French court rules Kazakh tycoon Ablyazov should be extraditedFrance's top court approved on Wednesday the extradition to Russia or Ukraine of Kazakh tycoon Mukhtar Ablyazov, accused of embezzling over $6 billion from BTA Bank.16:25 04.03.2015
Governor of Russia's Sakhalin faces corruption chargesSakhalin Region Governor Alexander Khoroshavin is allegedly involved in a corruption case, the Investigative Committee announced.15:20 04.03.2015
Cambodia weighs Russia’s request to extradite Sergei PolonskyCambodia to consider a request from Russia to extradite real estate tycoon Sergei Polonsky to face trial over fraud charges.14:40 04.03.2015
Russian upper house passes bill to remove NGOs from Foreign Agent ListRussia's upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, on Wednesday passed a bill on removing non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from Foreign Agent List.13:55 04.03.2015
Appeal against Udaltsov’s and Razvozzhayev’s verdicts moved to March 18Russia’s Supreme Court has delayed until March 18 the hearing of a complaint against the 4.5 year prison sentences given to opposition activists Sergei Udaltsov and Leonid Razvozzhayev for organizing mass riots at Bolotnaya Square.13:11 04.03.2015
Driver implicated in Bolshoi acid attack released from jailDriver Andrei Lipatov, who had been convicted and sentenced for his role in an attack on artistic director of Russia's Bolshoi Ballet Sergei Filin, was released on Wednesday.12:32 04.03.2015
Jury seated in Boston Marathon bombing trial - reportEighteen jurors have been chosen to participate in Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s trial over Boston Marathon bombings.12:02 04.03.2015
Russia's child rights ombudsman requests life-long supervision of pedophiles – reportRussia's children’s rights ombudsman Pavel Astakhov has addressed federal officials requesting an obligatory life-long administrative supervision of convicted pedophiles after they served their sentence.11:22 04.03.2015
Origin of property belonging to relatives of officials could be verified in corruption casesThe State Duma lawmakers are drafting a bill to verify the origin of property belonging to relatives of officials charged in corruption-related cases.10:24 04.03.2015
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