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Australia-based company fined 500,000 rubles for violating personal data law

A magistrate court in Moscow has fined Australia-based company that operates a freelance marketplace website Freelancer.com 500,000 rubles (about $8,000) for violating personal data legislation.

11:23 17.08.2022

Court to hear Deripaska’s $33 mln defamation suit against Tinkov on August 31

A court in Russia's southern Krasnodar region is expected to hold a hearing of a defamation lawsuit filed by Russian aluminium tycoon Oleg Deripaska’s against businessman Oleg Tinkov and Meta Platforms Inc. on August 31.

14:16 16.08.2022

Deripaska sues Tinkov for about $33 mln over offensive comment

Russian aluminium tycoon Oleg Deripaska is seeking 2 billion rubles (about $33 million) in damages from businessman Oleg Tinkov for alleged defamation.

14:22 15.08.2022

Brittney Griner's defence team appeals 9-year sentence

American basketball player Brittney Griner's defence has appealed against her nine-year jail sentence for drugs possession and trafficking.

12:29 15.08.2022

Russian state depository challenges sanctions in European Court of Justice

Russia’s National Settlement Depository has filed a lawsuit at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg to overturn European Union sanctions imposed on it, the NSD said on Friday.

14:57 12.08.2022

Ex-TV journalist placed under house arrest for alleged spreading fake news

Moscow's Basmanny District Court placed former Russian TV journalist Marina Ovsyannikova under house arrest in a criminal case where she is charged with spreading fake information about the country's armed forces.

17:46 11.08.2022

Ex-St. Petersburg lawmaker sentenced to 9 years in prison on bribery charges

Roman Koval, a former lawmaker of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly, was sentenced to 9 years in prison for large-scale corruption.

15:18 11.08.2022

Three detained over Promsvyazbank embezzlement allegations

A Moscow court ordered media technology expert Olga Arkharova, PR specialist Inna Churilova and journalist Alexandra Bayazitova to be kept in custody until October 7 over alleged extortion from Promsvyazbank.

11:35 11.08.2022

Ex-Russian TV journalist charged with discrediting Russian army faces 10 years in jail

Former Russian TV journalist Marina Ovsyannikova who was fined on several occasions for discrediting the country's armed forces in social media posts faces criminal charges and up to 10 years in prison.

19:18 10.08.2022

Russian Telecom Equipment Company ex-CEO detained on abuse of power charges

Moscow's Lefortovsky District Court confirmed the detention of Yevgeny Melnik, former CEO of the Russian Telecom Equipment Company that specializes in production and development of telecommunication equipment and that was engaged in defence procurement contracts.

14:34 10.08.2022

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Russia and Iran join forces for judicial cooperation

Russia's Supreme Court Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev and First Deputy Head of Iran’s Judiciary Mohammad Mosaddeq have reached an agreement on cooperation and mutual assistance with the digital transformation of the legal systems of both countries.

12:44 18.08.2022

Russian National AI Development Center to be launched in September

The National Artificial Intelligence Center will be launched in September, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko said addressing the International military-technical forum Army-2022.

10:10 18.08.2022

Court to hear Deripaska’s $33 mln defamation suit against Tinkov on August 31

A court in Russia's southern Krasnodar region is expected to hold a hearing of a defamation lawsuit filed by Russian aluminium tycoon Oleg Deripaska’s against businessman Oleg Tinkov and Meta Platforms Inc. on August 31.

14:16 16.08.2022