International reactions flood in following Navalny embezzlement convictionMembers of the international community have been quick to assert their discontent with the embezzlement verdict handed down Thursday against opposition activist and Moscow mayoral hopeful Alexei Navalny.18:22 18.07.2013
Navalny defense team plans to appeal embezzlement verdict this monthDefense attorneys for opposition activist Alexei Navalny – who was convicted and sentenced Tuesday for large-scale embezzlement –and his co-accused Pyotr Ofitserov have received copies of the verdict against their clients, and plan to appeal the decision before the end of July, Navalny's attorney Vadim Kobsev told RAPSI Thursday.17:35 18.07.2013
Google suspected of tax evasion in RussiaUS-based Internet giant Google is suspected of tax evasion in Russia, a senator in Russia’s upper house of parliament said Thursday. Ruslan Gattarov, head of the Information Society Committee, sent a letter on Thursday to the Federal Tax Service with a request to check the financial operations of Google AdSense advertising service.17:11 18.07.2013
Prison guards used force against Pussy Riot's AlyokhinaPussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina has not fulfill the legitimate demand of the prison guards, and they were obliged to commit an act of coercion, Stanislav Volegov, a spokesman for the Federal Penitentiary Service in the Perm Territory, told RIA Novosti on Thursday.16:58 18.07.2013
Convicted opposition leader Navalny drops Moscow mayor bidAlexei Navalny, the opposition leader and anti-corruption campaigning blogger who was handed a five-year-jail term on Thursday, is to withdraw his candidacy for the upcoming election for Moscow mayor, his campaign office said.16:34 18.07.2013
Hermitage Capital CEO's defense appeals tax evasion sentenceDefense of Hermitage Capital's head William Browder appealed the 9 year tax evasion sentence imposed by the Tverskoi District Court of Moscow, attorney Kirill Goncharov told RAPSI.15:58 18.07.2013
Education Minister to be questioned in Moscow institute embezzlement case - reportThe investigators intend to question Education and Science Minister Dmitry Livanov and deputy minister Natalya Tretyak as witnesses in Moscow State Institute of Steel and Alloys (MISiS) embezzlement case.15:14 18.07.2013
Renova moves for entry of default against Varshavsky, New York Motors Corp.Renova Industries Ltd. (Renova), a Bahamas corporation within Russia’s Renova Group, has moved in a US federal court for entry of default against New York Motors Corp. (NYMC) and Alexander Varshavsky, its CEO and beneficial owner, who allegedly failed to respond in a timely manner to its claim that it had been induced by a false promise to enter into a contract that was then breached by the defendants.14:53 18.07.2013
Socialist convicted for denying Soviet aggression to file application with ECHRLithuanian Socialist People's Front party leader Algirdas Paleckis convicted for having denied the fact of "Soviet aggression against Lithuania and its people" has filed an application to the European Court of Human Rights.14:05 18.07.2013
Opposition activist Navalny sentenced to five years in penal colonyThe Leninsky District court in Kirov Thursday sentenced renowned opposition activist and Moscow mayoral hopeful Alexei Navalny to five years in prison for embezzlement.12:31 18.07.2013
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