Procedure for organ donation in Russia may be simplifiedA bill will shortly be submitted to the State Duma stipulating that every Russian citizen will automatically become an organ donor after their death if no refusal was made during their lifetime.11:43 28.11.2012
Motion on deferral of Pussy Riot's Tolokonnikova punishment goes to courtNadezhda Tolokonnikova's new lawyer has filed an application with the Zubovo-Polyansky Court in Mordovia requesting to have her punishment postponed until her child is 14 years old.10:34 28.11.2012
US soldier accused in WikiLeaks expected to testifyThe US Army private and intelligence analyst charged with sending thousands of classified security documents to the website WikiLeaks is expected to speak publicly about the case for the first time at a pre-trial hearing that begins Tuesday at the Fort Meade Army base in the US state of Maryland.23:57 27.11.2012
Kaspersky kidnapping case submitted to Moscow courtThe case on the kidnapping of a son of Kapersky Lab CEO Yevgeny Kaspersky has been submitted to the Moscow Khoroshevsky District Court.19:28 27.11.2012
Russian oligarch Chigirinsky’s ex-wife claims a decade of brutal abuse: reportRussian oligarch Shalva Chigirinsky savagely abused his ex-wife Tatiana Panchenkova for years, The New York Post reported Monday citing a civil claim filed by Panchenkova last month in a Connecticut court.19:02 27.11.2012
Finnish social services blamed one again for abusing Russian mom's rightsRussian citizen Anastasia Zavgorodnyaya claims that Finnish social services are determined to deprive her and her husband of their parental rights, and that this time they are attempting to do so through the court.18:24 27.11.2012
Russian courts uphold 93 percent of retirement pension suitsRussian courts uphold 93 percent of all lawsuits related to a citizen's right to retirement pensions.18:00 27.11.2012
ECHR orders to compensate Jehovah's Witnesses who refused army serviceThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) granted several local Jehovah's Witnesses 124,000 Euros in damages from the Armenian government. The individuals filed a complaint in relation to the legality of being arrested for evading military or alternative service.17:42 27.11.2012
Russian legislature considers replacing senatorial appointments with electionsThe Federation Council's Committee for Constitutional Legislation backed a bill on new requirements to form the Federation Council (Russia's upper house of parliament) on Tuesday.16:52 27.11.2012
Government submits bill on sports fan behavior to State DumaThe Russian government submitted a bill to the State Duma in an attempt to regulate law and order at sporting events. The bill was placed in the bank of standard and regulatory acts on Tuesday.16:39 27.11.2012
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