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Pussy Riot members sentenced to 2 years in prison

Pussy Riot members Natalia Tolokonnikova, Maria Alyokhina, and Yekaterina Samutsevich have been convicted of hooliganism and sentenced to 2 years in prison.

18:00 17.08.2012

TagAZ to pay 21mln euro and $1.8 million to Gazprombank

The Moscow Commercial Court has satisfied Gazprombank's lawsuit against the Taganrog Automobile Plant (TagAZ) to recover 21.26 million euro and $1.8 million.

17:21 17.08.2012

Officials to be given six months to transfer assets to Russia

As soon as a new law enters into effect imposing a ban on state officials owning property abroad, they will have one year to settle related issues and six months to transfer their assets to Russia, according to First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Constitutional Legislation Vyacheslav Lysakov, who is a sponsor of the draft law.

16:21 17.08.2012

Pussy Riot found guilty of hooliganism

Pussy Riot members Natalia Tolokonnikova, Maria Alyokhina, and Yekaterina Samutsevich have been found guilty of hooliganism.

15:26 17.08.2012

Former oil company CEO testifies against ex-YUKOS shareholder

Former Eastern Oil Company (VNK) CEO Vitaly Khatkov has testified as a witness in a closed trial against former YUKOS shareholder Leonid Nevzlin.

15:13 17.08.2012

Appeal against 100 year gay parade ban dismissed

The Moscow City Court's presidium refused to consider the appeal of Moscow gay parade founder Nikolay Alexeyev. Alexeyev filed the appeal against banning sexual minorities from holding rallies for the next 100 years.

14:06 17.08.2012

Former Ukrainian Interior Minister gets two years in prison

Kiev Pechorsky District Court found former Ukrainian Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko guilty of professional negligence and sentenced him to two years in prison.

13:04 17.08.2012

Court refuses to return case on nuclear submarine to prosecutor

On Friday the Pacific Fleet Military Court dismissed an appeal filed by the accused in the Nerpa nuclear submarine accident. They had requested that their criminal case be returned to the prosecutor as part of the case's reconsideration, Dmitry Prokopenko told RIA Novosti.

12:24 17.08.2012

Artyom Savelyev's mother appeals decision on compensation

Torry Hansen, a U.S. citizen and the adoptive mother of Russian-born Artyom Savelyev (Justin Hansen) who sent him back to Russia, filed an appeal against a court decision to pay compensation of over $150,000.

11:53 17.08.2012

Suspects in mufti assassination attempt released

Seven suspects in the notorious case of the assassination attempt of religious leader, Tatarstani mufti, Ildus Fayzov, and the murder of the head of the Spiritual Muslim Board of Tatarstan, Valiulla Yakupov, were released.

11:03 17.08.2012

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Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violations

A 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 conditions

Russia'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 Duma

Lawmakers 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