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Samutsevich to appeal Pussy Riot extremism ruling Jan. 24

On January 24, Moscow City Court will hear Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich's appeal of an earlier declaration of video footage of the group's various antics should be banned due to their extremist content.

18:02 10.01.2013

Record company demands $131,000 over Blur song

SBA Music Publishing has filed a lawsuit with the Moscow Commercial Court against Rostelecom and NTV to recover 4 million rubles ($131,485) in compensation for the illegal use of Blur's "Song 2" in an advertisement.

16:07 10.01.2013

Moscow City Court refuses to declassify Budanov murder witness

The Moscow City Court has refused to disclose the details of a secret witness in the case of former Colonel Yuri Budanov. The suspect's attorney believes that investigators classified a number of witnesses without any real grounds.

13:47 10.01.2013

Opposition activist consents to closure of robbery case

Opposition activist Leonid Razvozzhayev, who is involved in the case on organizing mass riots in Russia, consented to the closure of the case against him regarding robbery charges.

12:34 10.01.2013

Russian judiciary development program to cost $2.96 billion

An eight-year program aimed at developing the Russian judicial system costing 90 billion rubles ($2.96 billion) has been approved by the government, according to its press service. The program was put together by the Ministry of Economic Development and was approved by the government on December 20.

11:57 10.01.2013

Russia approves shuttle service for remote commercial hearings

Next year Russian judges will start using minibuses to hold proceedings in remote locations as part of the mobile judicial offices project. “The use of special passenger minibuses with extended functional opportunities is proposed,” reads the judicial system development program.

11:11 10.01.2013

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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