ICC to hold preliminary hearing over events in UkraineProsecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda is beginning a preliminary hearing on the events in Ukraine that occurred between November 29, 2013, and February 22, 2014, the court announced in its press release Friday.16:40 25.04.2014
Russian lawmakers review ban on online retail sale of alcoholLawmaker Viktor Zvagelsky has submitted a bill to the State Duma to prohibit the online retail trade of alcohol, his press service announced. In September 2013, the Federal Service for Alcohol Market Regulation proposed amending the law on the state regulation of the production and marketing of alcohol and the law on information to prohibit the online sale of alcohol and surrogate alcohol.16:16 25.04.2014
Breivik interrogation transcript disappears from police stationThe transcript of one of the longest and most emotional interrogations of Anders Breivik, a terrorist sentenced to 21 years in prison for killing 77 people in July 2011, has mysteriously disappeared from a locked office in an Oslo police station, the Norwegian media report Friday.15:21 25.04.2014
Russian police hunt for school test answers leakersPolice is on the hunt for the individuals that are leaking the answers to the standardized school test in the upcoming Unified State Exam, according to the statement released by the Interior Ministry on Friday.14:33 25.04.2014
Russian lawmakers pass amendments on foreign nationals’ bank accountsThe State Duma has passed an amendment to a bill on the uninterrupted operation of foreign payment systems, currently in the second reading, that would allow banks to close the accounts of foreign nationals if US law requires the provision of data on such accounts.14:10 25.04.2014
Russia has no instruments left to ensure Polonsky’s extraditionRussia has no arguments left to continue to demand the extradition of developer Sergei Polonsky, who is wanted for allegedly embezzling millions of dollars, after Cambodia’s Supreme Court ruled against his extradition on Friday, attorney Alexander Karabanov told RAPSI.12:25 25.04.2014
Russia seeks to avoid compliance with foreign court rulingsLawmaker Vladimir Ponevezhsky (United Russia), a member of the State Duma Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Duma representative in the Supreme Court, has submitted a bill for government review that would not recognize “knowingly unjust” rulings of foreign courts in cases that should be tried in Russian courts.11:10 25.04.2014
UN to investigate massacre in South SudanThe UN Security Council adopted a press statement on Thursday demanding that the South Sudanese government prosecute those who were responsible for the death of civilians in the oil-producing town of Bentiu.10:29 25.04.2014
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