Bill on seizure of assets of corrupt officials' relatives reaches State DumaA Just Russia party lawmaker Oleg Nilov proposed a bill to allow the confiscation of property, assets owned by relatives of corrupt officials.18:29 19.02.2015
Parliament member requests inspection of Russian Scientology ChurchA member of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Vitaly Milonov, sent a letter to Federal Security Service Director Alexander Bortnikov requesting an in-depth inspection of the Church of Scientology in St. Petersburg and other Russian regions.16:36 19.02.2015
Georgia once again requests Ukraine to extradite SaakashviliGeorgian Chief Prosecutor’s Office has sent the Ukrainian Prosecutor General one more request for the arrest and extradition of ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili as it did not receive an official response to the first request from Ukrainian officials.14:47 19.02.2015
State Duma to ratify BRICS development bank agreementOn February 20, the State Duma plans to ratify an agreement regarding a bank for the development of the BRICS countries.13:47 19.02.2015
Rosneft loses case against Sakhalin Energy over Sakhalin-II pipelineThe commercial court of the Sakhalin Region dismissed a lawsuit filed by Rosneft against Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd. for denial of access to the Sakhalin-II pipeline.13:14 19.02.2015
Complaint against denial to let Savchenko go to PACE session moved to MarchThe Basmanny District Court has postponed until March 4 the hearing of a complaint filed by Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko against the investigative officer’s refusal to let her attend a PACE session.12:57 19.02.2015
Several Chelsea fans may be sentenced to 3 years for racist incident - reportFrench police investigation into the racially aggravated violence on public transport allegedly performed by Chelsea F.C. fans would be supported by the Scotland Yard.12:14 19.02.2015
Russian lawmakers to consider bill on fines for inciting terrorism in mediaThe State Duma, the lower house of parliament, on February 20 will consider in the first reading a bill proposing a fine of up to 1 million rubles ($16,000) for mass media accused of inciting violence and terrorism.11:03 19.02.2015
Ex-prime minister of Thailand charged with criminal negligenceThailand’s attorney general has charged former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra with criminal negligence related to her government’s money-losing rice subsidy program.10:00 19.02.2015
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