Rosneft, former shareholders of Yukos agree to settle litigation worldwideRussia’s state-owned oil producer Rosneft announced on Wednesday that it has reached an agreement with former shareholders of now defunct Yukos company to settle litigation in various jurisdictions.17:36 01.04.2015
Sheremetyevo Airport Trade Union executives sentenced to long prison termsA court in Moscow sentenced two executives and a member of the Sheremetyevo Trade Union of Flight Personnel to prison terms ranging from 66 to 78 months for for attempting to defraud state-controlled airline Aeroflot out of 100 million rubles ($1.7 million).16:37 01.04.2015
Ukraine refuses to extradite Georgian ex-president SaakashviliUkraine will not extradite former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili because charges against him are politically motivated, the Ukrainian Prosecutor-General's office said in a statement on its website.15:27 01.04.2015
Nemtsov murder suspect pleads guilty, testifies against alleged accomplicesZaur Dadayev has incriminated himself and implicated the other suspects in the murder of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov in late February.14:17 01.04.2015
Ex-head of Russian penitentiary service detained over alleged fraudA court in Moscow ordered the detention of former head of the Federal Penitentiary Service, Alexander Reimer, who stands accused of embezzling 3 billion rubles ($52 million) allocated for the purchase of electronic monitoring bracelets.12:36 01.04.2015
Palestine joins International Criminal CourtThe Palestinian Authority has become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is based in The Hague.11:39 01.04.2015
Jury finds three members of BORN extremist group guilty of homicide, attempted murderThree members of an extremist group known as Militant Organization of Russian Nationalists (BORN) were found guilty by a jury in Moscow of homicide and attempted murder.10:32 01.04.2015
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