Detention extended for Russian peddler of executive positionsThe Tverskoy District Court has extended until August 3 the detention of Alexander Rumyantsev, who is suspected of "selling" executive and law enforcement positions.15:53 03.06.2013
Azerbaijan court gives prison sentences to members of pro-hijab demonstrationA Baku district court on Monday finished hearing the case of an unauthorized demonstration held near the Education Ministry in October 2012 to demand that girls be allowed to wear hijabs to school.15:18 03.06.2013
Russian court upholds Egyptian's sentence for defiling WWII memorialThe Volgograd Regional Court has upheld the lower court sentence handed down to an Egyptian national who defiled the Eternal Flame war memorial in the southern Russian city of Volgograd.14:54 03.06.2013
Libya to appeal ICC admissibility ruling on son of GaddafiLibya plans to appeal a decision rendered Friday by a pre-trial chamber for the International Criminal Court (ICC) rejecting its challenge to the admissibility of the ICC's case against Saif Al Islam Gaddafi, son of slain former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.14:06 03.06.2013
Kidnappers of Kaspersky's son found guiltyThe Khoroshevsky District Court in Moscow convicted four men of kidnapping the son of businessman Yevgeny Kaspersky on Monday, RAPSI reports from the courtroom where the verdict was announced.13:13 03.06.2013
British air force pays out GBP 2,200 over parrot's death - reportThe UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) paid out GBP 2,200 to a pet owner after the noise from a low-flying Royal Air Force (RAF) plane scared his parrot to death.11:45 03.06.2013
Moscow City Court orders release of opposition-backed businessmanMoscow's City Court ordered the release from prison on Friday of a businessman whose freedom was among the demands of the recent opposition rallies in the Russian capital.17:43 31.05.2013
Polonsky was 'not of sound mind' during moguls' scuffle - witnessRussian real estate mogul Sergei Polonsky was "not of sound mind, possibly under the influence," during his clash with banker Alexander Lebedev on a TV show, businessman German Sterligov said in the Ostanskinsky District Court Friday.17:11 31.05.2013
Dima Yakovlev law to stay in place - ombudsmanThe Dima Yakovlev law will be neither reviewed nor canceled, Children's Rights Commissioner Pavel Astakhov told journalists on Friday. The Dima Yakovlev law prohibiting US nationals from adopting Russian children was signed by President Vladimir Putin in late 2012 and came into force in January 2013.15:52 31.05.2013
Netherlands-Russia drug ring members indicted for traffickingDeputy Prosecutor General Viktor Grin has endorsed the indictment in a case of a large shipment of drugs and psychotropic substances to Russia from the Netherlands.12:03 31.05.2013
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