Prosecutors demand 4 years behind bars for alleged thief of Kuindzhi paintingProsecutors on Tuesday asked the Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow to sentence Denis Chuprikov charged with stealing a painting by prominent Russian artist of Greek origin Arkhip Kuindzhi from the Tretyakov Gallery to 4 years in custody.17:33 24.09.2019
State Duma lawmakers back initiative to ban terrorism suspects from founding NGOsThe lower house of Russian parliament passed a bill prohibiting terrorism suspects from founding NGOs and participating in them in the first reading on Tuesday.16:12 24.09.2019
Russian penal colony for life convicts inspected by human rights council memberA member of the Presidential Council for Human Rights Andrey Babushkin has visited with inspection a penal colony for life convicts in the Orenburg Region known as Black Dolphin Prison.15:34 24.09.2019
Punishment for illegal catching rare animals to be toughened in RussiaA bill to toughen punishment for illegal capture and sale of especially valuable wild animals and marine biological resources belonging to species listed in the Red Book has passed its third and final reading in the State Duma.14:06 24.09.2019
State Duma MPs pass bill authorizing police to hand down cautionsThe lower house of Russian parliament, the State Duma, adopted a bill authorizing police to give citizens official warnings in a final third reading on Tuesday.13:30 24.09.2019
Appeal against Zakharchenko’s sentence adjourned till OctoberThe Moscow City Court rescheduled an appeal against a 13-year sentence of ex-police colonel Dmitry Zakharchenko in a corruption case for October 2.12:59 24.09.2019
Blogger’s appeal against sentence for calls for violence to be heard on October 3The Moscow City Court decided to hear an appeal filed by blogger Vladislav Sinitsa against his sentence for calls for violence against children of law enforcement officers on October 3 instead of initially scheduled October 15.11:45 24.09.2019
Prosecutors appeal against return of Serebrennikov caseProsecutors have lodged an appeal against a court decision to return them an embezzlement case involving theater director Kirill Serebrennikov for approving indictment.10:58 24.09.2019
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