Putin increases Russian judges' wagesRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree stipulating an increase in the salaries earned by judges. The wages have increased by 5% since October 1.17:17 30.10.2013
New York Post to face employment discrimination lawsuitA New York federal district judge rejected a motion filed by The New York Post and its Editor in Chief Col Allan for summary judgment in an employment discrimination claim filed by former employee Sandra Guzman on the basis of her sex, race, and national origin, according to court documents filed Monday.16:43 30.10.2013
Putin: more vigilance needed in fighting corruption in courtsCorruption within the judicial system and law enforcement is damaging to society’s trust in the authorities, and must be fought with extreme vigilance, President Vladmir Putin said during an anti-corruption committee session on Wednesday.16:21 30.10.2013
Russian lawmakers approve bill increasing liability for terror-related actsThe Federation Council, Russia’s upper house of parliament, approved on Wednesday a presidential draft seeking to impose criminal liability for the training of terrorists and the organization of extremist and terror cells.15:30 30.10.2013
17 Greenpeace activists charged with hooliganism17 Greenpeace activists detained in Murmansk over the Gazprom drilling platform raid in the Pechora Sea have been charged with hooliganism, environmental law expert for Greenpeace Russia Mikhail Kreindlin told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.14:51 30.10.2013
Moscow police deny having beaten man that cracked officer's skullIn a statement issued by the Moscow Department of Russia's Interior Ministry, Moscow police dismissed the claim that police officers beat Magomed Rasulov, a man accused of having broken another officer's skull during a highly publicized marketplace brawl.14:15 30.10.2013
Spain launches preliminary NSA surveillance probe – reportSpanish Attorney General Eduardo Torres-Dulce has initiated a preliminary probe into allegations published earlier this week by Spanish news agency El Mundo claiming that the US National Security Agency (NSA) had tracked upwards of 60 million phone calls in Spain over the course of a month.13:49 30.10.2013
Skolkovo fund president had a stake in unfounded grants – prosecutorsThe president of the Skolkovo Foundation, Russia's high-tech development center, had a personal stake in issuing unfounded research and developments grants, the Prosecutor General’s Office announced on Wednesday.13:05 30.10.2013
German lawmakers want Snowden to testify on NSA scandal - reportIn the aftermath of revelations of US surveillance carried out against German Chancellor Angela Merkel, lawmakers from Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SDP) have reportedly urged the imperative that fugitive whiste-blower Edward Snowden should come forward with a testimony.11:58 30.10.2013
Russian Interior minister urges criminalizing promotion of animal crueltyRussian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev proposed introducing liability for those who promote cruelty toward and the abuse of animals .11:33 30.10.2013
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