Fines imposed for NGOs classified as “foreign agents”The State Duma has approved in its third and final reading a law that will impose fines for violating the provisions on the status of foreign agents for non-profit entities.19:00 26.10.2012
Release of jailed activist Razvozzhayev to be considered on Nov. 7On November 7, the Moscow City Court will consider a motion to release oppositionist Leonid Razvozzhayev, an aide to lawmaker Ilya Ponomarev and one of several whose arrest was sought in the aftermath of a controversial anti-opposition documentary that accused key activists of plotting a coup.18:36 26.10.2012
Belarusian opposition figure seeks asylum in UKFormer Belarusian presidential candidate Andrei Sannikov has requested political asylum in the UK. Sannikov ran for president in the 2010 election.18:14 26.10.2012
Duma lawmakers to discuss draft law under fraud article on Nov. 7Experts and State Duma deputies will discuss a Supreme Court draft law that aims to provide additional details to the article on fraud in the Criminal Code during the parliamentary hearings on November 7.17:47 26.10.2012
Former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma's bodyguard released on bailThe Kiev Shevchenkovsky District Court has dismissed on Friday investigators' request to keep former President Leonid Kuchma's bodyguard in detention and released him on $9,562 bail.17:24 26.10.2012
Bankruptcy case of Russia's largest insurance company ceasedThe Moscow Commercial Court has ended the proceedings in Agrostroytechnology's application to declare the Ingosstrakh insurance company bankrupt.17:02 26.10.2012
Chernobyl residents who left disaster areas entitled to benefitsThe Constitutional Court has found that residents living in cities in the Chernobyl radioactive contamination zone, who left and came back, are entitled to the same benefits as residents who have always lived there.15:50 26.10.2012
Finnish authorities release children to their Russian motherThe Finnish authorities have released Russian citizen Anastasia Zavgorodnyaya's four kids who were sent to an orphanage due to suspicions of child abuse.15:14 26.10.2012
Siberian energy company appeals award granted against Finance MinistryThe Third Commercial Court of Appeals has registered the Interregional Distributional Grid Company of Siberia's (IDGC of Siberia) appeal of a lower court ruling that granted the recovery of one billion rubles ($31.84 million) from the Krasnoyarsk Regional Finance Ministry instead of the initially claimed 4.607 billion rubles ($146.69 million).14:48 26.10.2012
Accounts Chamber held audit at Oboronservis holding in February 2012The Accounts Chamber completed an audit at Oboronservis holding in February 2012 and submitted the results to the law enforcement authorities, according to the chamber.14:07 26.10.2012
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