Russian Communists seek to revoke anti-piracy federal lawIvan Melnikov and Oleg Smolin, State Duma lawmakers for the Russian Communist Party, have submitted a bill seeking to revoke the freshly enacted anti-piracy law.18:08 28.08.2013
Uralkali CEO Vladislav Baumgertner appeals Belarusian detentionVladislav Baumgertner, Chief Executive Officer of OAO Uralkali, the world's largest potash producer, has launched an appeal challenging his detention in Belarus earlier this week.17:06 28.08.2013
Urals resident to be tried for posting 'Mein Kampf' and pornography onlineA resident of Yekaterinburg, Russia's fourth-largest city, will be tried for publishing Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" on the Internet.16:06 28.08.2013
Man lights himself on fire near Russian Supreme Court in reported protestA man whose case is being considered by the Supreme Court of Russia attempted to commit suicide in front of the court building in central Moscow.15:04 28.08.2013
Russian court sentences Al-Qaeda member to 4 years in prisonThe Volgograd Regional Court sentenced on Wednesday an active Al-Qaeda member to 4 years in prison for participation in illegal armed groups, the Federal Security Service's (FSB) regional department reported on Wednesday.14:38 28.08.2013
Russia’s ex defense minister a witness, not a suspect in corruption scandalFormer Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov is involved merely as a witness in the large-scale embezzlement case linked to defense contractor Oboronservis, and is not connected to the scandal in any other capacity.14:10 28.08.2013
Intellectual Property Court to consider appeal against nike.ru judgmentThe Intellectual Property Court (IPC) will consider on October 1 a cassation appeal filed by Stanislav Drugalyov, administrator of the nike.ru domain, against the Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals' decision prohibiting him from using the word "nike" in a domain name.12:58 28.08.2013
Kazakh Supreme Court to hear convicted mass killer's appealThe Supreme Court of Kazakhstan will begin its preliminary consideration on September 2 of an appeal filed by Vladislav Chelakh, a 19-year-old border guard convicted last December of having murdered 15 people, RIA Novosti reported Wednesday.11:56 28.08.2013
Companies may be obliged to provide information on offshore status - MPDmitry Savelyev, Deputy Chief of the United Russia Party, has submitted to the State Duma a bill that would require companies to inform consumers about their offshore status.11:11 28.08.2013
About one million foreigners registered in MoscowAbout one million foreigners are officially registered with the migration authorities in Moscow and 1.5 million in surrounding areas as of Tuesday.10:24 28.08.2013
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