Wikimedia sues NSA over upstream mass surveillanceWikimedia Foundation, nonprofit organization that controls and operates the Wikipedia website, is filing a suit against American National Security Agency (NSA) over the expansive surveillance program which involves the Wikipedia.17:32 10.03.2015
London court to hear libel suit brought by ex-Russian senator SlutskerLondon's High Court agreed to hear a libel suit brought by former Russian senator Vladimir Slutsker against a celebrity journalist-turned-human rights campaigner Olga Romanova over her allegations, according to the court records obtained by RAPSI on Tuesday.16:36 10.03.2015
Criminals behind the attack on Russian MP sentenced to long prison termsMoscow’s Dorogomilovsky District Court has sentenced four men convicted of beating and extorting money and property from Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Roman Khudyakov to prison terms ranging from eight to nine and a half years.15:20 10.03.2015
Russian court dismisses case against opera director over Wagner’s TannhauserA court in Novosibirsk dismissed an administrative case brought against Boris Mezdrich, director of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater, over production of Richard Wagner’s Tannhauser which has allegedly ‘desecrated’ the image of Jesus Christ.14:37 10.03.2015
Former juror admits obstructing justice in Chechen War colonel murder caseFormer juror Vitaly Pronin has admitted to obstructing justice in the murder of retired Colonel Yury Budanov.13:14 10.03.2015
Russian national pleads guilty to cyber fraud in US courtRussian national accused of buying and using stolen online information in the United States, Alexander Svetlichnyy, pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy on Monday.12:44 10.03.2015
Ex-Russian investigator wins $1,700 from Hermitage CapitalMoscow’s Meshchansky District Court on Tuesday ordered Hermitage Capital Management and its CEO William Browder to pay 100,000 rubles (about $1,700) to Pavel Karpov, a former Russian Interior Ministry investigator.12:02 10.03.2015
Suspect in Litvinenko murder failed polygraph test – reportA suspect in Alexander Litvinenko’s murder, Andrei Lugovoi, failed lie detection test in April 2012 after being asked about his experience with polonium.11:03 10.03.2015
Officials with access to state secrets to be prohibited from opening foreign accountsPresident Putin’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, said that access to state secrets would be the main reason for prohibiting officials from opening foreign accounts.10:15 10.03.2015
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