Moscow City Court set to hear Putin assassination attempt caseCriminal proceedings against Ilya Pyanzin, who is suspected of plotting to assassinate President Vladimir Putin, have been transferred to the Moscow City Court.15:09 23.08.2013
Challenge to NGO 'foreign agent' law reaches Russia's Constitutional CourtA complaint filed by a group of Russian human rights activists over the controversial federal law which brands NGOs funded from abroad and engaged in political activities as foreign agents has been registered by the Constitutional Court.14:11 23.08.2013
Charges against Skolkovo hi-tech hub managers lifted or relaxedThe embezzlement case against Vladimir Khokhlov, the head of a Skolkovo Foundation subsidiary, has been withdrawn, and charges against former senior manager Kirill Lugovtsev have been commuted.13:12 23.08.2013
Case closed over NYC apartment reportedly linked to Russian ex-senator MalkinA US legal action involving an apartment linked by media reports to Russian ex-senator Vitaly Malkin has been voluntarily discontinued by New York landlord AEH JAY Corp.12:34 23.08.2013
Jailed Pussy Riot members seek mitigation of remaining sentenceJailed Pussy Riot punk group members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina have filed a motion seeking the remaining part of their sentence to be mitigated.11:39 23.08.2013
Belgorod mass shooter gets life sentenceOn Friday, Russia’s Belgorod Regional Court found Sergei Pomazun, the infamous – Belgorod shooter – guilty of six counts of murder and sentenced him to life in prison.10:37 23.08.2013
Mubarak placed under house arrestEgypt's ex-president Hosni Mubarak has been placed under house arrest and taken to a military hospital in Cairo.09:46 23.08.2013
Lukoil North America sued over franchise agreement in the USRussian oil giant Lukoil’s North American subsidiary has been sued in the US by a Pennsylvania corporation over the termination of a petroleum marketing franchise.18:50 22.08.2013
Bradley Manning announces that he is a female named Chelsea – reportBradley Manning, who was sentenced to 35 years in prison Wednesday for leaking scores of classified documents, announced Thursday to NBC Today that he plans to live out the rest of his days as a woman named Chelsea.16:47 22.08.2013
Draft amnesty decree forwarded to State DumaThe Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) has sent to the State Duma a draft amnesty decree arranged to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, Yaroslav Nilov, an LDPR party member and head of the lower house committee on public and religious organizations.16:30 22.08.2013
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