Putin signs law on citizenship for foreign investorsPresident Vladimir Putin has signed a law on granting citizenship to foreigners who invest more than $290,500 in Russia, or who have a Russian diploma and have worked in the country for at least three years.18:26 23.06.2014
Twitter agrees to block access to extremist accounts in RussiaMicroblogging service Twitter Inc. has agreed to block access in Russia to accounts of about a dozen extremist organizations, including Ukraine’s Right Sector, head of the telecom regulator Roskomnadzor Alexander Zharov told journalists.17:27 23.06.2014
Court upholds ruling that Novolipetsk Steel did not hike steel pricesThe Supreme Commercial Court has upheld previous appeals court decisions that overruled a Federal Antimonopoly Service decision that implicated Novolipetsk Steel in unjustified transformer steel price hikes for Russian buyers, RAPSI learned in the court on Monday.16:26 23.06.2014
Ukraine’s Naftogaz may sue Gazprom over gas transit contractKiev may file with the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce a lawsuit seeking revision of a gas transit contract with Russia’s Gazprom, Naftogaz of Ukraine CEO Andrei Kobolev told journalists on Monday.15:39 23.06.2014
Nickel king Potanin’s son won't testify in alimony caseMagistrate Court No. 418 of Moscow’s Presnensky District has ruled against hearing the testimony of the son of Interros President and Norilsk Nickel CEO Vladimir Potanin, who filed a lawsuit to change the procedure for the transfer of child support money to his former spouse, Natalya Potanina’s attorney Filipp Ryabchenko told RAPSI.15:10 23.06.2014
Spanish infanta to be charged with money laundering - reportInfanta Cristina, sister of the new king of Spain, King Felipe VI, and daughter of the former ruler Juan Carlos I, will be officially presented with criminal charges, Mundo reports Monday.14:08 23.06.2014
Russian flght attendant suspected of fraud in US sentenced to time servedCalifornia state Federal Court has officialy closed the case against Russian flight attendant Marina Talashkova who was accused and arrested in Canada on suspicion of fraud and spent 2,5 years in pre-trial detention, according to the court documents RAPSI obtained on Monday.13:42 23.06.2014
Militant sentenced to 17 years for revolts in Chechnya and DagestanA court in Dagestan has sentenced Islam Batsiyev, a participant in the armed revolt in Chechnya and Dagestan in the 1990s, to 17 years in prison, the Investigative Committee announced on Monday.12:32 23.06.2014
Bill on international labor standards convention sent to parliamentThe Russian government has forwarded a bill on ratifying the Tripartite Consultation (International Labor Standards) Convention to the State Duma, the government said on its website Monday.11:05 23.06.2014
Malaysian court dismisses Christians’ case on use the word ‘Allah’The Federal Court of Malaysia, the country’s highest court, has upheld a ruling to prohibit the Catholic newspaper The Herald from using the word “Allah” to denote God, ending a years-long conflict, AFP writes.10:43 23.06.2014
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