Ukrainian ombudsman looking into allegations of illegal arrests during riotsUkrainian Parliamentary Human Rights Ombudsman Valeriya Lutkovskaya is looking into allegations of illegal detention in connection with the ongoing riots in central Kiev.18:10 20.01.2014
Deceased student's family appeals MMA champion's sentence in Supreme CourtThe family of deceased student Ivan Agafonov filed with Russia's Supreme Court a supervisory appeal against a suspended sentence handed down to Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) champion Rasul "Black Tiger" Mirzayev for manslaughter.16:52 20.01.2014
Bolotnaya Riots case trial near completionThe Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow on Monday finished the hearing of May 2012 protest rally in central Moscow's Bolotnaya Square, the closing argumants will be presented on January 22, attorney Dmirty Agranovsky told RAPSI.15:57 20.01.2014
Russian student detained for hacking antitrust regulator twitterRussian police have detained a 20-year old journalism student in Moscow on suspicion of having hacked into the Federal Antimonopoly Service’s official twitter account.14:37 20.01.2014
Russian national's verdict in NY lawmaker bribery case moved to Feb.6A New York court has postponed the verdict for Igor Belyansky, a defendant in the criminal case on bribing a member of the local legislative council, until February 6. Belyansky sought support in opening an adult day care center, according to the investigation.13:29 20.01.2014
Human Rights Council motions for relaxing the NGO law – reportMembers of the Presidential Human Rights Council have proposed changes to the law on non-profit organizations and foreign agents that resulted in hundreds of public organizations having to undergo inspections and pay fines over the past year.12:44 20.01.2014
No hearing date for Russian Guantanamo prisonerThe US Department of Defense will disclose the hearing date of Russian national Ravil Mingazov only after the case will be submitted to a military court, official spokesman for the DoD told RIA Novosti.12:13 20.01.2014
$90k sought for docking of seized Greenpeace vessel – reportApproximately 3 million rubles ($89,728) in outstanding debt is owed to the Murmansk port authorities for the period that a seized Greenpeace vessel – the Arctic Sunrise – spent docked there following the participation of its crewmembers in an Arctic drilling protest.11:59 20.01.2014
Russia's Rosatom embezzlement case sent for trial - reportThe case of alleged embezzlement at the Rosatom state nuclear corporation, involving former Rosatom Deputy CEO Yevgeny Yevstratov and current Deputy CEO of Atomflot Mustafa Kashka, has been sent to court. Atomflot is a Rosatom subsidiary which operates the country’s icebreaker fleet and auxiliary vessels.10:55 20.01.2014
Detained Russian ship to leave Senegal port on MondayRussian ship Oleg Naydenov, detained by the Senegal authorities is expected to be released on Monday, Yuri Parshev of Phoenix, company that owns the ship told RIA Novosti.10:13 20.01.2014
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