Russian ex-footballer files suit against Facebook over blocking posts with his last nameA court in Moscow is to hear a lawsuit of football coach and former football player of the Russian national team Dmitry Khokhlov seeking to recover from Facebook 150 million rubles ($2 million) in compensation for non-pecuniary damage suffered due to the blocking of posts and comments, which mention his name.17:37 22.09.2021
Ex-Transport Minister of Russia’s Altai Krai faces bribery trial – Investigative CommitteeA court in Russia’s Altai Krai is to hear a criminal case over the receipt of a bribe by the region’s ex-Minister of Transport Alexander Dementyev in return for patronage in the state procurement transactions.15:28 22.09.2021
Russian Cabinet allocates near $41 mln for insurance payments to medical workersAn additional amount of 2.9 billion rubles (about $41 million) has been allocated for special one-time payments for health workers who help COVID-19 patients, according to an order approved by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.12:59 22.09.2021
Ex-Mayor of town in Russian Republic Adygea gets 2.5-year suspended term for fraud attemptEx-Mayor of the town of Maikop in Russia’s Republic of Adygea Andrey Getmanov has received a 2.5-year suspended sentence for deal compulsion, large-scale fraud attempt and illicit ammunition storage.10:54 22.09.2021
Russian investigators open case over yet another Nazi photo on Immortal Regiment websiteThe Russian Investigative Committee has initiated a criminal case over rehabilitation of Nazism against a resident of the Republic of Bashkortostan, who posted a photograph of Nazi Field Marshal Paul von Kleist on the Immortal Regiment website.17:35 21.09.2021
Navalny’s associate Sobol appeals sentence in sanitary code breach caseLyubov Sobol, an ally of convicted blogger Alexey Navalny, has challenged her sentence for abetting violation of sanitary norms at an unauthorized rally held in Moscow in winter.16:18 21.09.2021
Recovery of over $800 from Navalny’s ally in favor of businessman Prigozhin upheldThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld a ruling ordering Vladimir Milov, one of the allies of Alexey Navalny, to pay businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin 60,000 rubles (over $800) as part of a defamation dispute.15:56 21.09.2021
Lawmaker loses defamation dispute with Russian TV starThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld dismissal of the Moscow City Duma Communist lawmaker Pavel Tarasov’s defamation lawsuit against famous Russian TV and radio host Vladimir Solovyev.13:13 21.09.2021
Navalny brother’s appeal against sentence in sanitary breach case set for OctoberThe Moscow City Court will hear an appeal filed by Oleg Navalny, the brother of blogger Alexey Navalny, against his sentence in a case over sanitary violations at an unauthorized winter rally on October 5.11:29 21.09.2021
Former owners of VIM Airlines lose appeal against bankruptcy rulingThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal filed by ex-president of VIM Airlines Rashid Mursekayev and his wife Svetlana against a ruling declaring them bankrupt.10:47 21.09.2021
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