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Civil rights NGO ACLU sues US officials over NSA surveillance program

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a claim against various high-ranking US government officials Tuesday in response to last week’s revelation that the US government had engaged in large-scale surveillance of the communication records of its citizens.

18:42 13.06.2013

Year-round summer time to remain - Russian Supreme Court

Once again, the Russian Supreme Court has ruled against cancelling daylight saving time during winter months in Russia.

17:07 13.06.2013

Prosecution holds sufficient evidence to charge Tymoshenko with MP's murder

The Prosecutor General's Office has obtained enough evidence to charge former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko with the murder in 1996 of Evhen Shcherban, a prominent businessman and member of parliament. The agency is ready to present its evidence in court, announced Renat Kuzmin, First Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine.

16:45 13.06.2013

Skolkovo foundation contests collection of $2.5 million for project designer

A Moscow commercial court has accepted the Skolkovo Foundation's appeal against the court ruling to collect over 80 million rubles ($2.5 million) in debt upon the request of the Cognitive Technologies company, which designed the Smart City Skolkovo concept.

16:09 13.06.2013

Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny remains under restriction notice

Russian anti-corruption whistleblower Alexei Navalny to remain under restriction notice afterKirov's Leninsky District Court chose to turn down a motion for the activist's detainment filed by prosecutors.

15:18 13.06.2013

Moscow court shuts down ICOCRIM office

The Tagansky District Court has closed the Russian branch of the International Committee on the Fight Against Terrorism, Organized Crime and Corruption (ICOCRIM) chaired by Anatoly Remizov.

14:41 13.06.2013

Russian company appeals brand ruling in favor of 20th Century Fox

The Ninth Commercial Appeals Court has registered an appeal filed by the Begushchy Gorod (Running City) sports company against the ruling that canceled the legal protection of its PoBeGi trademark.

14:05 13.06.2013

Tunisian court sentences Femen activists to 4 months in jail

A court in Tunis has sentenced three European feminists to four months and one day in prison for staging a topless protest outside the Tunisian Palace of Justice on May 29.

10:11 13.06.2013

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

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