Justice minister admits no NGO may ever be put on foreign agent listJustice Minister Alexander Konovalov has not ruled out that the list of NGOs registered as foreign agents will remain empty, as he spoke at a meeting of the Presidential Council on Human Rights.15:54 18.06.2013
Smokers and non-smokers to be separated in Russian prisonsThe Federal Penitentiary Service plans to separate smokers and non-smokers in prisons and other detention facilities, Valery Trofimov, who heads the service's department for social, psychological and educational work with inmates, told reporters on Tuesday.15:24 18.06.2013
Number of imprisoned juveniles falls 78% in RussiaThe number of underage convicts serving prison sentences in Russia has declined by 78% over the past five years, a Federal Penitentiary Service official announced to an international research conference.15:05 18.06.2013
New defense attorney appointed to Magnitsky/Browder caseThe Tverskoy Court of Moscow on Tuesday ruled that a new defense attorney must be appointed in the case against Hermitage Capital auditor Sergei Magnitsky, who who was charged with evading taxes and died in detention in 2009, and Hermitage CEO William Browder.14:36 18.06.2013
New probe could absolve ex-prosecutor of blame in illegal gambling ringThe defense hopes that an additional investigation will provide evidence that former Moscow Region First Deputy Prosecutor Alexander Ignatenko was not involved in the illegal gaming business case.13:59 18.06.2013
Anti-pedophile group calls for Tor network to be shut downSergei Zhuk, the leader of the Bounty Hunters, a group that aims to combat pedophilia through the detection of child pornography, has asked Russia's Interior Ministry and communications agency Roskomnadzor, to restrict access to the anonymity network known as Tor.13:36 18.06.2013
Russian Duma on its way to approving gay adoption banRussia's lower house of parliament has approved amendments in the second reading to a government bill which prohibit the adoption of Russian children by same-sex couples.12:54 18.06.2013
Suspects in acid attack on Bolshoi director file appeal against extension of detentionPavel Dmitrichenko and Andrei Lipatov, suspects in the acid attack case of Bolshoi Theater Artistic Director Sergei Filin, have challenged the Tagansky Court decision to extend their detention for two months.12:20 18.06.2013
Inquiry at Moscow remand center after imprisoned Makhachkala mayor attempts suicideAn internal investigation is underway at the Lefortovo remand center in Moscow after former Makhachkala Mayor Said Amirov, who was being detained there, attempted suicide.11:55 18.06.2013
46 detainees held in Guantanamo indefinitelyThe US Government released the names of the prisoners being held indefinitely at the Guantanamo Bay detention center to The Miami Herald, which had requested the data under the Freedom of Information Act.11:29 18.06.2013
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