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Russian authorities nab Jehovah’s Witnesses for dumping waste

Environmental prosecutor’s office for St. Petersburg have uncovered violations by the Russian Jehovah’s Witnesses chapter, according to the statement issued by the prosecution on Friday.

17:11 07.11.2014

Court confirms 12 months community service sentence for Russian socialite

Tverskoy District of Moscow on Friday confirmed community service sentence for socialite and popular Russian journalist Bozhena Rynska issued for assault, RAPSI reports from the court.

16:20 07.11.2014

Russian authorities seek extension of Yevtushenkov's house arrest

Investigators have filed an application with the Moscow's Basmanny District Court seeking house arrest extension for AFK Sistema's Chairman Vladimir Yevtushenkov.

15:06 07.11.2014

Yves Rocher Vostok brings no claims against Navalny brothers

Christian Melnik, Financial Director of the cosmetics company Yves Rocher Vostok, said in court on Friday that the company has no claims against opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his brother Oleg, according to Navalny’s Twitter account.

14:36 07.11.2014

Russian bus company fined for refusing service to passenger wearing hijab

The Kaliningrad Central Court fined a bus company that refused to carry a passenger wearing a hijab, the press service of the court told RAPSI.

13:57 07.11.2014

Three witnesses claim Ukrainian pilot Savchenko is innocent

Investigators have added three witness testimonies to the case of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, RAPSI reports on Friday from the Basmanny District Court in Moscow.

13:18 07.11.2014

German court rules against train operator strike ban

A labor court in Frankfurt-am-Main rejected a plea by Deutsche Bahn demanding an end to the ongoing strike by German train operators, Judge Ursula Schmidt told Reuters.

12:05 07.11.2014

Russian businessman Skurikhin sentenced in UK for contempt of court - report

Pavel Skurikhin, founder and beneficiary of Siberian Agrarian Holding Group (SAHO), was found guilty of contempt of the High Court in London in absentia and sentenced to 16 months in prison, Kommersant reports on Friday.

11:31 07.11.2014

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