Appeal against Russian man’s sentence for murder threats to judge postponed until JuneThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday decided to postpone appeal against sentence of a resident of town of Voronezh Mikhail Kvasov for murder threats to Moscow judge Stanislav Minin until June 2.18:05 12.05.2020
Stage company embezzlement case expected to resume in JuneThe Seventh Studio embezzlement case involving the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov is expected to resume on June 1.17:23 12.05.2020
State Duma adopts amendment exempting repayment holidays gains of income taxRussia’s State Duma has passed a bill envisaging exemption of financial benefits individuals and self-employed entrepreneurs got as a result of the repayment holidays, during which they did not pay interest, of the income tax.16:44 12.05.2020
Russian Journalists’ Union urges to add media to list of industries suffered from pandemicA member of the Presidential Council for Human Rights and Chair of the Russian Union of Journalists Vladimir Solovyev states it necessary to include mass media in the list of industries seriously suffered from the coronavirus pandemic.15:06 12.05.2020
Bill on fines up to $2,000 for officials insulting citizens reaches State DumaA bill envisaging administrative liability amounting to fines up to 150,000 rubles ($2,000) or disqualification for up to 2 years for public and municipal officials if they insult citizens has been submitted to the State Duma.14:37 12.05.2020
Owner of Moscow Region hospice pleads guilty in deadly fire caseAn owner of a private hospice in the Moscow Region’s town of Krasnogorsk pleaded guilty and repented as part of a case over the fire that had led to the death of 11 patients.13:10 12.05.2020
Probe opened into deadly fire in Moscow Region private hospiceInvestigation was launched into the fire in a private hospice in the Moscow Region’s town of Krasnogorsk that led to the death of over 10 people.11:59 12.05.2020
Prosecutors control inspection of St. Petersburg hospital fire circumstancesProsecutors took the control over the check of compliance with law due to the fire in the St. George hospital in St. Petersburg that resulted in the death of 5 people, the press service of Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office reports Tuesday.10:58 12.05.2020
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