Ukraine seeks to ramp up separatism penaltiesUkraine’s Verkhovna Rada on Tuesday will review a draft bill that proposes more severe penalties for separatism, acting president Aleksandr Turchinov declared in a public address on Monday.17:35 07.04.2014
Russian-language TV station suspended for three months in LithuaniaThe Vilnius District Administrative Court upheld a request from the Lithuanian Commission for Radio and Television Broadcasting and authorized suspension of RTR-Planeta (Russia) rebroadcasts in Lithuania for three months.17:03 07.04.2014
Google appeals Turkish court’s decision to uphold YouTube ban – reportGoogle has turned to the Turkish courts to challenge the country’s block of YouTube that has been in place since March 27, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.16:26 07.04.2014
Russia may equate popular bloggers to media resourcesLawmakers Andrei Lugovoi and Vadim Dengin (Liberal Democratic Party) will submit a bill to the State Duma this week to assign media responsibilities to popular bloggers.15:46 07.04.2014
By May 11, Ukraine’s Donetsk region to hold referendum to join RussiaThe People’s Council of Donetsk has declared its intention Monday to establish Donetsk as an autonomous republic and to hold a referendum by May 11 in order to determine whether the republic should join Russia, RIA Novosti reports on Monday.15:18 07.04.2014
Upward trend continues in US law firm combinationsDuring the first quarter of 2014, 22 law firm mergers and acquisitions were announced in the US, demonstrating that law firm combinations are still on the rise, legal consulting firm Altman Weil, Inc. revealed Wednesday.13:00 07.04.2014
Investment fund sues VKontakte founder over messengerThe UCP investment fund has initiated litigation in the Virgin Islands to protect its rights for the Telegram internet messaging service, which was designed by the founder of Russia’s largest social network VKontakte, Pavel Durov, according to a statement released by the fund Monday.12:37 07.04.2014
‘Darth Vader’ contests denied registration for Ukraine’s presidential electionA representative of the Internet Party of Ukraine calling himself Darth Vader has appealed to the court regarding his registration as a presidential candidate, which was rejected by the Central Electoral Committee, the party announced Monday.12:09 07.04.2014
Moldova requests extradition of Russian banker from UKThe Moldovan Prosecutor General’s office has sent a request to the UK to extradite a wealthy Russian businessman, German Gorbuntsov, on two charges of fraud and suspicion of organizing a contract murder.10:54 07.04.2014
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