St. Petersburg court denies release for two women dying of cancer in prisonThe Smolninsky District Court in St. Petersburg has refused to release two seriously ill women convicted of drug dealing.18:01 17.03.2016
Russian penitentiary service asks court to collect $42.8 mln from its ex-headRussia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) has asked the court to recover about 3 billion rubles (about $42.8 million) from the former head of the service, Alexander Reimer, and other people who stand charged with embezzlement.16:43 17.03.2016
Bill on rehabilitation of Crimean victims of political repressions reaches State DumaA group of State Duma lawmakers submitted a bill to the lower house of parliament on rehabilitation of Crimean residents who have been suffering political repressions from Ukrainian authorities until March 18, 2014.16:02 17.03.2016
Former Russian mayor sentenced to 5 years in prison for abuse of powerA court in the Russian Republic of Ingushetia has sentenced former mayor of Nazran to 5 years in a penal colony for abusing his power during resettlement of people from dilapidated buildings.14:57 17.03.2016
Yandex claims Russian bill on news aggregators to be impracticableYandex would not be able to follow requirements introduced by the current version of a bill that equates news aggregators and other media.13:29 17.03.2016
Dagestan ex-mayor sentenced to life pleads not guilty at appeal trialSaid Amirov, the former mayor of Dagestan's capital Makhachkala sentenced to life in prison for terrorism, again pleaded not guilty to all charges brought against him while making final speech before Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday.12:35 17.03.2016
Interior Ministry suggests banning convicts, suspects in extremism from leaving RussiaDeputy Head of Russia’s Interior Ministry’s main anti-extremism department Vladimir Makarov during the meeting at the Federation Council on Thursday proposed to prohibit people suspected or convicted of extremism from leaving abroad.11:53 17.03.2016
Russian legislators propose to limit power of child protective services – reportRussian child protective services may lose their right to take away children from their families without appropriate court’s ruling.10:56 17.03.2016
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