Anti-piracy law takes effect in RussiaThe anti-piracy law took effect on August 1, despite the protests of Internet companies. The law was adopted by the State Duma on June 21 and approved by the Federation Council on June 26.11:13 01.08.2013
Fugitive BTA Bank ex-head arrested in France - reportMukhtar Ablyazov, a former banker from Kazakhstan and an opponent of Kazakh authorities, has been arrested in the south of France, media quoted his family’s lawyer as saying.10:25 01.08.2013
Latvian Constitutional Court rejects US extradition appeal of Gozi virus creatorThe Constitutional Court of Latvia rejected a claim filed by Deniss Calovskis, a hacker waiting to be extradited to the US, who asked the court to review the Latvian-US extradition treaty.17:34 31.07.2013
Akin Gump explores avenues for bringing son of deposed Kyrgyz leader to justiceHaving set its sights on the recovery of stolen Kyrgyz public assets and the investigations and prosecutions connected therewith, international law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP has offered its pro-bono services to the General Prosecutor’s Office of Kygyzstan in spearheading anti-corruption efforts.16:53 31.07.2013
Tymoshenko's attorneys vow to request review of gas caseThe final judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) permits the lawyers of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to seek review and quashing of the sentence in the gas case, attorney Sergei Vlasenko told journalists at a news conference on Wednesday.16:29 31.07.2013
Snowden's father thanks Russia for protecting his sonThe father of fugitive former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden has thanked President Vladimir Putin and Russia for helping his son, in a first interview with the Russian media aired on Wednesday.15:32 31.07.2013
Police bust Russian $1.5 mln per day gambling chainRussian police have broken up an illegal gambling operation that brought in daily earnings of 50 million rubles ($1.5 million), the Interior Ministry said Wednesday.14:41 31.07.2013
Accused in Aeroflot DDoS-attack case found guiltyPavel Vrublevsky, the co-founder and owner of ChronoPay, one of Russia's largest e-payment providers, was found guilty of masterminding a DDoS attack on Aeroflot's website in 2010.13:33 31.07.2013
Request to remove judge in Politkovskaya murder case rejectedJudge Pavel Melekhin has rejected the request of murdered investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya's children to remove the judge and discharge the jury.13:07 31.07.2013
Russia bans imports from Ukrainian candy maker RoshenRussia has banned imports from major Ukrainian candy maker Roshen after the carcinogen benzopyrene, which can naturally occur in roasted coffee and cocoa beans, was found in analyzed product samples.12:43 31.07.2013
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