Penitentiary Service cannot confirm MMA fighter hunger strikeThe St. Petersburg Federal Penitentiary Service cannot confirm whether Mixed Martial Artist Vyacheslav Datsik charged with robbery and church arson has gone on a hunger strike.17:16 20.09.2012
Businessman Kozlov appeals parole dismissalEntrepreneur Alexei Kozlov, who was sentenced to five years in prison for securities fraud, filed an appeal with the Ivanovo Region Yuzhski Court for a reconsideration of his parole.16:59 20.09.2012
Video monitoring proposed to combat official corruption in RussiaLiberal Democratic Party of Russia leader and presidential candidate in the most recent round of elections Vladimir Zhirinovsky.16:00 20.09.2012
Council of Europe concerned about torture in Georgian prisonsThe Council of Europe (COE) is concerned with information regarding the inhumane treatment of prisoners in Georgia and has asked Tbilisi for an explanation.15:45 20.09.2012
Civil claimants in Pussy Riot case seek postponement til sentence takes effectNovosibirsk resident Ivan Krasnitsky and Berdsk resident Yuri Zadoy, each of whom have filed civil lawsuits seeking compensation for moral harm from Pussy Riot, have asked the Kuntsevsky District Court to postpone its consideration of their applications until the group's sentence takes effect.15:25 20.09.2012
TNK-BP subsidiary wins $67.1 mln suit against RUSIA PetroleumThe Moscow Commercial Court ordered RUSIA Petroleum to pay Rizben Enterprises Ltd. about 2.1 billion rubles ($67.1 million) in debt accrued under loan contracts.15:12 20.09.2012
Politkovskaya murder suspect to appeal protracted detention Sept. 21On Friday the court will consider an appeal of the custody extension of Rustam Makhmudov, who is accused of having murdered journalist Anna Politkovskaya.14:24 20.09.2012
US rejects Russia's claim that USAID interfered with electionsThe U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) conducted no work in Russia that directly affected the political processes.13:28 20.09.2012
US senators propose visa restrictions for Ukrainian officialsUS lawmakers have proposed imposing visa restrictions on Ukrainian officials who are involved in human rights violations, corruption and other antidemocratic behavior.12:56 20.09.2012
State Duma to look into ruling party members alleged business activityThe State Duma Commission for Control over the Credibility of State Deputies' Incomes and Expenses will hear cases on a number of lawmakers from the ruling United Russia party that are suspected by oppositionist A Just Russia party members of engaging in commercial activity, a violation on the law on lawmaker status.12:17 20.09.2012
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