State Duma says amnesty for AFK Sistema head possibleVladimir Yevtushenkov, the board chairman and largest beneficiary of AFK Sistema, can be amnestied ‘in theory’ under special cicumstances, RIA Novosti reported on Tuesday citing Pavel Krasheninnikov, chair of the State Duma Committee on Civil, Criminal, Commercial and Procedural Legislation.17:31 02.12.2014
ECHR holds Moldova responsible for dismissal of libel claim against ex-presidentThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday that the rights of two Moldovan nationals were violated when their libel claims against former president of the country Vladimir Voronin had been dismissed.16:39 02.12.2014
Kalashnikov contract with US suspendedA contract to deliver up to 200,000 Kalashnikov guns to North America has been suspended on the initiative of the North American party. “We have not delivered a single gun under this contract,” Kalashnikov Director General Alexei Krivoruchko told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.15:46 02.12.2014
Regulator reports repeated attempts to import prohibited goods via BelarusRosselkhoznadzor, the Russian agricultural watchdog, has reported new attempts to import prohibited fruit and vegetables via Belarus to Russia and on to other countries.14:57 02.12.2014
Opposition leader Navalny to remain under house arrestThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld the extension of the house arrest of opposition leader Alexei Navalny imposed on him in the Yves Rocher embezzlement case.14:00 02.12.2014
Russian lawmaker proposes abandoning iPhonesDmitry Gorovtsov (A Just Russia), deputy head of the State Duma Committee for Security and Anti-Corruption, is drafting a resolution to encourage Russian lawmakers to abandon iPhones and iPads.13:47 02.12.2014
Regulator opens probe of Gazprom for denying Rosneft access to gas pipelineRussia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service announced on Tuesday that an investigation has been launched of Gazprom which had refused to give Rosneft access to the trans-Sakhalin pipeline.12:55 02.12.2014
AFK Sistema loses bid to overturn arrest of shares in BashneftThe Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed a motion filed by AFK Sistema seeking to lift the arrest of disputed Bashneft shares, RAPSI reports on Tuesday from the courtroom. A Moscow court ruled in favor of nationalizing the stake11:08 02.12.2014
Russian lawmakers call for life sentence for abuse of prisoners - reportIvan Sukharev and Anton Ishchenko, lawmakers from the Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR), have proposed life sentences for personnel of prisons and pretrial detention wards who torture inmates.10:49 02.12.2014
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