Oppositionist's appeal of sentence for selling drugs to be heard on November 7A Smolensk court will hear The Other Russia member Taisiya Osipova's appeal against her eight-year sentence for selling drugs on November 7.17:39 24.10.2012
Pussy Riot members reach prisonPussy Riot members Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, who were earlier sentenced to two years in prison for disorderly conduct, have reached the prisons where they will serve their sentences.17:09 24.10.2012
Former Ukrainian president's bodyguard detained in Kiev airportThe Ukrainian Security Service and the Border Service have detained Nikolai Melnichenko at the Boryspil International Airport, the Security Service has reported on Wednesday.16:32 24.10.2012
Entry procedure for foreigners must be simplified, MedvedevPrime Minister Dmitry Medvedev believes that it is necessary to simplify the entry procedure for foreigners to create an international financial center in Russia.16:04 24.10.2012
Arrest extention of suspect in Putin's attempted assassination appealedKazakh citizen Ilya Pyanzin, who is suspected of attempting to kill President Vladimir Putin, has disputed the ruling to extend his arrest.15:26 24.10.2012
Suspect in Bolotnaya riots case complains of police beatingsDenis Lutskevich, a suspect in the Bolotnaya Square riots case, has asked the authorities to open a criminal case against the police officers who allegedly beat him.15:01 24.10.2012
Razvozzhayev has no complaints about torture, yet to choose attorneyOpposition figure Leonid Razvozzhayev, who has been accused of instigating mass riots, has yet to choose an attorney, Investigative Committee official spokesperson Vladimir Markin said on Wednesday. He added that torture has not been used against him.14:38 24.10.2012
Norilsk Nickel's lawsuit on deposit tenders postponed until November 15The Moscow Commercial Court has postponed until November 15 the preliminary hearings into Norilsk Nickel's lawsuit to declare illegal a watchdog's resolutions on metal deposits tenders in Siberia.14:03 24.10.2012
Illegal export of currency from Siberia falls 90% in nine monthsThe volume of currency illegally exported from Siberia in the first nine months of 2012 has totaled (in the ruble equivalent) 1.664 billion rubles ($53.04 million) against 10.701 billion rubles ($341.12 million) exported during the same months of 2011.13:26 24.10.2012
Udaltsov to stand his groundLeft Front movement coordinator Sergei Udaltsov is in constant touch with his defense team and rumors that he is going to hide from investigators are groundless.12:55 24.10.2012
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