Ukraine bans all Russian males aged 16 to 60 from entering its territoryUkraine informed Russia’s largest air carrier Aeroflot that all male citizens of Russian Federation aged 16 to 60 will be barred from entry, the carrier said in a statement on Thursday.17:36 17.04.2014
Putin answers Snowden’s question about mass online surveillanceThe use of special equipment, in particular, for the tapping of private conversations and for surveillance, is regulated by law in Russia, President Vladimir Putin said when answering Edward Snowden’s question during the annual Direct Line program on Thursday.16:48 17.04.2014
Chukchi definition case to be considered on May 26Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court on May 26 will consider an honor and dignity protection lawsuit filed by the Chukchi people against the authors of the 1998 Big Russian Definition Dictionary, RAPSI reports from the courtroom Thursday.16:07 17.04.2014
FBI agents not to monitor Tsarnaev’s family visits in prisonA federal judge has ruled that the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should be able to receive visits from his family in prison without being monitored by an FBI agent, the National Law Journal writes.15:41 17.04.2014
“X-Men” director Bryan Singer faces sexual abuse lawsuit – reportFamous American film director Bryan Singer is accused of sexual abuse against a teen actor, according to the civil lawsuit filed in Hawaii, CNN reported on Thursday.15:12 17.04.2014
Russian investigators in Crimea tackle Ukrainian caseloadInvestigator in Crimea now under Russian jurisdiction will complete the review of cases investigated by the Ukrainian operatives until the end of April, according to the statement made by the Investigative Committee’s official spokesman Vladimir Markin on Thursday.14:37 17.04.2014
Terrorism cases in Russia to be heard at military tribunalsA Duma committee has proposed that cases of terrorism, hostage taking, aircraft hijacking, armed revolts and coups, as well as incitement and justification of terrorism can only be heard at the Moscow and the North Caucasus (Rostov-on-Don) district military tribunals, Izvestia newspaper writes on Thursday.13:26 17.04.2014
Bitcoin exchange company Mt. Gox moves towards liquidation - reportMt. Gox, formerly known as the largest cyber currency exchange service, is due to be liquidated following The Tokyo District Court’s decision to reject company’s bankruptcy protection application, Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.12:51 17.04.2014
Education ministry proposes monitoring websites frequented by studentsRussia’s Ministry of Education and Science has proposed monitoring the websites that are most popular among school and university students, reads a statement published on the government’s website of planned legislation on Thursday.12:32 17.04.2014
Fugitive mogul Polonsky's co-investors’ claim against former Mirax moved to May 12The Moscow Commercial Court has postponed until May 12 the consideration of a lawsuit filed by Cyprus-registered Bockmer Ventures Limited, which represents the interests of Sergei Polonsky’s co-investors, demanding $48,96 million from the Federation Tower (formerly Mirax City), RAPSI reported from the courtroom Thursday.11:32 17.04.2014
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