President Putin signs law on tightened criminal liability for corruptionRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law toughening criminal liability for corruption-related crimes.10:46 05.07.2016
Bribery case against Russian governor Belykh does not contradict law - officialInitiation of a bribery case against Kirov region governor Nikita Belykh does not contravene the law.11:50 27.06.2016
Investigators seek detention of Vladivostok mayor’s brother in bribery caseInvestigators have filed a motion with the Basmanny District Court of Moscow seeking detention of Andrei Pushkarev, the brother of Vladivostok Mayor charged with abuse of office and commercial bribery.11:59 24.06.2016
Head of Kerch administration in Crimea suspected of receiving $49.2k bribeHead of the Kerch city’s administration, Sergey Pisarev, is suspected of receiving a 3.2 million ruble ($49,200) bribe.10:37 22.06.2016
Bill on prevention of corruption during public procurement to be reviewed by State DumaRussian government has introduced a bill on prevention of corruption and inefficient use of funds during the public procurement into the State Duma.10:59 07.06.2016
Vladivostok mayor accused of bribery appeals against detentionMayor of Vladivostok Igor Pushkarev charged with abuse of office and commercial bribery, has filed an appeal against his detention.10:16 06.06.2016
State Duma committee supports bill on tightened criminal liability for corruptionThe State Duma Committee for civil, criminal, arbitration and procedural legislation has recommended that the lawmakers pass the Presidential bill that would toughen criminal liability for corruption-related crimes.13:56 03.06.2016
Two Russian officials detained on suspicion of taking $350,000 in bribesA court has ordered the detention of two senior officials of the Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography (Rosreestr) suspected of taking 23 million rubles ($350,000) in bribes.14:55 30.05.2016
Detention of former vice-governor of Altai and his wife upheldThe Altai Krai Court has upheld the lower court’s ruling to place the former vice-governor of the region Yuriy Denisov and his wife Tatyana Denisova in detention till September 11 in a bribery criminal case.11:12 26.05.2016
Krasnoyarsk former high-ranking official charged with briberyInvestigators have charged Nadezhda Marshalkina, former deputy minister of economic development, investment policy and external relations of Krasnoyarsk Krai, with bribery taking as well as documents forgery.13:10 13.05.2016
Third foreigner ordered to death challenges sentence in Supreme Court of DPRBriton Aiden Aslin, who had been ordered to death along with two other foreign citizens in the Donetsk People’s Republic, challenged his sentence.11:17 05.07.2022
Number of appeals to Russian children's ombudsman increased by 2% in 2021The number of appeals to the Commissioner for Children's Rights in Russia Maria Lvova-Belova turned out to be by 2% more in 2021 as compared with the same period of the preceding year.12:09 01.07.2022
State Duma adopts bill on retaliatory blocking of foreign media in RussiaThe State Duma on Thursday passed a bill empowering Prosecutor General and his deputies to ban foreign mass media in Russia in response to hostile actions by foreign states regarding Russian media working abroad.14:15 30.06.2022