Defendants in Moscow court building arson to spend 4 years each behind barsThe Dorogomilovsky District Court in Moscow has sentenced two defendants in a case over arson of another Moscow district court to four years in a penal colony each.19:08 14.09.2020
Highest instance approves case initiation against Novosibirsk Regional Court ex-ChairThe Supreme Court of Russia has upheld a decision of the Higher Judges' Qualifications Board granting the launch of a criminal case against the former Chair of the Novosibirsk Regional Court Rimma Shatovkina.16:39 14.09.2020
Russian lawyers propose to recognize ownership of social media profilesThe Russian Bar Association for Human Rights (RBAHR) believes it is necessary to introduce ownership rights as to social media accounts of authenticated users.15:03 14.09.2020
Leningrad Region official suspected of $9 mln embezzlementAlexander Boluchevsky, Chairman of the finance committee of the Leningrad Region’s Vyborg district administration, has been arrested on suspicion of stealing 700 million rubles (over $9 million).14:16 14.09.2020
Former Norilsk Mayor to stand negligence trial over fuel spillage disasterThe Norilsk City Court in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk Krai will try former Mayor of Norilsk Rinat Akhmetchin charged with negligence over the fuel spillage disaster in the region has been completed.13:51 14.09.2020
Russian rights activists register about 3,000 pieces of fake news during single voting dayAbout three thousand pieces of fake news about the single election day have been registered over almost two weeks of monitoring.12:27 14.09.2020
Eleven Russian children taken from Syria returned to relativesEleven Russian children transferred from Syria on Sunday met with their relatives, the press service of Russia’s Children Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova told RAPSI.11:00 14.09.2020
Thirty electoral rights violation complaints filed with Russian ombudsman in three daysRussia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova received thirty complaints of violation of electoral rights of citizens during preparation and on the single voting day.10:22 14.09.2020
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