Totalitarian sects posing as NGOs threaten international community - officialTotalitarian sects posing as NGOs may threaten the international community, said Vladimir Markin, Spokesman for the Investigative Committee of Russia.17:39 29.05.2014
Kyrgyzaltyn board chairman arrested in Centerra Gold caseDilger Japarov, board chairman of Kyrgyzaltyn JSC, Kyrgyzstan's state-owned mining company, has been arrested on suspicion of an illegal dividend payment worth $200 million to Centerra Gold.16:39 29.05.2014
Russian militant right-wingers extremism case moved to June 2The Moscow Regional Court on Thursday postponed the trial of four members of a notorious extremist group known as Militant Organization of Russian Nationalists (BORN) until June 2, the court’s press office told RAPSI.16:10 29.05.2014
Russian company sues US firm over Cyrillic domain name registration issuesSamara, Russia based Legato has filed a lawsuit with the Samara Region Commercial Court, requesting that US company Public Interest Registry be banned from registering zona.org (зона.орг) Cyrillic domain names, citing available registered trademarks.15:28 29.05.2014
Russia ramps up fines for obtaining and revealing commercial secretsRussian authorities are considering increasing the fines for illegally obtaining and disclosing commercial, fiscal or banking secrets up to 1.5 million rubles ($43,500). The relevant amendments to the Criminal Code have been published on the website of planned legislation.14:47 29.05.2014
Dismissal of Pussy Riot member's $87k defamation claim against attorney upheldThe Moscow City Court on Thursday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich demanding 3 million rubles ($86,983) in compensation from her former defense lawyer Nikolai Polozov, attorney himself told RAPSI.14:14 29.05.2014
Supreme Court issues ruling explaining the term “completed sentence”Russia’s Supreme Curt has recommended that judges only consider those who have finished their prison term as having completed their sentence.12:56 29.05.2014
Snowden wants to go home but will ask to extend asylum in RussiaFormer NSA contractor Edward Snowden, who was granted political asylum in Moscow last summer, would like to return home to the United States under certain conditions, but will instead ask to extend his temporary asylum.11:22 29.05.2014
Alleged Russian child molester to be extradited from the USAn alleged child molester who attacked girls in the entrance halls of residential buildings will be extradited from New York to Moscow on Thursday, an investigation official told RIA Novosti.10:56 29.05.2014
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