Memorial NGO amends charter following Justice Ministry complaintsNext week, Russian human rights organization Memorial will inform the Justice Ministry about the amendments made to its charter following complaints by government agencies, Interfax reported on Wednesday, citing the NGO’s director, Arseny Roginsky.17:39 03.12.2014
Two suspects in murder of director of Russian Coca-Cola plant arrestedRussian investigators have arrested two suspects in the killing of Dmitry Soshnev, the director of Coca-Cola plant near St. Petersburg.17:03 03.12.2014
Jehovah’s Witnesses website, books declared “extremist” in RussiaRussia’s Supreme Court has declared the website and three books of the Jehovah’s Witnesses extremist. The books talk about how to have a happy life, what you can hope for, how to develop good relations with God and what you should know about God and its meaning.15:57 03.12.2014
Assets of 24 Ukrainian banks seized by Crimean courtsAssets of 24 Ukrainian banks have been seized in Crimea, and will be sold to compensate citizens for losses incurred by Ukrainian banking entities, RIA Novosti reports on Wednesday.14:19 03.12.2014
Russian national fined $2,650 for organising extremist cellThe Oktyabrsky District Court in southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don on Wednesday handed down a 130,000-ruble ($2,650) fine to Gadzhibek Ismailov for creating a cell of the prohibited extremist religious organization Nurcula.12:28 03.12.2014
Bill imposing penalties for failure to implement presidential decrees reaches DumaDmitry Gorovtsov (A Just Russia), deputy head of the State Duma Committee for Security and Anti-Corruption, is polishing a bill that would introduce criminal and administrative liability for failure to implement or a delay in the implementation of presidential decrees and instructions.11:29 03.12.2014
Duma to consider bill introducing Office of disability services ombudsmanA group of lawmakers from Liberal Democratic Party has drafted a bill introducing the post of ombudsman for people with disabilities.10:30 03.12.2014
Russia slips in Transparency International's 2014 corruption indexRussia has fallen nine places for the past year to 136th out of 175 countries in Transparency International's 2014 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), a ranking of public sector corruption.07:01 03.12.2014
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