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Facebook ordered to pay $230,000 fines for failure to delete banned content

Moscow’s Tagansky District Court on Wednesday upheld fines totaling 17 million rubles ($230,000) imposed on Facebook social network for failure to remove banned information from the platform.

17:16 19.08.2021

Detention of ex-schema monk Sergius prolonged for six months

The Izmaylovsky District Court on Wednesday extended detention of excommunicated ex-schema monk Sergius (Nikolay Romanov) in a case over inducement to suicide and usurpation of power until February 10.

16:44 19.08.2021

Businessman ordered to stay in detention until late November in Penza Governor’s case

Moscow's Basmanny District Court on Wednesday extended detention of the head of BIOTEC Group of Companies Boris Spiegel involved in a bribery case against ex-Penza Region governor Ivan Belozertsev until November 20.

15:00 19.08.2021

Google fined over $80K for refusal to delete banned information

Google LLC was fined 6 million rubles ($80,000) on Wednesday for refusal to remove prohibited content.

13:26 19.08.2021

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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