UN leaders urge international community to respect indigenous peoples’ rightsIn honor of the August 9 observance of International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, UN human rights chief Navi Pillay issued a statement imploring the international community do more to honor and strengthen treaties with indigenous peoples.19:21 09.08.2013
Former Pussy Riot lawyers' defamation suit to be heard on August 20The Tverskoi District Court in Moscow has postponed until August 20 the hearing of the defamation lawsuit filed by the former Pussy Riot lawyers against Kommersant Publishers and lawyer Irina Khrunova, who represented one of the punk group members during the cassation stage, RAPSI reported from the courtroom on Friday.17:10 09.08.2013
Gay propaganda law still contains 'uncertainties' – IOC PresidentInternational Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said Friday there are “still uncertainties” in how Russia’s controversial “gay propaganda” legislation might affect athletes and spectators at the Sochi 2014 Olympics, and the IOC has asked the Russian authorities for clarification before presenting its official stance.16:24 09.08.2013
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s college buddies indicted in USDias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov, college friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, were indicted Thursday by a US federal Grand Jury for their alleged efforts to impede the investigation into the tragic explosions that left three dead and upwards of 200 injured near the finish line of the enormously popular and highly prestigious marathon in April.15:45 09.08.2013
Over 2,500 signatures collected against extradition of Gozi virus creatorUpward of 2,500 people have put their names to the online appeal not to extradite to the US Deniss Calovskis, who is accused of cyber crime, the initiators of canvassing told RIA Novosti on Friday.14:54 09.08.2013
US fugitive Snowden can work, travel in Russia – officialFormer US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden is legally free to travel around Russia and occupy any non-state job in the country, a senior migration official said on Friday.14:04 09.08.2013
Appeal in Microsoft copyright dispute to be considered on September 5Microsoft Corporation has filed an appeal against a previous ruling which rejected its claim seeking 101,000 rubles (app. $3,000) against the Russian-German joint venture Autobahn for the illegal use of its software.13:28 09.08.2013
Nike's right to nike.ru domain contestedStanislav Drugalyov, administrator of the nike.ru domain filed a cassation appeal against a The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals' decision prohibiting him from using the word "nike" in a domain name, a court spokesperson told RAPSI Friday.12:36 09.08.2013
Intellectual Property Court to consider Gainsborough's Lady in Blue disputeThe Federal Commercial Court in North Caucasus District has transferred a cassation appeal filed by a St. Petersburg fashion designer Iya Yots against the ruling prohibiting her from using Thomas Gainsborough's Lady in Blue in her designs, to the Intellectual Property Court (IPC), the Supreme Commercial Court said on its website on Friday.11:50 09.08.2013
Former Rosbank CEO Golubkov detainedThe Presnensky District Court in Moscow has detained former Rosbank CEO Vladimir Golubkov, who is accused of bribery, attorney Dmitry Kharitonov told RAPSI.10:34 09.08.2013
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