Animal abuser in Russia’s Kurgan Region sentenced to 180 hours of community serviceA resident of the Kurgan Region has been sentenced to compulsory labor for cruel treatment of a dog.16:04 15.09.2021
Forensic doctor accused of forgery during culture official's autopsy to stay in detentionThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld detention of forensic physician Alexander Pentsakov charged with negligence and forgery in office as part of a case over the death of deputy head of Moscow’s Culture Department Leonid Osharin.14:38 15.09.2021
Actor Efremov fails to change sentence in fatal car crash caseThe Second Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction on Wednesday upheld sentence passed on actor Mikhail Efremov guilty of committing fatal road traffic accident under the influence of alcohol.13:49 15.09.2021
Moscow’s notorious confectionary loses appeal against bankruptcyThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals rejected an appeal filed by Moscow’s confectionary Menshevik, whose ex-owner Ilya Averyanov had been acquitted of the 2017 murder of a security guard, against a ruling on its bankruptcy.12:53 15.09.2021
Company challenges ruling over use of Vkontakte users’ dataDouble Data company has lodged a cassation appeal in a dispute with Vkontakte over the use of the social network users’ data.11:11 15.09.2021
Seizure of $1.5-billion assets of ex-Promsvyazbank owner upheldThe Moscow District Commercial Court has upheld the seizure of monetary assets and other property in the amount of more than 113 billion rubles ($1.5 billion) belonging to the former owner of Promsvyazbank Dmitry Ananyev.10:27 15.09.2021
Court in Moscow again fines Facebook, Twitter for for failing to remove banned contentA Moscow court has fined social media companies Facebook and Twitter for failing to delete content prohibited by Russian law.16:06 14.09.2021
Request of Paul Whelan to be transferred to US forwarded to Russian Justice MinistryThe Supreme Court of Russia’ Republic of Mordovia forwarded a request of an American citizen Paul Whelan, sentenced to 16 years in jail for espionage, to the Justice Ministry.13:38 14.09.2021
Russia's Supreme Court backs women's right to self-defense against domestic violenceRussia's Supreme Court has overturned the conviction of a woman who stabbed her partner with a knife saying that it was justified self-defense.10:38 14.09.2021
Moscow court orders continued pre-trial detention of ex-official of North Ossetia TakoyevThe Moscow City Court on Monday ordered continued pre-trial detention for former chairman of the North Ossetia government Sergey Takoyev facing charges of embezzling more than 180 million rubles (about $2.5 million).17:48 13.09.2021
MPs requested to ban foreign nationals from guarding fuel and energy facilitiesA bill prohibiting foreign citizens from guarding fuel and energy facilities has been filed with the State Duma, the lower house of parliament.14:17 13.09.2021
Moscow court upholds sentence for ‘trash streamer’ guilty of beating modelMoscow's Presnensky District Court on Monday upheld the conviction and sentence of ‘trash streamer’ Andrey Burim (a.k.a Mellstroy) who mocked and violently abused a model during a live broadcast.10:44 13.09.2021
Businessman to go on trial for siphoning $76 mln from self-regulating construction organizationsBusinessman Alexey Eliseyev will face trial for alleged siphoning 5.6 billion rubles (about $76 million) from self-regulating construction organizations.17:56 10.09.2021
Google challenges dismissal of its claim against Russian communications watchdogGoogle LLC has filed an appeal against the dismissal of its claim against Russian communications watchdog Roskomnadzor seeking to establish that the agency unlawfully restricted access to 12 YouTube links it said demonstrated illegal content.10:53 10.09.2021
Justice Ministry, human rights commissioner to monitor rights of prisoners togetherMinister of Justice Konstantin Chuichenko and Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova have signed an agreement on the implementation of public control over the observance of human rights and freedoms in prisons and pre-trial detention centers.17:46 09.09.2021
YouTuber to stand trial for alleged spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccineAnton Myslivets, owner of a channel on YouTube and VKontakte social network, will face trial for alleged spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccine.16:05 09.09.2021
Russian government extends moratorium on inspections of small businessesRussian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed a decree extending a moratorium on scheduled inspections of small businesses.13:26 09.09.2021
Moscow court orders seizure of former minister's $22 mln propertyMoscow's Gagarinsky District Court has ordered that a $22 million property owned by former government minister Mikhail Abyzov be seized.10:48 09.09.2021
Children's rights commissioner urges MPs to back bill enabling life sentences for paedophilesAnna Kuznetsova, Russia's children's rights commissioner, calls on lawmakers in the State Duma to back a bill which introduces life sentences for pedophiles as well as other measures aimed at better protection of minors.17:57 08.09.2021
Moscow court reduces sentence for political scientist PlatoshkinThe Moscow City Court has reduced by 3 months the suspended sentence given to political scientist and academic Nikolay Platoshkin on charges of “inciting unrest”.15:40 08.09.2021