Offshore companies should be banned from privatization proceedingsThe Russian Investigative Committee has proposed prohibiting offshore companies and their subsidiaries from participating in privatization proceedings.17:08 24.01.2014
Khodorkovsky's partner may demand compensation for postponed releaseKhodorkovsky's business partner Platon Lebedev, whose term was reduced to “time served” yesterday, is indignant with the delay in his release from prison and may demand compensation through the court for moral damages, attorney Vladimir Krasnov told RAPSI Friday.15:52 24.01.2014
Fatal attack in German court leaves two dead – reportAn armed attack in a German court claimed the lives of two men Friday.15:25 24.01.2014
Russian Constitutional Court to consider controversial NGO law in MarchRussian Constitutional Court on March 6 will review the applications filed by Human Rights Commissioner Vladimir Lukin and various citizens and NGOs contesting the adherence of the controversial NGO law to the constitution.14:59 24.01.2014
ECHR seeks answers from UK on mass surveillance programs – reportThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered UK ministers to provide justifications by early May for the mass surveillance activities of British intelligence agency the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ).13:46 24.01.2014
Russian lawmakers mull upping prison term for false terrorist threat reportsThe Russian Government has submitted a bill to the State Duma that toughens the punishment for making false reports of terrorist attacks. A crime of this kind which causes significant damage may be punishable by up to five years in prison, according to the lower house of parliament.13:14 24.01.2014
Ukraine’s ex-defense minister sues Berkut riot policeUkraine’s former Defense Minister MP Anatoliy Hrytsenko and lawyer Stanislav Batryn have filed a lawsuit with the Kiev City District Administrative Court to have the actions of Ukraine’s Berkut riot police force declared illegal and illegitimate.12:38 24.01.2014
Apple sues Russian customs over iMac duties – reportApple’s Russian distribution arm, Apple Rus, is suing the customs agency over import duties on the iMac all-in-one computer.12:04 24.01.2014
Former Dagestan mayor Amirov appeals to Russian Prosecutor GeneralLawyers of former Makhachkala Mayor Said Amirov, who faces accusations of having ordered the murder of an investigator, have appealed to Russia's Prosecutor General Yury Chaika asking to appraise the case investigation.11:26 24.01.2014
Relatives of Russian hockey team perished in air crash demand $3 millionRelatives of the Lokomotiv ice hockey team members who died in a airplane crash in 2012 filed a class action lawsuit demanding 104,8 million rubles ($3 million) in compensation, according to the notification posted on attorney Igor Trunov’s website.10:52 24.01.2014
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