Lawyer Tretyakov gets 7 years in jail for legal assistance to Roscosmos subsidiaryThe Khimki City Court has sentenced lawyer Igor Tretyakov to seven years in a penal colony in the case of embezzlement of Roscosmos funds.12:40 05.10.2022
Prosecutors seek 24-year jail term for ex-journalist Safronov charged with treasonProsecutor Boris Loktionov has moved for a term of 24 years in a strict regime colony for former Kommersant newspaper journalist Ivan Safronov, when presenting a treason case against the defendant in the Moscow City Court.16:16 30.08.2022
Russian Supreme Court Chairman: SCO nations’ courts adhere to common legal approachesThe judicial systems of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) signatories adhere to common legal principles and are looking for common vectors of development, Chairman of the Russian Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev said addressing the 17th meeting of the SCO member states’ Chief Justices.11:00 22.08.2022
Ex-head of Yugoria company sentenced to 7.5 years for embezzlement of $3.2 mlnThe Khanty-Mansiisk District Court has sentenced Vladimir Volkov, former CEO of Yugoria company, to 7.5 years in a penal colony for embezzlement of 183 million rubles ($3.2 million) from the insurer.11:23 19.07.2022
Russian President Putin signs law on control over foreign agents’ activitiesPresident of Russia Vladimir Putin has signed a bill prohibiting those who have a foreign agent status from conducting any sort of educational activities aimed at minors and producing any information products for that target group into law.16:04 14.07.2022
Russian court fines Apple $32.5K for data storage violationApple Inc was fined 2 million rubles (over $32,500) on Tuesday for refusal to store Russian users’ data on the territory of Russia.16:19 12.07.2022
Top manager of Aeroflot gets 7 years in jail for embezzlementMoscow’s Gagarinsky District Court on Friday sentenced deputy CEO of Aeroflot air carrier Vladimir Aleksandrov to 7 years in penal colony for embezzling money during the conclusion of legal service agreements.13:48 08.07.2022
Draft of education agreement between Russia and LPR approvedRussia’s Cabinet of Ministers has approved a draft agreement on the mutual recognition of education between the Russian Federation and the Lugansk People’s Republic.11:52 06.07.2022
Russian court fines Swiss Threema $14K for breaching rules for messaging providersAn 800,000-ruble (about $14K) fine has been imposed on Threema GmbH for failure to comply with Russian legislation governing instant messaging providers.15:54 16.06.2022
State Duma to hear bill on criminal liability for battery in second readingThe State Duma Committee on state building and legislation on Monday recommended the lower house of parliament to pass a bill specifying criminal responsibility for battery for people having conviction for other crimes committed with the use of force.16:57 06.06.2022
Ombudsman Moskalkova plumps for digital technology use extension in criminal processRussia’s Ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova has backed an expert proposal to create a new state digital platform for interdepartmental interaction in the criminal process.14:58 06.06.2022
Law on measures against in-flight brawlers comes into effect in RussiaThe law permitting air crew teams to use special tools against in-flight brawlers committing unlawful actions on board came into effect in Russia on June 5.09:35 06.06.2022
Pussy Riot member’s sentence in sanitary breach case upheldThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld sentence given to Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina in a case over abetting violation of sanitary rules at an unauthorized rally held in Moscow in winter.13:29 26.10.2021
Appeal of Booking.com in dispute with Russian antimonopoly watchdog set for NovemberThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals will consider an appeal lodged by Booking.com B.V. against the Moscow Commercial Court’s ruling saying the company abused its market dominance by imposing unfavorable terms of contracts on Russian hotels as stated by the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), on November 11.19:11 21.10.2021
About 12,000 applicants turned to Russian Ombudsman via hotline in 2021 - officiallySince the beginning of 2021, Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova has received 11,964 hotline calls from citizens.10:58 18.10.2021
Corruption case against assistant to former Deputy PM Arkady Dvorkovich reaches courtA corruption case against Anastasia Alekseyeva, assistant to former Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich, has been forwarded to Moscow's Meshchansky District Court.10:46 08.09.2021
Russian socialist’s appeal against sentence for aiding riots set for SeptemberThe Moscow City Court has set an appeal filed by the leader of the movement For New Socialism Nikolay Platoshkin against his sentence for aiding and abetting mass riots and distribution of misleading information for September 3.16:34 31.08.2021
Four defendants in surrogacy kids trade case returned to detentionThe First Appeals Court of General Jurisdiction overturned house arrest imposed on CEO of the European Surrogacy Center Vladislav Melnikov and three other defendants in a case over trafficking of surrogate mothers’ children and detained them.10:43 06.08.2021
Obligatory wearing of gloves reversed in Moscow’s public spacesMoscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin on Friday signed a decree lifting the order to wear gloves in public spaces, including transport and shops.10:36 30.07.2021
Four participants of Moscow winter rally to stay under house arrestThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday dismissed appeals against extension of house arrest of four participants of an unauthorized rally held in Moscow in winter.17:38 28.07.2021