Pending French pimping charges upheld against Strauss-KahnA French court Wednesday denied Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s request to drop charges of aggravated pimping currently pending against him in the latest sex scandal to tarnish the disgraced former International Monetary Fund chief’s once respectable reputation.15:28 19.12.2012
Federation Council approves amendments to Air Code on flight safetyThe Federation Council has approved a governmental law according to which the Air Code will have a new article on the safety of civil airplane flights in line with the standards of the Convention on International Civil Aviation.14:57 19.12.2012
Magnitsky warden's case witnesses compelled to take standThe Moscow Tverskoy District Court has decided to compel a number of witnesses to appear before court in the criminal case against former deputy head of the Moscow pretrial detention ward Butyrka Dmitry Kratov.14:37 19.12.2012
Chinese official sentenced to death for taking $7.5mln bribeChinese official has been sentenced to the death penalty with a two-year reprieve for taking a bribe worth $7.5 million.13:51 19.12.2012
Final bankruptcy procedures started against Baikalsk PPMThe Irkutsk Region Commercial Court has started final bankruptcy procedures against Baikalsk Pulp and Paper Mill (BPPM), giving creditors time until June 5, 2013 to file their claims.13:22 19.12.2012
Federation Council approves law on increasing judges' wagesThe Federation Council has approved a law stipulating the increase of wages for judges depending on their qualification class, degree and knowledge of foreign languages. The corresponding amendments have been introduced to the law On the Status of Judges in Russia.12:16 19.12.2012
St. Petersburg lawmaker launches criminal complaint against Lady GagaSt. Petersburg municipal lawmaker Vitaly Milonov has filed a request with regional police chief Sergei Umnov to investigate Lady Gaga's concert in St. Petersburg, claiming that her concert promoted homosexuality among children11:43 19.12.2012
Police search Russian oppostion activists' apartmentsPolice searched the apartments of two opposition activists in the city of Voronezh on Wednesday morning over their possible connection to a high profile criminal case into an alleged coup plot.10:46 19.12.2012
Major foreign organization ceases Russian operation under NGO billThe Moscow City Court has dismissed the appeal by the Russian Justice Initiative (RJI) against the Zamoskvoretsky District Court's ruling to exclude it from the register of foreign non-profit organizations.10:33 19.12.2012
ECHR blasts Russia for non-investigation of disappearances in ChechnyaThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Tuesday that Russia has systemically violated fundamental rights in connection with disappearances that have occurred in the Northern Caucuses since 1999.19:02 18.12.2012
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