Rosneft president Igor Sechin wins defamation row with ForbesThe Savyolovsky District Court of Moscow has ruled in favor of Rosneft President Igor Sechin’s defamation of character lawsuit against Forbes’ Russian editorial office and has ruled that the magazine must retract the statement that Sechin is the highest-paid top manager in Russia, a RAPSI correspondent reports from the courtroom.17:02 01.08.2014
Opposition activist Navalny to remain under house arrest in Yves Rocher embezzlement caseMoscow's Zamoskvoretsky District Court on Wednesday rejected a request to detain opposition activist Alexei Navalny in the Yves Rocher embezzlement case, the court told RAPSI.15:52 01.08.2014
Russian lawmakers call for probe into Kolomoisky’s alleged Moscow propertyCommunist Party deputies of the State Duma have requested that Prosecutor General Yury Chaika review media reports about the alleged Moscow property of Ukrainian oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky and confiscate it.15:38 01.08.2014
Court rules that Russian police general’s death was non-criminalThe Basmanny District Court in Moscow said it had not found evidence of incitement to suicide in the death of the former deputy head of the Interior Ministry’s Main Anti-Corruption Directorate, Boris Kolesnikov, court press secretary Anna Fadeyeva told RIA Novosti on Friday.14:51 01.08.2014
Riga Court upholds former Moscow mayor’s ban from LatviaThe Riga District Court closed a civil suit in which Yury Luzhkov required Latvian officials to cancel his ban from the country, RIA Novosti reports citing major Latvian media.14:03 01.08.2014
Avakov assassination suspect is police officer – Ukrainian Security ServiceUkraine’s security service, SBU, says the man who has been arrested on suspicion of planning to assassinate Interior Minister Arsen Avakov served in a special Kiev police unit, RIA Novosti has announced.12:47 01.08.2014
Jehovah’s Witnesses arrested in eastern UzbekistanThe Namangan police in eastern Uzbekistan have arrested members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses religion for trying to convert local Muslims and for holding secret prayer meetings, a local police officer told RIA Novosti on Friday.11:56 01.08.2014
Law on bloggers becomes effective in RussiaThe amendments to the law On Information, Information Technology and Information Protection plus other related laws, informally referred to as the law on bloggers, have become effective on August 1, RIA Novosti writes.11:22 01.08.2014
Prosecutors terminate deal with former Rosbank managerThe Moscow Prosecutor’s Office has terminated a deal with former Rosbank Senior Vice President Tamara Polyanitsyna, who is being investigated for corrupt business practices, Izvestia newspaper writes on Friday, citing a law enforcement source.10:29 01.08.2014
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