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Russia’s Supreme Court dismisses complaint filed by Church of Scientology

Russia’s Supreme Court has dismissed a complaint the Moscow Church of Scientology had lodged in connection to the Russian Justice Ministry refusal to register this organization’s charter.

18:32 05.05.2016

Moscow court detains person suspected of planning terrorist attack during May holidays

The Moscow Preobrazhensky Court has approved the detention of a person arrested for the preparation of a terrorist attack to be carried out in the Moscow region during May holidays.

17:00 05.05.2016

Russian Supreme Court upholds Moscow schools shooter’s forced medical treatment

The Supreme Court of Russia has upheld a lower court’s ruling on compulsory medical treatment for school student Sergey Gordeev, who took his classmates hostage and shot two people in February 2014.

16:23 05.05.2016

PACE rapporteur concerned over proposed amendments to Russia’s NGO law

Yves Cruchten, a PACE rapporteur, has expressed concern in connection with the State Duma’s (Russia’s parliament lower house) recent proposal to further amend a federal law on NGOs.

14:59 05.05.2016

ICC Russia conference on intellectual property brings together more than 150 experts

A conference on specialized intellectual property jurisdictions held under the auspices of the Russian office of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC Russia) has brought together more than 150 experts from around the globe.

14:18 05.05.2016

Prosecutor General’s Office reprimands Customs Service for violation of business rights

The Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia has reprimanded the Head of the Federal Customs Service Andrei Belyaninov for violations of legislation regarding rights of entrepreneurs and demanded to solve these issues.

13:55 05.05.2016

Ex-head of Rostov building company accused of embezzling $5 million

Investigators of the Rostov Region General Administration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have brought charges of a major scale fraud amounting to 322 million rubles (about $5 million) against the owner of a Rostov-on-Don building company.

12:42 05.05.2016

Hackers accused of breaking Rapida payment service to appear before court

The Moscow General Administration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has taken the matter of a major scale fraud of a Russian dedicated payment service to court.

11:34 05.05.2016

Russian court opens hearings in Vostochny Cosmodrome embezzlement case

A court in Khabarovsk has opened hearings in the criminal case against former managers of Dalspetsstroy company and former Speaker of the Legislative Duma of Khabarovsk Krai over the alleged embezzlement at the Vostochny Cosmodrome.

10:51 05.05.2016

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Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violations

A 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 conditions

Russia'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 Duma

Lawmakers 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