Prison refuses to support Pussy Riot Tolokonnikova's parole bidA commission that assesses prison inmate behavior has decided against supporting Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova's bid for parole, chairman of Mordovia's public monitoring committee Gennady Morozov told RIA Novosti.20:12 14.03.2013
ECHR holds France wrongly punished Sarkozy-satirizing socialistThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Thursday that France violated Article 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights – which protects the Freedom of Expression – by convicting a man who had held up a satirical placard during a visit by then-president Nicolas Sarkozy in 2008.18:40 14.03.2013
Moscow Commercial Court bans gray market imports of Guinness to RussiaThe Moscow Commercial Court has banned Aqualife, a gray market importer of Guinness, from importing and distributing the beer in Russia.18:29 14.03.2013
Russian tycoon still detained in Cambodia, his friends released on bailRussian nationals detained in Cambodia last December along with Russian businessman Sergei Polonsky, were temporarily released on bail by the court of Sihanoukville, a Cambodian resort town.18:07 14.03.2013
First verdict in Politkovskaya murder comes into forceThe Supreme Court's criminal cases board has dismissed the appeal in the murder case of Anna Politkovskaya, RAPSI reports from the hearing on Thursday. Former police officer Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov has been sentenced to 11 years in prison.17:26 14.03.2013
Moscow Court to decide on veterinary use of ketamineThe Meshchansky District Court of Moscow will hear a lawsuit filed by Kirill Plemyashov, Chairman of the Russian Veterinary Trade Union, against the Ministry of Agriculture on the ministry’s negligence in resolving the legal status of ketamine as a veterinary drug.17:06 14.03.2013
Dismissal of Swifts ace wing commander was unlawful - lawyerThe Military Prosecutor's Office of the Odintsovo Garrison has established that the dismissal of Swifts wing air force commander Valery Morozov was unlawful, his lawyer Alexander Vysotsky said at a meeting of the Moscow District Military Tribunal on Thursday.14:04 14.03.2013
Swiss authorities allow Chechen businessman to leave the countryNeuchatel prosecutor Pierre Aubert has lifted the house arrest order for Bulat Chagaev, the owner of bankrupt football club Neuchatel Xamax, and he is now free to leave Switzerland.11:41 14.03.2013
ECHR upholds conviction of Pirate Bay co-foundersThe European Court of Human Rights has upheld the Pirate Bay co-founders' criminal conviction for aiding copyright infringement on the Internet. In 2009, Fredrik Neij and Peter Sunde Kolmisoppi were sentenced to one year in prison for complicity in sharing, or allowing others to share, torrent files.10:36 14.03.2013
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