commercial Court has proposed that the government require state authorities to file commercial lawsuits electronically, Supreme Commercial Court Deputy Chairperson Tatyana Andreyeva said on Thursday.15:40 13.09.2012
Former deputy prison chief pleads not guilty to Magnitsky negligence chargesFormer deputy chief of Moscow's Butyrka Prison Dmitry Kratov pleaded not guilty to negligence charges relating to his work in the prison where Hermitage Capital attorney Sergei Magnitsky died.15:20 13.09.2012
Controversial US surveillance law passes lower house of CongressThe US House of Representatives approved the extension Wednesday of a highly controversial intelligence surveillance law that had been set to expire at the end of this year, according to the House website. The extension passed the House with 301 yeas trumping 118 nays, and will next be subject to a Senate vote.14:49 13.09.2012
Radical Islamist sentenced to probation for terrorism promotionThe Moscow City Court has sentenced radical Islamist Tatyana Tarasova to 1.5 years of probation for posting an article promoting terrorism on a Muslim advocacy website that she administered.13:50 13.09.2012
MMA champ blames doctor for young victim's deathThe defense team representing Mixed Martial Arts champion Rasul Mirzayev, who is accused of having caused the death of a 19-year-old university student in a brawl, demands that the doctors who rendered medical aid to the student be brought to responsibility.13:23 13.09.2012
Duma to consider stripping oppositionist Gudkov's political power FridayThe State Duma Council will consider stripping A Just Russia party member Gennady Gudkov's parliamentary seat, Deputy Head of the Liberal Democratic Party faction Yaroslav Nilov told RIA Novosti.12:56 13.09.2012
Government considers clarifying law protecting children from harmful informationThe government will consider a resolution aimed at clarifying a recently enacted law on the protection of children from harmful information that has come under fire for being too ambiguously worded, the Russian Cabinet press service announced.12:35 13.09.2012
Rome to keep a close eye on Gazprom case and falloutItaly plans to pay close attention to the developments in the antimonopoly investigation initiated by the European Commission into Gazprom, according to Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Marta Dassu.12:08 13.09.2012
UK prime minister apologizes for deadly football stampede investigationUK Prime Minister David Cameron officially apologized for the faults of the investigation of a deadly stampede that occurred at the Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield on April 15, 1989.11:33 13.09.2012
Antimonopoly service may settle Telenor conflict by OctoberIgor Artemyev, the head of the federal antimonopoly service, says that its conflict with Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor in connection with the distribution of shares in VimpelCom Ltd. may be settled within the next two weeks. If this turns out to be the case, the service is likely to withdraw its lawsuit.10:58 13.09.2012
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