Pussy Riot's Alyokhina to serve sentence in Nizhny NovgorodPussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina has been transferred from Perm to Nizhny Novgorod region. She will continue serving her sentence in one of the local prisons, the regional department of the Federal Service for Execution of Punishment told RIA Novosti on Monday.14:44 05.08.2013
Latvian attorneys to defend Gozi virus creator pro bonoSeveral Latvian lawyers are taking on the case of Deniss Calovskis, a hacker waiting to be extradited to the US, pro bono. One of the attorneys, Saulvedis Varpinsh told Latvian reporters that the lawyers agreed to do this to prevent further extraditions of Latvian citizens to the US.14:11 05.08.2013
Investigators look into Bloodhound Gang's Russian flag desecrationInvestigators are looking into Bloodhound Gang bassist Jared Hasselhoff's desecration of the Russian flag, Russia's Investigative Committee announced Monday.12:52 05.08.2013
Lower House mulls moral code to cover up sexy teachers – reportRussian lawmakers concerned about the effect on students of the “undisguised sexuality” of some schoolteachers are developing a formal behavior and dress code for schools that will ban miniskirts and plunging necklines.12:06 05.08.2013
Former Rosbank CEO's house arrest extendedThe Moscow City Court approved an extension of the house arrest of former Rosbank CEO Vladimir Golubkov, who is accused of bribery, RAPSI reports form the courtroom.11:47 05.08.2013
Ukrainian court upholds extradition of Russian extremist - reportKiev's Shevchenkovsky District Court has upheld a previous court ruling to extradite to Russia Mikhail Volkov, who is suspected of having participated in the extremist group BORN.11:07 05.08.2013
US extends closure of its diplomatic missionsThe United States has extended the closure of its 19 diplomatic missions in the Middle East and Africa through August 10 citing an “abundance of caution,” according to a statement from the US Department of State.10:48 05.08.2013
US lawmakers introduce bill proposing ethics code for US Supreme Court justicesA small group of Democrat legislators from the US House of Representatives and Senate introduced on Thursday a bill that would require the US Supreme Court Justices to adhere to a code of ethics, as the country’s nine highest ranking judges are presently exempt from abiding by the Code of Conduct for the United States Judges.19:04 02.08.2013
Putin: NGO 'foreign agent' law needs to be adjustedRussian president Vladimir Putin doesn’t see any point in toughening or liberalizing the federal law which brands NGOs funded from abroad and engaged in political activities as foreign agents, but stands for putting things in order.18:45 02.08.2013
Kommersant journalist to be questioned in Pussy Riot lawyers' defamation caseKommersant journalist Grigory Tumanov will be questioned on August 9 in connection with the defamation lawsuit filed by the former Pussy Riot lawyers against Kommersant and present Pussy Riot lawyer Irina Khrunova, RAPSI reported from the courtroom on Friday.17:24 02.08.2013
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