ECHR holds the Estonia violated rights during WWII monument riots of 2007The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Thursday that Estonia violated its obligations under the European Convention of Human Rights (Convention) in connection with arrests and detentions that followed April 2007 riots over the relocation of a World War II monument celebrating the Red Army.18:05 28.03.2013
Confessed bribe-giver still to face charges - Supreme CourtBribe-givers will still face charges and will not be able to return a bribe even if they admit to the crime and cooperate with the investigation, according to a Supreme Court panel draft resolution on corruption-related crimes15:49 28.03.2013
ECHR: Russia did not violate Novaya Gazeta's freedom of expressionThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Thursday that Russia did not violate the freedom of expression rights of widely circulated Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta and journalist Georgiy Borodyanskiy, who were convicted of libel over a 2006 story on the regional governor of Omsk.15:02 28.03.2013
New York court dismisses Tymoshenko's claims against US companiesThe US District Court for the Southern District of New York has dismissed complaints against several US companies in former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's lawsuit against RosUkrEnergo and its co-owner Dmytro Firtash.14:04 28.03.2013
Defense property scandal suspect charged with embezzling over $6 millionThe police have charged Yevgenia Vasilyeva, former Defense Ministry official involved in the case of Oboronservice, with embezzling shares worth over 190 million rubles ($6.2 million).11:41 28.03.2013
Czech court refuses to consider treason case against former President KlausThe Czech Constitutional Court has refused to consider the high treason case against former President Vaclav Klaus.11:08 28.03.2013
Canadian Supreme Court approves Uranium One takeover by Russian uranium producerThe consolidation of a 100% stake in Uranium One Inc by Russia's ARMZ Uranium Holding has been approved by the Canadian Supreme Court, as well as by regulators in Russia, the United States and Australia, ARMZ said on Thursday.10:51 28.03.2013
High-ranking Bosnian Serb officials convicted, sentenced by ICTYFormer high-ranking Bosnian Serb officials Mico Stanisic and Stojan Zuljanin, who were active during the hostilities surrounding the breakup of the former Yugoslavia, were both convicted of a host of war crimes and crimes against humanity Wednesday and sentenced to 22 years in prison by a trial chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.01:20 28.03.2013
AMT Bank allocates $48 million for payments to creditorsThe AMT Bank has allocated 1.47 billion rubles ($47.6 million) for payments to creditors, the state-controlled Deposit Insurance Agency reported on Wednesday.19:16 27.03.2013
US Supreme Court grapples with California’s gay marriage banThe US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case contesting California’s state legislative initiative defining marriage as between a man and a woman.18:58 27.03.2013
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