Russian boxer sentenced to 11 years for deadly punchA district court in the Russian city of Saratov handed down an 11-year prison sentence to a boxer whose punch to the head caused the death of a local resident, court spokesperson Anastasia Tudakova told RIA Novosti on Monday.14:42 20.05.2013
Suspect in Politkovskaya murder case to be tried by jury - attorneyThe case of former officer of the organized crime department Sergei Khadzhikurbanov, a suspect in the murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya, will be heard by a jury.14:17 20.05.2013
Parallel importer's trademark lawsuit against Heineken rejectedThe Moscow Commercial Court has rejected Aqualife's lawsuit against the Heineken Ceska Republica brewer to terminate the legal protection of its Krusovice trademark in Russia ahead of time.13:10 20.05.2013
Another prison penalty imposed on Pussy Riot's Alyokhina overturnedThe Perm Territorial Court has overturned another penalty imposed on Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina in her prison in Berezniki.12:48 20.05.2013
Russian opposition lawmaker faces embezzlement charges in hi-tech hub probeInvestigators will open a case against State Duma member Ilya Ponomaryov on charges of embezzling $750,000 from the Skolkovo Foundation. They will seek to strip him of his parliamentary immunity.11:19 20.05.2013
Russian Supreme Court chairman earned about $200,000 in 2012Supreme Court Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev earned 6.2 million rubles (around $197,330) in 2012, or 100,000 rubles ($3,180) more than the year before.16:49 17.05.2013
Norilsk Nickel appeals $44.5 million impact tax liability assessmentNorilsk Nickel has filed an appeal with the Krasnoyarsk Territorial Commercial Court stating that it was wrongfully accused of failing to pay 1.4 billion rubles ($44.56 million) in environmental taxes.15:31 17.05.2013
Domodedovo terrorist attack victim challenges prosecutionThe lawyers for a Domodedovo terrorist attack victim insist that a criminal case be opened against officials for failure to find those guilty of violating transportation security regulations.15:00 17.05.2013
Italy arrests four hackers from AnonymousAuthorities in Italy have launched a major crackdown on the international hacker group Anonymous, which thus far has resulted in the arrest of four suspects.12:53 17.05.2013
Pussy Riot's Alyokhina to hunger strike if not allowed in courtSentenced Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina is prepared to go on a hunger strike if she is not allowed to present in person at a hearing appealing for her release on parole.17:50 16.05.2013
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