Athens police arrest fugitive terrorist - reportGreek terrorist Nikos Maziotis, the convicted leader of the Revolutionary Struggle leftist rebel group who has been on the run for two years, was arrested in central Athens Wednesday while trying to rob a jewelry store, Greek media write.17:27 16.07.2014
Moscow court approves freeze on fugitive mogul Polonsky’s assetsThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld a ruling to freeze the foreign assets held by businessman Sergei Polonsky, who has assessed them at $100 million, RAPSI learned at the court’s press service.16:46 16.07.2014
French restaurants ordered to identify homemade dishesA law has been adopted in France to dissuade the use of factory-made, prepackaged food in restaurants. Restaurateurs will be required to add a small symbol on their menus to identify meals made in-house by the chef: a pan with a roof-shaped lid, Reuters writes.16:00 16.07.2014
ECHR accepts complaints from two amnestied Bolotnaya defendantsThe European Court of Human Rights has accepted complaints from two amnestied defendants in the Bolotnaya Square riot case, Vladimir Akimenkov and Leonid Kovyazin, attorney Dmitry Agranovsky told RAPSI on Wednesday.14:56 16.07.2014
$3 million defamation suit filed against eccentric Russian lawmakerTverskoy District Court in Moscow has accepted a 100 million ruble ($2.9 million) lawsuit against Liberal Democratic Party leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky for harming the reputation of the Azerbaijani people, the court’s press secretary, Yekaterina Krotova, told RAPSI.13:45 16.07.2014
ECHR gives top priority to the complaint of Ukrainian pilot arrested in RussiaThe European Court of Human Rights has given top priority to the complaint of Ukrainian helicopter pilot Nadezhda Savchenko who was arrested in Russia and charged with taking part in killing of two Russian journalists, her attorney Valentina Telychenko said on Facebook.13:07 16.07.2014
Union of Donetsk and Lugansk republics set sovereign borderThe union of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics in eastern Ukraine has announced that their borders are the borders of sovereign states.11:51 16.07.2014
Seleznev case “based solely on law enforcement considerations” – US State DepartmentSeleznev will be afforded all consular access, said State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki, adding the Seleznev case is a law enforcement matter that has nothing to do with the latest tensions between Russia and the US.11:24 16.07.2014
Criminal liability for denial of Soviet and Nazi aggression upheld in LatviaLatvia’s Constitutional Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the parliamentary social democratic political alliance Harmony Center to reverse recent amendments that criminalized public denial, justification and glorification or trivialization of Soviet and Nazi aggression in Latvia, the online resource Delfi announced on Tuesday.10:33 16.07.2014
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