Adidas appeals trademark infringement damages awarded against Russian supermarketAdidas has appealed the amount of compensation it was granted for the illegal use by Perekryostok super markets of its three-stripe trademark.13:39 19.11.2012
Russia continues to strive for Bout's releaseThe Russian Foreign Ministry will continue to do all it can for Viktor Bout, who was sentenced in the United States to 25 years in prison, Foreign Ministry Special Envoy for Human Rights Konstantin Dolgov said.12:59 19.11.2012
Federal Security Service pulls the plug on illegal weapons workshopSpecial services have clamped down on illegal firearm production ring in Voronezh; the confiscated arsenal may have been intended for terrorists, the Federal Security Service reports on Monday.12:29 19.11.2012
Russia calls shenanigans on Magnitsky list and vows to reactThe Magnitsky list is just for show and will have no practical effect on the visa regime between Russia and the United States, Mikhail Margelov, chairman of the Federation Council's International Affairs Committee, said.11:45 19.11.2012
Five Russians arrested in Sri Lanka for credit card fraudFive Russians have been detained in Sri Lanka on counts of credit card fraud, Sri Lankan police reported on Sunday.11:09 19.11.2012
Acquittal of Croatian generals brings into question ICTY's impartialityMoscow questions the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia's (ICTY) acquittal of Croatian generals Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markac, reads the comment published by the Foreign Ministry's Information and Press Department.10:39 19.11.2012
US House backs Russia ‘Magnitsky’ rights restrictionsUS lawmakers on Friday overwhelmingly passed the “Magnitsky Act” to punish Russians deemed to have violated human rights, and also lifted a landmark Cold War-era law that has long impeded normal US-Russia trade relations.11:58 17.11.2012
ICTY frees convicted Croatian generalsThe Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has found Croatian generals Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markac not guilty after they were convicted last year for committing military crimes against the Serbs in 1991-1995.18:00 16.11.2012
Court denies ruling in Dubrovka hostage crisis came into effectThe Lefortvosky District Court has received a letter of protest from the prosecutor's office against the ruling obligating the Investigative Committee to open a criminal case against the officials who allegedly committed violations during the storm of the Dubrovka Theater in 2002.17:34 16.11.2012
Deputies draft new bill to protect children's rights in RussiaThe head of a State Duma Committee has proposed disallowing jury trials in sexual crimes cases concerning underaged individuals and prohibiting the public dissemination of information that details the physical and psychological sufferings of the child victims in such cases.17:17 16.11.2012
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