Federal agency drops claim against TelenorThe Moscow Commercial Court has ended the proceedings in the Federal Antimonopoly Service's lawsuit disputing Telenor's purchase of 234 million privileged shares in VimpelCom Ltd. from Weather Investments II S.a.r.l.17:46 30.11.2012
New case opened against 12 defendants in Moscow May riots trialA separate criminal case has been launched against 12 defendants in the Moscow May riots case.17:21 30.11.2012
Russian Foreign Ministry rages over ICTY's Haradinaj acquittalRussia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) sees the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia's (ICTY) decision to acquit former Kosovar prime minister and rebel commander Ramush Haradinaj of all war crimes charges as further evidence of the tribunal's selective justice problem.16:50 30.11.2012
Jurors chosen in Colonel Budanov murder caseThe Moscow City Court has chosen the jurors in the murder case against Yusup Temerkhanov, who has been accused of killing Colonel Yuri Budanov.16:23 30.11.2012
Recovery of $31mln from SU-155 under Nordea bank lawsuit standsThe Supreme Commercial Court will not reconsider the lower instance court’s ruling to recover $31.364 million in credit debt from the Su-155 developer in favor of the Nordea bank.15:54 30.11.2012
No new case initiated against VEB executive, attorneyA new criminal case has not been opened against Vnesheconombank Deputy Chairman Anatoly Ballo. However, a pre-investigation is underway, the banker's attorney Tagir Samakayev told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com) on Friday.15:23 30.11.2012
Obstacles remain in the path to Palestine's statehoodBy an overwhelming majority, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voted on Thursday to grant Palestine the status of a non-member observer state in the United Nations (UN).14:46 30.11.2012
Case against Siberian artist supporting Pussy Riot to be heard on December 17On December 17, the Novosibirsk Central District’s Magistrates Court will hear two administrative cases brought against Artyom Loskutov for his offences against the religious feelings of believers in which he sold T-shirts in support of the Pussy Riot punk band.14:36 30.11.2012
Russian kids rights czar works with investigators to address pedophilesThe Investigative Committee has proposed requiring liability for any individual, who does not report on suspicious individuals accompanying children to the police.14:11 30.11.2012
Bill introduced urging reentry ban for visa term violations in RussiaThe government has submitted a bill to the State Duma establishing a three-year ban on foreign visa holders who fail to adhere to the terms of their visa, for example, by staying beyond the term set in the visa and thus violating the rules for entering the country.13:47 30.11.2012
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