Supreme Courts to move from Moscow to St. PetersburgBoth Russia’s Supreme Court and Supreme Commercial Court will be transferred from Moscow to St. Petersburg. Their new residences will be built nearby the Constitutional Court.11:35 29.10.2012
Russian oppositionists released in aftermath of unsanctioned rallyOppositionists Sergei Udaltsov, Alexei Navalny and Ilya Yashin, who were detained on Saturday when holding rallies in support of political prisoners for disturbing public order, have been released after administrative penalty charges were drafted.11:15 29.10.2012
Armenian fraudster admits guilt over US smuggling ringDavid Mirzoyan, a key member of the notorious international organized crime enterprise known as the Mirzoyan-Terdjanian Organization that stole more than $100 million through a wide-range of money making fraudulent schemes, has pleaded guilty.10:35 29.10.2012
Italy's ex-PM sentenced to 4 years for tax fraudA Milan court on Friday convicted former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of tax fraud and sentenced him to four years in prison in connection with the media magnate's Mediaset television company.20:06 26.10.2012
Release of jailed activist Razvozzhayev to be considered on Nov. 7On November 7, the Moscow City Court will consider a motion to release oppositionist Leonid Razvozzhayev, an aide to lawmaker Ilya Ponomarev and one of several whose arrest was sought in the aftermath of a controversial anti-opposition documentary that accused key activists of plotting a coup.18:36 26.10.2012
Belarusian opposition figure seeks asylum in UKFormer Belarusian presidential candidate Andrei Sannikov has requested political asylum in the UK. Sannikov ran for president in the 2010 election.18:14 26.10.2012
Former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma's bodyguard released on bailThe Kiev Shevchenkovsky District Court has dismissed on Friday investigators' request to keep former President Leonid Kuchma's bodyguard in detention and released him on $9,562 bail.17:24 26.10.2012
Bankruptcy case of Russia's largest insurance company ceasedThe Moscow Commercial Court has ended the proceedings in Agrostroytechnology's application to declare the Ingosstrakh insurance company bankrupt.17:02 26.10.2012
Chernobyl residents who left disaster areas entitled to benefitsThe Constitutional Court has found that residents living in cities in the Chernobyl radioactive contamination zone, who left and came back, are entitled to the same benefits as residents who have always lived there.15:50 26.10.2012
Finnish authorities release children to their Russian motherThe Finnish authorities have released Russian citizen Anastasia Zavgorodnyaya's four kids who were sent to an orphanage due to suspicions of child abuse.15:14 26.10.2012
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