Putin: International laws binding for everybody, not at randomInternational laws must apply to everyone rather than be enforced selectively to serve certain interests, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting of ambassadors and presidential envoys.17:10 01.07.2014
International passport to be required of CIS citizens entering RussiaCIS citizens, except those in the Customs Union and the Common Economic Space countries, will need an international passport to enter or exit Russia starting January 1, 2015, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.16:50 26.06.2014
Tajik authorities again block YouTubeAccess to the YouTube video hosting service was partially blocked in Tajikistan on Tuesday, the chairman of the Tajik Association of Internet Providers, Asomiddin Atoev, told RIA Novosti.10:19 11.06.2014
Russia not to impose sanctions over possible Kiev - EU associationRussia will not introduce any sanctions against Kiev if Ukraine signs an association agreement with the EU, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a news conference.17:12 10.06.2014
Kyrgyzaltyn board chairman arrested in Centerra Gold caseDilger Japarov, board chairman of Kyrgyzaltyn JSC, Kyrgyzstan's state-owned mining company, has been arrested on suspicion of an illegal dividend payment worth $200 million to Centerra Gold.16:39 29.05.2014
Leader of Central Asian terrorist group arrested near MoscowThe police have arrested a member of the banned terrorist organization, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, who was recruiting Central Asians in the Moscow Region.11:32 28.05.2014
Supreme Court won’t review Soviet Union dissolution complaintRussia’s Supreme Court turned down the claim filed by one Dmitry Tretyakov in which he contested the constitutionality of the dissolution of the Soviet Union, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.13:22 08.04.2014
US military contractor detained in KyrgyzstanAn employee of the US Air Force was placed in detention for a month by a Kyrgyz court after having allegedly assaulted a desk officer at the local police station, an official spokesperson for the Bishkek police told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.18:15 11.03.2014
Kazakh mobile operator Kcell hit with $88 million antitrust fineThe court of Almaty has ruled in favor of Kazakhstan’s Competition Protection Agency in its case against Kcell, the leading mobile operator of Kazakhstan. Kcell is to pay a fine of 16 billion tenge ($88 million).11:15 11.03.2014
Lawyers detained in Kazakhstan banking sabotage caseThe individuals who have been detained in the ongoing banking sabotage case were employed by a law firm, a spokesman from the Prosecutor General’s Office of Kazakhstan told journalists on Thursday.16:45 20.02.2014
Wife of BTA Bank’s fugitive ex-CEO allowed to leave KazakhstanAlma Shalabayeva, the wife of former BTA Bank Chairman of the Board Mukhtar Ablyazov, is now allowed to leave Kazakhstan, after the restriction notice imposed earlier was substituted for bail, official Foreign Ministry’s spokesman said a briefing on Tuesday.10:56 24.12.2013
Brother of deposed Kyrgyz president Bakiyev sentenced to life in prisonBrother of deposed president of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Janysh Bakiyev, was sentenced to life in prison for robbery and iciting riots. The sentence was issued in absentia.10:52 27.11.2013
Defendant in Taiwanchik's US organized-crime case pleads guiltyVadim Trincher, a defendant in a high-profile US criminal case targeting Russian-American organized crime, pleaded guilty Thursday to having operated an international gambling ring catering to wealthy sports betters in Russia, the US, and Ukraine.12:51 15.11.2013
Uzbek сourt jails 6 for human trafficking to RussiaA court in Uzbekistan has jailed six people on charges of organizing a major human trafficking channel to Russia, local media reported Thursday.17:28 14.11.2013
Kyrgyz prosecutors probe land deal by former PMProsecutors in the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan said Friday they are investigating a potentially illegal land deal by a former prime minister and leading coalition government politician.16:25 01.11.2013
Only a quarter of all migrants from Kyrgyzstan work legaly in RussiaOnly a quarter of all Kyrgyz labor migrants present in Russia have appropriate visas and work permits, the Federal Migration Service representative in Kyrgyzstan Vladimir Phillipov told the press on Tuesday.10:57 29.10.2013
Websites critical of Uzbekistan's government unblockedA number of news websites carrying coverage critical of Uzbekistan’s government became available for viewing Sunday after years of being blocked in the authoritarian Central Asian nation.10:52 28.10.2013
Over 60% of litigants in London court come from abroad – expertEnglish courts are playing host to an increasing number of international claims, including many from Russia and the CIS countries, London-based litigation partner Jeremy Cole of Hogan Lovells explained during a fraud panel hosted by RAPSI Wednesday.18:28 25.09.2013
Uzbekistan court leaves Vimpelcom's Unitel on list of monopoliesA court in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent has rejected an appeal launched by Vimpelcom Uzbek subsidiary Unitel seeking its removal from the country's monopoly registry.12:45 19.09.2013
Irina Paliashvili: "Do not put legal business under pressure"Ukraine's legal services market is an incredibly intimate phenomenon among the former Soviet Union republics, retaining an appealing identity: with some exceptions, it has no place for foreigners, and it is dominated by motivated local legal firms. The biggest shock for the rapidly growing market was the financial crisis, which spread across Ukraine in 2008 and consequences of which are here even nowadays. As a result, the business development model had to be revised. Irina Paliashvili, President of the Ukrainian Legal Group, P.A., explained in the interview to RAPSI that the legal atmosphere has drastically changed and it is time to talk about new reality.11:53 04.09.2013