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Actor Efremov files notice of Pashayev defense service cancellation

Russian actor Mikhail Efremov has filed an application for cancellation of services of his former defense lawyers Elman Pashayev and Elizaveta Shargorodskaya.

18:11 01.10.2020

Police arrest suspects in icon theft from Russia’s Valdai Iversky Monastery

Law enforcement officers have arrested two suspects in the theft of an icon, altar cross and other values from the Valdai Iversky Monastery in Russia’s Novgorod Region.

17:27 01.10.2020

Efremov pays compensation to son of driver fallen in actor’s road traffic accident

Mikhail Efremov has paid compensation for moral harm in the amount of 800,000 rubles to the eldest son of Sergey Zakharov, a driver who had died in a road traffic accident with the actor.

16:45 01.10.2020

Supreme Court upholds revocation of authority of ex-deputy head of Moscow Commercial Court

The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by ex-Deputy Chairperson of the Moscow Commercial Court Olga Aleksandrova against termination of her powers.

16:00 01.10.2020

State Duma backs bill on blocking phone numbers in detention centers and penal colonies

Russia’s State Duma has adopted in the first reading a bill envisaging refusal to serve mobile numbers unlawfully used in the territories of penal colonies and pretrial detention centers.

15:36 01.10.2020

Moscow employers ordered to move 30% of staff to remote work amid COVID-19 spread

Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin on Thursday obliged the city’s employers to move upwards of 30% employees to home offices starting October 5.

15:14 01.10.2020

Assets worth nearly $4 bln seized from four bankers on Russian Central Bank’s request

The Moscow Commercial Court has distrained property worth 283.8 billion rubles (about $4 billion) belonging to Mikail Shishkhanov, ex-president of Binbank and owner of Rost Bank, and three other bankers upon a request of Russia’s Central Bank.

14:32 01.10.2020

Russia’s State Duma to consider bill on marketplaces

A lawmaker of the lower house of Russia’s Parliament has submitted to the body a specialized bill on marketplaces – ecommerce platforms.

13:13 01.10.2020

Moscow court to hear appeal against rapper’s detention in car crash case

The Moscow City Court will consider an appeal against detention of rapper Elmin Guliyev in a case over hitting pedestrians by car in central Moscow on October 12.

12:06 01.10.2020

Internet community admin arrested on suspicion of terrorism calls

One of the administrators of the Internet community Uber Alles suspected of publishing materials pushing for terrorist activities has been arrested.

11:58 01.10.2020

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Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violations

A 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 conditions

Russia'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 Duma

Lawmakers 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