Russian court pardons defendants in Total CEO crash caseThe Solntsevsky District Court of Moscow has ruled to pardon two defendants in the Total CEO airplane crash case.21:32 07.07.2017
Prosecutor asks to sentence two defendants to over 4 years in Total CEO plane crash caseA prosecutor has asked the Solntsevsky District Court of Moscow to sentence two defendants in the case of the Total CEO airplane crash case to four years and seven months in a penal colony.18:03 07.07.2017
Bill on prison terms for election fraud passes first readingA bill introducing punishment of up to 5 years in prison for election fraud including so-called carousel voting has passed its first reading in the lower house of Russia’s parliament on Friday.17:17 07.07.2017
State Duma passes bill on air security improvementThe State Duma has passed in the first reading a bill on improvement of legislation in the sphere of air security.16:59 07.07.2017
Spouse of Total CEO plane’s deceased stewardess demands $500,000 from Vnukovo airportPatrick Vervel, the husband of a stewardess, who died in the Total CEO airplane crash in 2014, has filed a lawsuit with a Moscow court seeking to recover 30 million rubles (about $500,000) from Russia’s Vnukovo airport.16:22 07.07.2017
Russian activist Dadin fined $330 for unauthorized protestA court on Friday fined Russian activist Ildar Dadin 20,000 rubles ($330) for holding an unauthorized one-person picket near the Federal Security Service’s (FSB) building in Moscow.15:30 07.07.2017
State Duma passes bill on meetings between imprisoned parents and their childrenThe State Duma has passed in the second reading a bill allowing meetings between imprisoned parents and their children.14:53 07.07.2017
Bill on criminal punishment for cybercrimes against Russia adopted in second readingThe State Duma passed in the second reading on Friday a bill on criminal penalty of up to 10 years in prison for cyberattacks against Russia’s critical information infrastructure.13:02 07.07.2017
Pokemon Go player’s sentence reduced by more than one yearA court in Yekaterinburg on Friday reduced suspended sentence of videoblogger Ruslan Sokolovsky for playing Pokemon Go in a church from 3.5 years to 2 years and 3 months.12:31 07.07.2017
Russian government approves bill on changing community service to detentionRussian government has approved a bill on changing unserved part of sentence in the form of community service to detention if a convict was repeatedly violating rules and conditions of a punishment.11:20 07.07.2017
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