Environmental activist seeks asylum in Europe after wanted list billingRussian environmental activist Suren Gazaryan, who announced last week that he had been placed on the federal wanted list, told Human Rights Watch (HRW) that he had left the country.14:05 21.12.2012
Bills to be discussed in advance at Russian public councilsPrime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree pursuant to which bills must be initially discussed at public councils and posted on the Internet.13:22 21.12.2012
Assange: upwards of one million documents set to be leaked in 2013Wikileaks has prepared upwards of a million documents to be released in the new year, founder and chief editor Julian Assange announced to a crowd of supporters in London Thursday evening.12:51 21.12.2012
Classified materials to be handed out to "export case" defendantsOn Thursday, federal judge Sterling Johnson ordered the prosecutor's office to disclose classified investigative materials to the defendants in the case implicating Arc Electronics in the illegal export of high-tech electronics from the US to Russia.12:12 21.12.2012
Russian NGO opts to be registered as "foreign agent"In accordance with a controversial law passed this year designating NGOs that receive foreign funding as "foreign agents," human rights NGO Shchit I Mech (Shield and Sword) has voluntarily filed with the Ministry of Justice to be included in the foreign agent registry.11:35 21.12.2012
Obama officially announces cancellation of Jackson-Vanik amendmentU.S. President Barack Obama has signed a decree on the cancellation of the Jackson-Vanik amendment. The Jackson-Vanik amendment was adopted by Congress in 1974 and imposed restrictions on trade with the Soviet Union.10:59 21.12.2012
Americans linked to Bout, Yaroshenko “kidnappings” may be blacklistedRussia’s doppelganger version of the Magnitsky List may include Americans suspected of involvement in the arrests and detentions – or, in the words of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in the “kidnapping” – of arms dealer Viktor Bout and pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, Lavrov told Euronews TV.10:26 21.12.2012
UK grapples with possibility of introducing a Bill of RightsA UK commission charged by the government last year with exploring the option of introducing a constitutional instrument in the form of a Bill of Rights submitted a report to parliament this week detailing its findings.01:44 21.12.2012
Putin: Several cases initiated against former Mayor of MoscowSeveral criminal cases have been initiated against former Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov; though no liability has been imposed upon him yet, as it is yet too early, President Vladimir Putin said after the news conference.18:19 20.12.2012
Navalny's appeal under lawsuit against bailiffs dismissedThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has dismissed opposition leader Alexei Navalny's appeal against the Moscow Commercial Court's dismissal of his lawsuit against the Zamoskvoretsky District Bailiffs Department in which he disputes the inaction of the court bailiffs.17:48 20.12.2012
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