Bolshoi Ballet acid attack closing arguments - RAPSI liveRAPSI is hosting a live text broadcast of closing arguments in the case of the acid attack that left Bolshoi Artistic Director Sergei Filin with third degree burns to his face and eyes.18:50 28.11.2013
Mail.ru claim against non-disclosure fine to be reviewed in JanuaryThe Moscow Commercial Court set a hearing date of January 16 for a claim filed by Mail.Ru contesting a 500,000 ruble fine imposed for refusing to disclose user data to the Bank of Russia’s financial market regulation branch.16:54 28.11.2013
State Duma supports proposal to make Russian an official EU languageThe State Duma is supporting the idea of making Russian an official European Union language, State Duma Defense Committee Member Alexei Zhuravlyov (United Russia) said at a roundtable discussion on the current state and prospects of Russia's language policy held by the lower house on Thursday.16:11 28.11.2013
Australian Greenpeace activist freed on bailColin Russell, the Australian Greenpeace activist detained in Russia over an Arctic drilling protest in September, has been released on bail of 2 million rubles ($60,598).15:49 28.11.2013
Tsarnaev defense team wins audio recordings, loses other discovery bidsThe US federal court adjudicating the case of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev denied numerous requests for discovery filed by the Tsarnaev defense team, but granted the defense team’s motion to compel audio recordings of certain phone calls made in Tsarnaev’s prison facility, according to court documents.15:16 28.11.2013
Moscow City Court judges file defamation suit against opposition newspaperMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on December 11 will consider a defamation lawsuit filed by an active Moscow City Court judge and one of his retired colleagues against opposition-minded newspaper Novaya Gazeta14:49 28.11.2013
Russia-based Nigerian fraudsters steal $400,000 from French companyRussian police have arrested members of an international organized criminal group from Nigeria that stole over $400,000 from a French company.13:20 28.11.2013
Russian Supreme Court upholds life sentence for mass killer VinogradovThe Supreme Court of Russia upheld the life sentence handed down to rampaging lawyer Dmitry Vinogradov who was found guilty of six counts of murder.12:12 28.11.2013
Russian bank top manager detained in Moscow for extortionA top manager at a Russian bank and another individual were detained in Moscow for the alleged extortion of 8.2 million rubles ($250.000), the Interior Ministry reported Thursday.11:58 28.11.2013
There are no blacklists of banks for license recall - officialThere are no black lists of banks the licenses of which the Central Bank may revoke, Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina said Wednesday at a meeting with the heads of the largest Russian banks.11:37 28.11.2013
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