About €2,000 seized from partner of former anti-corruption official ZakharchenkoLaw enforcement officers seized about €2,000 belonging to Marina Semynina, a partner of former Russian anti-corruption official charged with receiving a large-scale bribe, Dmitry Zakharchenko, during the searches at her apartment on Wednesday.18:07 13.12.2017
Russian media watchdog proposes to allow out-of-court blocking of animal abuse websitesRussian media watchdog Roskomnadzor will present the State Duma with its proposals concerning legislative changes allowing to block websites with animal abuse content without a court order.16:59 13.12.2017
Moscow court refuses to release alleged Ukrainian Right Sector memberThe Basmanny District Court of Moscow has extended detention of Ukrainian national Roman Ternovsky allegedly involved in the activities of Right Sector nationalist organization banned in Russia until March 30.15:51 13.12.2017
Russian lower house adopts bill toughening penalties for animal abuseThe lower house of Russia’s parliament, the State Duma, adopted in the third and final reading on Wednesday a draft law toughening punishment for cruelty to animals up to 5 years in prison.14:16 13.12.2017
State Duma passes bill on fines for failure to comply with law on messengersThe State Duma has passed in the third and final reading a bill introducing fines for failure to comply with the law regulating activity of messenger services.13:53 13.12.2017
Terrorists behind hostage crisis in Russia’s Budyonnovsk sentenced to 13-15 yearsThe North Caucasus District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don has sentenced Ramzan Belyalov and Magomed Mazdayev to 15 and 13 years in a penal colony for attack and taking hostages in Russian town of Budyonnovsk in 1995.11:39 13.12.2017
Chinese citizen gets suspended term in Russia for painting smuggling attemptChinese citizen Xu Chao has received a 2.5-year suspended sentence for an attempt to smuggle a work by the Russian landscape painter Alexey Savrasov.10:59 13.12.2017
Italy refuses to extradite alleged accomplice of Berezovsky’s son-in-law to RussiaAn Italian court has denied Russia’s request to extradite businessman Mikhail Nekrich, an alleged accomplice of Georgy Shuppe, the son-in-law of late prominent tycoon Boris Berezovsky.09:59 13.12.2017
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