Pussy Riot's Samutsevich loses verdict appealThe Moscow City Court has dismissed Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich's appeal of the suspended sentence she was handed for hooliganism motivated by religious hatred after the punk rock group's now infamous performance in Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral.10:26 27.06.2013
Russia's upper house approves employment discrimination billThe Federation Council, Russia's upper house of parliament, approved a bill Wednesday prohibiting employers from specifying restriction relating to gender, age, and marital status in job vacancy announcements, with a fine reaching 15,000 rubles (approximately $458).18:18 26.06.2013
Federation Council approves jail terms for insulting religionThe Federation Council, Russia's upper house of parliament, has approved a bill introducing criminal liability for insulting the feelings of religious devotees, stipulating a punishment of up to three years behind bars.17:46 26.06.2013
Russia's upper house approves gay propaganda billRussia's upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, has approved a bill introducing administrative liability with fines of up to 1 million rubles ($30,990) for promoting non-traditional sexual relationships among children, particularly via the media, the Internet, and viral advertising.17:26 26.06.2013
Federation Council bans adoptions by foreign gay couplesThe Federation Council, Russia's upper house of parliament, on Wednesday approved a bill banning foreign same-sex couples from adopting Russian children, already adopted by the State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament.17:08 26.06.2013
Navalny could be pardoned of fraud charges - business ombudsmanOpposition leader Alexei Navalny may be pardoned and the fraud charges against him may be dropped, Russian Business Ombudsman Boris Titov told reporters on Wednesday.16:43 26.06.2013
UK company's lawsuit against Moscow Circus dismissedThe Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed a 120,000-pound lawsuit filed by the UK New Art Production Limited against the Moscow Circus led by Edgard Zapashny.16:09 26.06.2013
Planned economic amnesty will not free Khodorkovsky - expertMikhail Khodorkovsky, former CEO of YUKOS, once Russia's largest oil company, who has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for stealing oil and laundering the proceeds, will not be released in the planned financial amnesty.15:46 26.06.2013
Federation Council sets up working group to investigate online data leaksThe Federation Council, Russia's upper house of parliament, will establish an intra-agency working group to investigate user data leaks to US intelligence agencies.15:17 26.06.2013
Moscow court refuses to hold conference call with BrowderMoscow's Tverskoy District Court on Wednesday refused to explain his rights to Hermitage Capital fund CEO William Browder, who has been charged with tax evasion, or to hold a conference call with him.14:32 26.06.2013
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