Human Rights Council ready to help children’s ombudsman return Russian minors from SyriaThe Presidential Council for Human Rights is ready to aid the minors’ rights ombudsman Anna Kuznetsova in her work on the return of children from Syria to Russia.17:42 15.03.2019
Russian court refuses to detain State Duma lawmaker charged with briberyThe Leninsky Court of Yekaterinburg on Friday found no grounds to put the State Duma lawmaker Vadim Belousov involved in a 3.2-billion-ruble (about $50 million) bribery case in detention.17:17 15.03.2019
Berezovsky’s partner wife wins €1.5 mln payout against former tycoon’s assistantThe Moscow City Court has granted a €1.5-million lawsuit filed by Yelena Gorbunova, the partner wife of deceased tycoon Boris Berezovsky, against ex-assistant of the businessman Raphael Filinov.15:34 15.03.2019
Investigators seek to detain Russian MP involved in $50 mln bribery caseThe Investigative Committee of Russia has filed a motion with a court in Yekaterinburg demanding to place the State Duma lawmaker Vadim Belousov involved in a 3.2-billion-ruble (about $50 million) bribery case in detention.14:27 15.03.2019
Water bottling plant construction at Russia’s Lake Baikal judicially suspendedA court has suspended the construction of a drink water bottling plant at Lake Baikal in the Irkutsk Region until violations revealed during checks are remedied.13:33 15.03.2019
Banker, ex-lawyer accused of bribing former anti-corruption official to stay in detentionThe Moscow City Court on Friday upheld extension of detention for a board member of Interprogressbank Valery Markelov and ex-attorney Victor Belevtsov, who had allegedly given a 1-bilion-ruble ($15.3 million) bribe to ex-Russian anti-corruption official Dmitry Zakharchenko.12:59 15.03.2019
Russian tour operator ordered to pay Transaero $5.9 millionThe Moscow Commercial Court has ordered recovery of $5.9 million from Tez Tour Ltd travel company in favor of insolvent Transaero airline, at one time Russia's second-biggest air carrier.11:33 15.03.2019
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