Prosecutors demand privatization of Moscow metro station to be invalidatedThe prosecutor's office has asked Head of the Moscow Department of Land Resources Vladimir Yefimov to file a lawsuit to invalidate the illegal privatization of part of Varshavskaya metro station's hall, the Prosecutor General's Office said.14:26 04.04.2013
Russia violated rights of lawyer commenting on prison guards - ECHRThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Thursday that Russia violated the free expression rights of renowned Russian attorney Genri Reznik in light of his defamation conviction over commentary involving the treatment of Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s attorney by Moscow pre-trial detention center guards.14:08 04.04.2013
Case against popular journalist, socialite for insulting policeman closedThe case opened last year against Russian journalist and socialite Bozhena Rynska for insulting a police officer has been closed. The police have concluded that her actions did not pose any danger to society.12:32 04.04.2013
Russian girl did not accuse her adoptive father of rape - US policeAnastasia Klimova, a Russian girl who was adopted by US nationals Michael and Penny Deckert together with her siblings Alexei and Svetlana, has denied allegations that she was sexually abused by her adoptive father, said Sheriff Ed Cain of Hardin County, Texas, whose office led the initial probe into the claim.11:29 04.04.2013
Supreme Court rejects complaint over Greenery LawThe Supreme Court board on administrative cases has rejected a complaint over the Greenery Law which allows parks and gardens to be cleared for development.11:00 04.04.2013
Watchdog greenlights Gazprom antitrust probeRussia’s antitrust watchdog has opened a probe into Russian energy giant Gazprom over alleged abuse of its monopoly position by signing pipe supply contracts with preferred contractors.18:00 03.04.2013
Berezovsky's assets to be seized in Russia if found - Federal Bailiff ServiceThe inheritance of the late oligarch Boris Berezovsky, who died in late March in London, will be seized if found in Russia, Federal Bailiff Service head Artur Parfenchikov told the Prime business news agency on Wednesday.17:44 03.04.2013
Pussy Riot's Alyokhina against prison transfer - lawyerPussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina does not want to be transferred from the Berezniki prison in the Perm Territory to another penal colony because she feels safe in her present location, her lawyer Irina Khrunova told RAPSI on Tuesday.15:47 03.04.2013
Lawyer charged with revealing state secrets arrested in absentiaThe Presnensky District Court in Moscow has granted the investigators' request to arrest lawyer Boris Kuznetsov in absentia on Wednesday, RAPSI reports from the court. He was charged with revealing state secrets, and now resides in the United States.15:06 03.04.2013
Kirovles embezzlement case against Navalny starts on April 17The Leninsky District Court in the town of Kirov will hear the case of alleged embezzlement from the Kirovles logging company on April 17. According to investigators, Navalny, then a voluntary adviser to the Kirov governor, organized the theft of over 10,000 cubic meters of timber from Kirovles logging enterprise.14:13 03.04.2013
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