Human rights advocate detained for 2 months on fraud attempt chargesMoscow’s Babushkinsky District Court on Thursday ordered Andrey Mayakov, Director of the Committee for Civil Rights, a public human rights charity organization, to be detained in a fraud attempt case until December 22.18:03 24.10.2019
St. Petersburg court returns $31k compensation claim against state to plaintiffThe Dzerzhinsky District Court of St. Petersburg on Thursday returned a 2-million-ruble ($31,000) compensation claim against the state was returned to a plaintiff Mikhail Tsakunov, who had been acquitted of assault on a police officer during a protest action.17:52 24.10.2019
Russian children’s ombudsman plans to return 32 more minors from IraqAnother 32 children are expected to be returned from Iraq to Russia in November, child rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova told journalists on Thursday.16:48 24.10.2019
State Duma backs bill on better jail conditions for convicted mothers, pregnant womenA bill improving custodial conditions for pregnant women and mothers with kids passed its first reading in the State Duma on Thursday.15:57 24.10.2019
Russian man acquitted of assault on policeman seeks $31k compensation from stateRussian citizen Mikhail Tsakunov, who had been acquitted of assault on a police officer during a protest action, demanded from the state a 2-million-ruble ($31,000) compensation for moral harm caused by illegal prosecution.14:59 24.10.2019
Investigators seek for detention of human rights advocate accused of fraud attemptInvestigators asked court to detain Director of the Committee for Civil Rights, a public human rights charity organization, Andrey Mayakov accused of attempted fraud.13:48 24.10.2019
Helicopter pilot gets 2 years for crash in Sea of Okhotsk in 2015A court has sentenced a commander of the Utair’s MI-8T helicopter, which crashed in the Sea of Okhotsk in 2015, to 2 years in penal colony settlement.12:05 24.10.2019
Detention of alleged spy Whelan extended for 2 more monthsMoscow’s Lefortovsky District Court on Thursday extended detention of Paul Whelan charged with espionage against Russia until December 29.11:40 24.10.2019
Moscow court refuses to ban BlaBlaCar in RussiaThe Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Astrakhan transport company Transline seeking BlaBlaCar service ban in Russia.11:12 24.10.2019
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