Russian regional minister gets 4.5 years in prison for abuse of officeA court in Nizhny Novgorod on Thursday sentenced regional Minister of Industry, Trade and Entrepreneurship, Alexander Makarov, to 4.5 years in prison for abuse of office.16:20 07.04.2016
Alleged embezzlement by Russian Deputy Minister of Culture estimated at $1.5 mlnInvestigators in the criminal case against Deputy Minister of Culture Grigoriy Pirumov allege that he is responsible for embezzlement of 100 million rubles ($1.5 mln).14:14 07.04.2016
Moscow student charged with attempting to join ISIS found saneA psychiatric evaluation of Varvara Karaulova (Alexandra Ivanova), a student of the Moscow State University who stands charged with attempting to join the Islamic State militants in Syria, has found her mentally fit.12:42 07.04.2016
Student arrested on suspicion of killing prominent Russian journalistA student from St. Petersburg has been arrested on suspicion of killing prominent Russian journalist, Dmitry Tsilikin.11:30 07.04.2016
Ex-engineer of BP receives suspended sentence in Deepwater Horizon accident case - reportFormer engineer of the British Petroleum (BP) oil company has received 10 months of suspended prison sentence for violating legislation on water pollution that resulted from 2010 oil spill in the Mexican Gulf.10:55 07.04.2016
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