Bill on stiff fines for personal data storage breach gains approval of Russian senatorsThe upper house of Russian parliament on Monday backed a bill envisaging fines of up to 18 million rubles (about $300,000) for violating requirements for storage of personal data of Russians. The State Duma passed it in a final third reading on November 21.18:02 25.11.2019
Federation Council backs bill on individual media foreign agentsRussia’s Federation Council, the upper house of parliament, on Monday approved a bill to equate individuals with media foreign agents in certain circumstances.17:14 25.11.2019
Murder case against ex-penitentiary official again reaches courtA criminal case against ex-deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service’s (FSIN) St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region directorate Sergey Moiseyenko, who stands charged with organization of assassination against his subordinate, has again reached court.16:56 25.11.2019
Russian human rights body presses for adoption of domestic abuse prevention legislationThe Presidential Council for Human Rights deems it necessary to adopt a bill on prevention of domestic violence.16:13 25.11.2019
Former official of Tatarstan federal property agency gets 4 years for graftIn Russia's Tatarstan a court has sentenced a former acting chief of the territorial directorate of the Federal Property Management Agency (Rosimushchestvo) Albert Gatin to 4 years behind bars for receiving a 10 million-ruble bribe (over $155,000).15:05 25.11.2019
Ex-Ukrainian MP accused of attacks against Russian embassy to stay in detention until MayThe Moscow City Court on Monday extended detention of ex-lawmaker of Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada Nikolay Rudkovsky, who stands charged with attacks against Russian diplomatic offices in 2014 and 2016, until May 5.14:30 25.11.2019
U.S. investor Calvey’s appeal against asset seizure to be heard on December 4The Moscow City Court will consider an appeal against seizure of assets belonging to Baring Vostok investment company's founder, U.S. citizen Michael Calvey, who stands charged with the 2.5-billion-ruble (about $40 million) embezzlement, on December 4.12:37 25.11.2019
Police $70k claim against organizers of illegal Moscow opposition rallies set for DecemberMoscow’s Simonovsky District Court will begin hearing on merits of a lawsuit filed by the Interior Ministry’s Moscow Main Directorate against organizers of unauthorized summer rallies, including opposition figures Alexey Navalny and Ilya Yashin, on December 4.11:58 25.11.2019
Refusal to close notorious landfill in Moscow Region challenged in Russian Supreme CourtThe administration of the Moscow Region’s town of Volokolamsk have filed an appeal with the Supreme Court of Russia against lower courts’ refusal to shut down a notorious solid waste landfill Yadrovo.10:49 25.11.2019
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