PM Erdogan’s unruly bodyguards cost Turkey credibility and €12,000In a Chamber judgment issued Tuesday, the European Court of Human Rights held unanimously that Turkey violated its obligations under the European Convention of Human Rights by failing to effectively investigate acts of violence attributed to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s bodyguards.18:57 12.02.2013
Italian ex-security chief sentenced to 10 years for imam kidnappingA Milan appeals court has sentenced Niccolo Pollari, former chief of Italy's SISMI military intelligence agency, to 10 years in prison for his involvement in the kidnapping of an imam.18:13 12.02.2013
Prohibited website's clone recognized as extremistThe Leninsky District Court in Grozny (Chechnya) has recognized the Kavkaz Center agency's blog, a mirror version of the Kavkaz Center website, as extremist, Chechen prosecutors reported on Tuesday.16:31 12.02.2013
Former Kyrgyz president sentenced to 24 years in prisonA military court in Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday sentenced former President Kurmanbek Bakiyev to 24 years in a high security prison in absentia. His brother Zhanybek "Zhanysh" Bakiyev, who headed his security service, was sentenced to life.16:01 12.02.2013
Facebook allegedly violated patents obtained by deceased social networking pioneerAccording to the claim, Van Der Meer essentially invented social media in the 1990s, although he referred to the technology in terms of personal web page diaries. This technology specifically enabled users without sophisticated computer science experience to create personal diaries online, through which personal information and third-party content could be collected. This information could then be organized chronologically, and then shared with others selected by the user via privacy settings.14:38 12.02.2013
Siberian Pussy Riot supporter appeals fine for selling Pussy Riot T-shirtsNovosibirsk artist Artyom Loskutov has filed an appeal against the magistrate court's verdict to fine him 1,000 rubles ($33.20) for causing religious offence by selling T-shirts in support of punk rock band Pussy Riot.14:01 12.02.2013
Porsche executives suspected of refinancing fraudThe Stuttgart prosecutor's office is investigating charges of a Volkswagen refinancing fraud against members of the Porsche supervisory board.12:47 12.02.2013
YouTube files suit against consumer rights authorityOn February 11 the Moscow Commercial Court registered a lawsuit filed by YouTube LLC against Russia's consumer watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor.12:06 12.02.2013
Tymoshenko dodges hearings in UESU case for 10 months in a rowFormer Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has again refused to attend the hearing of the financial fraud case initiated against her 10 months ago, the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine reports.10:21 12.02.2013
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