Putin signs law allowing parents to choose guardian for child in event of their deathRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law granting parents in nuclear families right to choose a legal guardian for their child in event of their simultaneous death, press-service of the child rights ombudsman in St. Petersburg announced on Monday.18:03 31.07.2017
Russian lawyer’s suit against Labor Ministry over MPs’ pensions dismissedMoscow’s Meshchansky District Court on Monday dismissed a lawsuit lodged by lawyer Yury Kachan demanding explanations from the Russian Labor Ministry concerning huge retirement pensions of lawmakers.18:01 31.07.2017
Russian antimonopoly watchdog launches case against largest mobile operatorsThe Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has launched a case against four top Russian mobile operators over alleged violation of competition legislation.17:15 31.07.2017
Russian citizen deported from U.S. gets 14 years for business partner’s murderRussian national Gennady Gavrilets, who had been deported from the U.S after being on the run for 17 years, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for killing his business partner.17:01 31.07.2017
Karelia’s Supreme Court upholds sentence in lake tragedy caseThe Supreme Court of Russia’s Republic of Karelia upheld a three-year sentence given to ambulance paramedic Irina Shcherbakova, who had refused to notify rescue services about children drowning in the local lake Syamozero.16:46 31.07.2017
Over 16,500 tons of sanctioned food products destroyed in Russia since 2015Russia’s agricultural watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor announced on Monday that more than 16,500 tons of sanctioned food products had been destroyed in Russia since July 2015.15:10 31.07.2017
Mitigation of sentence for alleged hacker Senakh is “unwarranted” - U.S. prosecutorsProsecutors in the cyber fraud case against Russian citizen Maxim Senakh have reiterated their position seeking 4.5 years in prison for the defendant dismissing his arguments for mitigated sentence.14:01 31.07.2017
Owner of troubled Russian bank wanted for alleged embezzlementActual owner of the St. Petersburg bank Banking House Yevgeny Lykov has been put on the federal wanted list for alleged embezzlement of 600 million rubles (about $10 million).13:02 31.07.2017
Russian President pardons two women sentenced for treasonRussian President Vladimir Putin has pardoned two women, who had earlier received prison terms for treason.12:13 31.07.2017
Russian antimonopoly watchdog checks Yandex, Google for preferential product placementRussia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) is analyzing largest web search engines, Yandex and Google, over alleged preferential resource allocation.11:32 31.07.2017
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