Activists' lawsuits against Madonna deferredThe St.Petersburg's District Court deferred a number of lawsuits against Madonna and the organizers of her concert in St.Petersburg suing them for a total of $10.5 million.11:35 24.08.2012
Mass killer Anders Breivik sentencing - live text coverageRAPSI hosted a live text coverage of the verdict handed down Friday against confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik. The 33-year-old Norwegian has admitted to having killed 77 people by way of twin attacks carried out in Oslo and on nearby Utoya Island on July 22, 2011.11:30 24.08.2012
Heineken dispute over Arshavin ad postponed until August 29The St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region Commercial Court have pushed Heineken Joint Breweries' lawsuit back to August 29. Heineken is seeking to invalidate the St. Petersburg Antimonopoly Service's ruling that the Three Bears (Tri Medvedya) beer advert is in breach of advertising law, the judge said at the hearing.11:01 24.08.2012
Challenge to prosecutor in former YUKOS shareholder's trial dismissedOn Thursday, Moscow's Simonovsky District Court dismissed a challenge Leonid Nevzlin's defense team filed on the basis of alleged prosecutorial bias in the in absentia YUKOS trial.10:43 24.08.2012
RAPSI to host live video and text broadcast of Breivik sentencingRAPSI will host a live video broadcast as well as live text coverage of the verdict and sentence expected to be handed down against confessed Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik Friday.19:04 23.08.2012
Russian fugitive arrested in Spain, set for extraditionRussian fugitive Pyotr Silaev has reportedly been arrested in Spain. A statement issued Thursday by the Policia Nacional, Spain’s federal police force, stated that a 27-year-old Russian wanted in his home country on charges of arms and explosives possession had been arrested.18:38 23.08.2012
Russia transfers documents on Bout's extradition to USRussia has submitted the necessary documents to the United States to start the process of extraditing alleged arms dealer Viktor Bout.18:09 23.08.2012
Sodexim disputes dismissal of $56.5 mln claim against Finance MinistrySodexim has appealed for cassation review of a Moscow Commercial Court decision dismissing its lawsuit to recover the remaining amount of its debt - $56.5 million - from the Finance Ministry.17:17 23.08.2012
Court drops environmental department's $127k action over bomber crashMOSCOW, August 23 - RAPSI. A commercial court has returned to the Kurgan Regional Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Department its lawsuit to recover $127,000 in damages from a military unit after a SU-24 bomber crashed into Bolshoi Koshkul Lake.16:58 23.08.2012
Ukraine to extradite second Putin assassination attempt suspectThe Odessa Regional Appeals Court has issued its decision to extradite Kazakh national Ilya Pyanzin to Russia on suspicion of plotting to kill President Vladimir Putin.16:25 23.08.2012
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