Ukrainian criminal code reform may clear path for ex-PM Tymoshenko’s releaseThe Ukrainian parliament adopted sweeping amendments to the Criminal Code which may clear the way for the release of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko from prison.23:16 21.02.2014
UN committee to hear domestic violence complaint from Chechen womanA UN committee will hear a complaint from a Chechen woman on domestic violence that was rejected by the European Court on Human Rights (ECHR), a legal director from Astreya, Furkat Tishayev, told RAPSI on Friday.17:51 21.02.2014
Civil court to handle treason case against ex-president of PakistanA special civil court in Islamabad presiding over the treason case against former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf has rejected the defense team's request to transfer the case to a military court, Pakistani newspaper DAWN reports.16:44 21.02.2014
NYC to pay $6.4 mln to man exonerated after 22 years in prisonNew York City will pay out $6.4 million to David Ranta, a man who served over 22 years in prison before prosecutors discovered that he had been framed, City Comptroller Scott Stringer announced Thursday.16:12 21.02.2014
Eight convicted in 2012 Moscow riots caseMoscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court on Friday convicted eight activists charged in connection with Moscow's 2012 Bolotnaya riots, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.15:34 21.02.2014
Ukrainian President Yanukovich announces early electionsUkrainian Presdient Viktor Yanukovich on Friday declared that he is intitating the return to the 2004 constitution with redestributing power towards parliamentary republic form of government, and announced early presidential elections.15:18 21.02.2014
Tsarnaev defense team complains of FBI monitoring, prison screeningsComplaining of “FBI monitoring” and efforts by prison staff to screen certain defense materials, attorneys for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has urged the US federal court adjudicating his case to vacate all special restrictions imposed against their client in a heavily redacted motion filed Thursday.13:13 21.02.2014
Eksmo Publishing House's lawsuit against social network to be heard on Apr.7The St. Petersburg Commercial Court will consider a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Eksmo, one of Russia's leading publishing houses, against Russian social media giant VKontakte on April 7, according to the Supreme Commercial Court's website.12:57 21.02.2014
Radical protesters break truce, open fire on police in KievProsecutors have opened fire on police in down town Kiev, thus breaking the truce, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry's press service announced reported on Friday.12:40 21.02.2014
Venezuela considers expelling CNNVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday instructed Minister of Communications and Information Delcy Rodríguez to notify CNN of an administrative investigation of its activity as a result of which it could be expelled from the country.11:37 21.02.2014
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