State Duma adopts bill to tighten penalties for disclosing commercial secretsThe State Duma has adopted a government-drafted bill on tougher penalties for corporate espionage in the first reading.17:30 18.03.2015
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yatsenyuk wants to sue Russia in ICCUkrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has instructed the Foreign Ministry to file an application with the International Criminal Court in the Hague (ICC) and the prosecutor’s office to initiate criminal proceedings against Russia over its “aggression” against Ukraine.16:49 18.03.2015
Moscow court seizes assets of Sakhalin’s governor charged with corruptionMoscow’s Basmanny District Court has seized bank accounts belonging to Sakhalin Governor Alexander Khoroshavin charged with taking a $5.6-million bribe.16:12 18.03.2015
Russian court to hear case against Navalny's associate accused of painting theftThe Oktyabrsky District Court in Vladimir, a city about 200 kilometers east of Moscow, will consider a case against Georgy Alburov, an associate of the opposition stalwart Alexei Navalny, accused of theft of a painting.15:04 18.03.2015
Russian lawmaker proposes compiling a list of curse words for defamation casesRussian MP Mikhail Degtyarev (LDPR) has drafted a bill to compile a list of insulting expressions for judges that hear defamation cases.14:07 18.03.2015
Energy drinks with alcohol to be banned in Moscow starting May 1Starting May 1, the sale of low-alcohol energy drinks will be prohibited in Moscow. The relevant bill was adopted on Wednesday by the Moscow City Duma.13:33 18.03.2015
High-ranking defense official charged with taking bribesAlexander Gorshkolepov, deputy head of the property department at the Russian Defense Ministry, has been charged with taking large bribes.12:55 18.03.2015
Extradition of American tycoon accused of murder in LA postponed - reportNew York real estate mogul, Robert Durst, will not be extradited to Los Angeles where he is accused of murder until New Orleans authorities finish with their own unrelated case against him.12:01 18.03.2015
New suspect in Total CEO plane crashVladimir Uzhakov, head of the Moscow air hub, has been charged in the crash of a private Falcon jet carrying Total CEO Christophe de Margerie at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport in October last year.11:19 18.03.2015
Ukrainian prosecutors dispatch documents on Savchenko to RussiaUkrainian prosecutors have forwarded all available documents in the case of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko to their Russian colleagues.10:35 18.03.2015
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