Petition to quash recovery of $3.2 mln in favor of Russian firm returned to BelarusThe Moscow Commercial Court has returned to the Republic of Belarus, represented by the country’s Council of Ministers, its plea to reverse a ruling of a commercial court to recover $3.2 million in favor of Russian construction firm Management Company Davinchi.17:43 14.08.2020
Moskalkova stands for alimony fund creation as Russians’ debt reaches $2 billionRussia’s High Commissioner of Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova during the Rights and Responsibility of Fathers roundtable on Friday pushed for the creation of an alimony fund adding that the debt of Russians had exceeded 150 billion rubles (about $2 billion).16:51 14.08.2020
Russia’s Ombudsman reports rise in family rights protection complaints in 2020The number of applications concerning protection of family, motherhood, fatherhood and childhood rights filed with the Office of Russia’s High Commissioner of Human Rights in the first half of 2020 increased twice as compared to the same period of the previous year, federal ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova said during the Rights and Responsibility of Fathers roundtable on Friday.15:10 14.08.2020
Charges brought against defendants in Ingushetia’s anti-extremism official murder caseCharges have been brought against 12 defendants in a case over murder of the chief of Ingushetia Republic’s Centre for Combating Extremism of the Interior Ministry Ibragim Eldzharkiyev.14:34 14.08.2020
Russian businessman’s $7K defamation claim against Navalny postponed until August 27Moscow’s Lyublinsky District Court on Friday adjourned a 500,000-ruble ($7,000) defamation action initiated by businessman Alexander Udodov against Alexey Navalny until August 27.13:27 14.08.2020
Russian antimonopoly body fines company claiming drug Arbidol is effective against COVID-19Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has imposed a 200,000 rubles (about $2,700) fine on OTC Pharm company for an advertisement claiming medicine Arbidol was therapeutically effective against the coronavirus.12:00 14.08.2020
Embezzlement probe into ex-minister Abyzov completedInvestigartion into ex-Minister for Open Government affairs Mikhail Abyzov and his alleged accomplices charged with embezzlement has been completed.11:12 14.08.2020
Detention of ex-commonwealth affairs agency official extended in $700k embezzlement caseMoscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Friday extended detention of Mikhail Popov, a former official of the Federal Agency for Affairs of the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Residing Abroad and International Humanitarian Co-Operation (Rossotrudnichestvo), in a 50-million-ruble (about $700,000) embezzlement case.10:49 14.08.2020
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