St. Petersburg court releases woman dying of cancer from prisonThe St. Petersburg City Court has ruled to release a seriously ill woman convicted of storing drugs.18:01 09.03.2016
Austrian court refuses to extradite Bashneft ex-CEO to RussiaThe Vienna Regional Criminal Court has refused to extradite former Bashneft CEO Ural Rakhimov to Russia where he stands accused of embezzling over 210 billion rubles (about $2.9 billion).16:23 09.03.2016
President Putin signs law equalizing motor rallies and political demonstrationsRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that puts motor rallies in the same category as political ones and equalizes construction of campgrounds within the city zone to picketing.15:08 09.03.2016
Domodedovo airport owner charged in 2011 terror attack case denied bailThe Moscow City Court has denied a 50 million-ruble ($694,000) bail to Dmitriy Kamenshchik, the owner of the Domodedovo airport, charged with the provision of services that do not meet security standards in connection with 2011 terrorist attack that left 37 dead.14:09 09.03.2016
Savchenko’s sentencing hearing set for March 21-22The Donetsk City Court in the Rostov Region has scheduled sentencing of Ukrainian military ex-pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, who stands charged with involvement in the killing of Russian journalists and civilians in Donbas, for March 21-22.12:06 09.03.2016
Russian man appeals sentence for sharing post in social network in ECHR - reportA blogger from Chelyabinsk, Konstantin Zharinov, convicted of sharing a text by extremist group in VKontakte network, has appealed his sentence in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).10:53 09.03.2016
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