$155 mln debt claim against PiN Telecom to be heard in SeptemberIn September, the St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region Commercial Court will hear creditors' requests to enter claims totaling over 5 billion rubles ($155 million) into the PiN Telecom schedule of creditors.13:42 03.08.2012
40 extremist crimes registered in Moscow since start of 2012Around 40 terrorist and extremist acts were registered in Moscow in the first six months of 2012.13:07 03.08.2012
Serbian nationalist leader appeals contempt of court sentenceLeader of the Serbian Radical Party Vojislav Seselj has disputed the sentence of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia's (ICTY), which sentenced him to two years in prison for contempt of court on June 28.12:20 03.08.2012
Free Pussy Riot, says Danny DeVitoHollywood actor Danny DeVito has urged the Russian authorities to release the Pussy Riot members accused of hooliganism at the Christ the Savior Cathedral and who have been in custody for almost six months.11:47 03.08.2012
Pussy Riot's fifth day of trial - live updatesRAPSI is hosting live text coverage of the heavily anticipated Pussy Riot trial as it progresses. The hooliganism trial of three members of Russian punk rock collective Pussy Riot began Monday in a Moscow court in a case that has attracted heated controversy worldwide.11:15 03.08.2012
US Congress may vote on Jackson-Vanik amendment in SeptemberThe House of Representatives will discuss the draft law granting Russia normal treatment in trade and will vote on it in September if it receives guarantees from the Senate that it will adopt it in the same month, Republican Eric Cantor, the House of Representatives Majority Leader, said.10:48 03.08.2012
Business ombudsman proposes that Khodorkovsky request case appraisalPresidential Commissioner for Entrepreneurs' Rights Boris Titov has proposed former YUKOS head Mikhail Khodorkovsky to file a formal request for an analysis of his second case with the Business against Corruption Center of Public Procedures.10:13 03.08.2012
Dismissal of $16.9 mln Lukoil lawsuit confirmedThe Fourteenth Commercial Court of Appeals has confirmed the court decision to dismiss the environmental watchdog's lawsuit to recover $16.93 million from Naryanmarneftegaz.17:47 02.08.2012
Famed activist Navalny to testify on behalf of Pussy RiotFamed public activist and whistleblower Alexei Navalny will testify on behalf of the three members of Pussy Riot that are currently standing trial in a Moscow court on hooliganism charges.17:17 02.08.2012
U.S. authorities seek to postpone verdict in Russian national's fraud caseThe state prosecutors and attorneys have asked the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to postpone the sentencing of Vladimir Zdorovenin until November.16:11 02.08.2012
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