Russian children’s rights ombudsman raises Ukrainian refugees questionRussian children’s rights ombudsman Pavel Astakhov will contact the Prosecutor General of Ukraine to petition for an arrangement of humanitarian corridor to Russia, to ensure safety of the children in the Eastern Ukraine.16:36 04.06.2014
Appeal against verdict in 2012 Moscow riots case to be considered on June 19The Moscow City Court will consider an appeal filed by eight activists against the verdict in the 2012 Bolotnaya riots case on June 19, attorney Dmitry Agranovsky told RAPSI on Wednesday.15:40 04.06.2014
Germany launches criminal investigation into Merkel’s NSA wiretap - reportThe Attorney General of Germany Harald Range will conduct a criminal investigation into the alleged tapping of chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile phone by the US National Security Agency, German daily Local writes on Wednesday.13:58 04.06.2014
WWII siege survivors' $1.5 mln lawsuit against TV channel moved to June 30The Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow on Wednesday consolidated the defamation lawsuits filed by two seniors from St. Petersburg demanding 51 million rubles ($1.5 million) in all from Russian TV channel Dozhd, after a controversial World War II poll was posted on the station's website, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.13:29 04.06.2014
Navalny’s appeal against ruling in libel case moved to June 23Moscow’s Babushkinsky District Court on Wednesday postponed until June 23 the hearing of an appeal filed by opposition activist and anti-corruption crusader Alexei Navalny challenging the ruling in a libel case against Moscow municipal lawmaker Aleksei Lisovenko, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.13:06 04.06.2014
Russian court upholds ruling in Oleg Deripaska’s defamation caseFederal Commercial Court of East Siberia rejected an appeal filed by the Independent Information Agency against the court ruling that obligated the media to officially refute the information that Oleg Deripaska’s RUSAL is evading taxes, the court told RAPSI on Wednesday.12:47 04.06.2014
Politkovskaya murder convict seeks suspended sentenceThe attorney for former police officer Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov – convicted of murdering journalist Anna Politkovskaya – has filed a petition with the Moscow City Court to suspend his sentence.11:43 04.06.2014
Yanukovich and his sons contest EU sanctions in court - reportOusted Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovich and his sons are contesting the freezing of their assets in European Court of Justice in Luxembourg, EuObserver reports on Wednesday.10:53 04.06.2014
Former Yukos shareholders' lawsuit against Russia to be resolved by JulyThe Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague will rule on the former Yukos shareholders’ $100 billion damages lawsuit against Russia no later than the end of June, Deutsсhe Welle announced.10:31 04.06.2014
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