News

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

Nazi crimes committed in Russia’s Leningrad region during WWII recognized as genocide

The Leningrad Regional Court on Monday recognized crimes committed by the Nazis in the region during the Great Patriotic War as genocide.

13:01 10.10.2022

Crimean Bridge terrorist attack organized by Ukraine – Russian Investigative Committee

A terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge (Krymsky Bridge) has been masterminded by Ukraine’s security services, according to Chair of Russia’s Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin.

10:45 10.10.2022

Lawyer Tretyakov gets 7 years in jail for legal assistance to Roscosmos subsidiary

The Khimki City Court has sentenced lawyer Igor Tretyakov to seven years in a penal colony in the case of embezzlement of Roscosmos funds.

12:40 05.10.2022

Putin signs law on incorporation of four new subjects into Russia

President of Russia Vladimir Putin has signed federal constitutional bills on the admission of the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics to the Russian Federation into law.

11:27 05.10.2022

Russia’s Justice Ministry proposes parole for women with children under 4 years old

The Russian Ministry of Justice has drafted a bill providing for the possibility of release on parole and mitigation of yet not served sentence terms for women convicted of minor crimes and having children under the age of four.

14:24 04.10.2022

Twitch fined $70k for failure to remove prohibited content

A magistrate judge has fined video streaming service Twitch 4 million rubles (about $70,000 at the current exchange rate) for refusal to delete information prohibited by Russian law.

12:20 04.10.2022

Investigation into 18 members of banned nationalist battalion Aidar completed in DPR

Investigators in the Donetsk People’s Republic have completed probe into 18 members of the nationalist battalion Aidar banned by the region’s Supreme Court as terrorist.

11:53 04.10.2022

Top news

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