Ukrainian court upholds detention of suspect in murder of ex-Russian MPThe Kiev Court of Appeals has upheld the detention of Yaroslav Tarasyuk suspected of complicity in the murder of former Russian MP Denis Voronenkov.19:56 25.07.2017
Federation Council approves bill on procedures related to Russian citizenshipThe upper house of the Russian parliament has approved a bill permitting to strip convicted terrorists of citizenship and introducing an oath of allegiance to the Russian Federation when obtaining the citizenship.17:03 25.07.2017
Upper house of Russian parliament backs ban on anonymizersThe Federation Council of Russia has approved a bill prohibiting the use of technologies enabling access to blocked websites, also known as anonymizers.16:31 25.07.2017
Russian prosecutors ask Interpol to issue Red Notice for VimpelCom ex-headRussia’s Prosecutor General’s Office had turned to Interpol asking it to issue a Red Notice for Mikhail Slobodin, former head of the telecommunications giant VimpelCom, who stands charged of bribing officials in the Republic of Komi.15:30 25.07.2017
Russian upper house approves bill toughening penalties for election fraudThe Federation Council, Russia’s upper house of parliament, approved on Tuesday a draft law toughening penalties for election fraud.14:59 25.07.2017
Federation Council backs bill toughening penalties for inducement to suicideThe Federation Council approved on Tuesday a bill increasing prison terms for inducing to suicide up to 15 years.13:27 25.07.2017
Number of complaints about environmental violations rises in 2016 - ombudsmanThe number of complaints about environmental violations rose in 2016, according to Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova.12:58 25.07.2017
ECHR awards €6,000 to one of Nemtsov murder case defendantsThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday awarded €6,000 in compensation to Temirlan Eskerkhanov, a defendant in the case on the murder of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov.11:45 25.07.2017
Victim appeals against sentence in Total CEO crash casePatrick Vervel, the husband of a stewardess, who died in the Total CEO airplane crash in 2014, has filed an appeal against sentence given to two defendants in the case.10:58 25.07.2017
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