Fugitive Moscow 2012 rioter pardoned under Russian amnestyAnastasia Rybachenko, an opposition activist whose arrest was ordered in absentia in Russia for her participation in a large-scale Moscow protest in May 2012 and put on an international wanted list, has been pardoned pursuant to a broad amnesty.18:50 10.01.2014
Panel clears suspected Bin Ladin bodyguard for release from GuantanamoA US government review panel decided Thursday that a Yemeni man who has been detained at Guantanamo Bay for upwards of a decade can be released from custody, the US Department of Defense announced Thursday.17:40 10.01.2014
Russian high court dismisses Lithuanian company’s claim against SberbankRussia’s Supreme Commercial Court has declined to reconsider a lower courts’ ruling dismissing Lithuanian company Plastima’s lawsuit seeking the recovery of over EUR 2 million from Russia’s largest bank Sberbank.17:09 10.01.2014
Dozens of foreign citizens declared suspects in Lithuanian 1991 unrestLithuania's Prosecutor General's Office has declared 79 citizens of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine suspects in the criminal case connected with the events which happened in Vilnius on January 13, 1991, prosecutor Simonas Slapsinskas told journalists on Friday.16:42 10.01.2014
Most Russians indifferent to Khodorkovsky’s pardon – surveyOver 40% of Russians who are aware of former YUKOS head Mikhail Khodorkovsky are indifferent about the news that President Vladimir Putin granted him a pardon, according to a survey by the Public Opinion Foundation.16:05 10.01.2014
European Parliament Committee urges action against NSA surveillance programAfter vehemently condemning mass surveillance programs exposed in recent months by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, a draft report published this week by the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs called on the US and EU member states to impose a ban on blanket mass surveillance and bulk personal-data processing.15:48 10.01.2014
Russian lawyer flees courtroom before sentencing for 35 mln ruble fraudA lawyer from the southwestern Russian city of Belgorod, who is accused of a 35 million ruble ($1 mln) fraud, fled the courthouse during trial, and was sentenced in absentia to six years in prison.14:38 10.01.2014
Russian senator proposes tougher liability for overlooking terror threatRussian Senator Konstantin Dobrynin has proposed criminalizing negligence by law enforcement officials in case such leads to the commission of a terrorist attack.13:38 10.01.2014
Banker Lebedev continues serving sentence in "mogul scuffle" caseRussian billionaire Alexander Lebedev sentenced to 150 hours of correctional labor for punching businessman Sergei Polonsky during the filming of an NTV talk show will continue serving his sentence in the Moscow Region.12:57 10.01.2014
Russian public officials allowed to buy back gifts worth over $100Public officials who receive gifts worth over 3,000 rubles ($90) will have to hand them in, but may buy them back if they wish, according to a resolution passed by the Russian government.11:51 10.01.2014
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