News

Google to be probed over alleged privacy breach

The Federal Antimonopoly Service will hold an inspection to determine if Google observes fair competition law and correspondence privacy, the Kommersant daily reported on Tuesday.

18:21 12.03.2013

Over 700 complaints filed with Russian business commissioner since June 2012

Presidential Commissioner for Entrepreneurs' Rights Boris Titov has received upwards of 700 complaints since taking office in June 2012, he announced at a RIA Novosti press conference Tuesday.

16:58 12.03.2013

Russia seeks to unveil offshore ownership of key companies

The Russian government is in the process of drafting a bill that would force the owners of offshore companies to reveal their identities if their companies own objects or entities key to Russian infrastructure, security, and defense.

16:27 12.03.2013

Russian MP refuses to participate in UK-based Litvinenko inquest

Ex-security service officer Andrei Lugovoy, who is now a State Duma lawmaker, will not take part in the UK-based inquest into Alexander Litvinenko’s mysterious death.

15:32 12.03.2013

New York City soda ban excoriated in biting opinion

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s battle against the city’s expanding waistline suffered a blow in the state’s supreme court Monday when Justice Milton A. Tingling tossed out a prohibition on the sale of large sugary drinks in an effort to quell the city’s growing obesity epidemic.

14:14 12.03.2013

Human rights commissioners call for limiting pretrial detention

Human Rights Ombudsman Vladimir Lukin and Presidential Commissioner for Entrepreneurs' Rights Boris Titov have proposed limiting the pretrial detention period.

14:10 12.03.2013

Russia-EU visa-free travel looks set for end of 2014

Visa-free travel between Russia and the EU is unlikely to be approved in time for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, but it could happen by the end of 2014.

13:46 12.03.2013

Employment discrimination bill submitted to Duma

The government has forwarded a draft law to the State Duma which would prohibit employers from placing job advertisements which discriminate against certain candidates on the basis of age or gender.

13:10 12.03.2013

Bailiffs send over 400,000 text message notifications to debtors in 2013

Over 400,000 text message notifications have been sent to debtors in the first two months of 2013.

12:05 12.03.2013

Government approves harsher punishment for alcohol-related crimes

The Russian government has approved a bill which allows courts to regard inebriation as an aggravating factor for crimes committed under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

11:47 12.03.2013

Top news

Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

Russia's Supreme Court proposed not to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).

12:53 09.12.2025

Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

The mechanism for redomiciliating foreign companies to Russian jurisdiction, in effect since 2018, has recently encountered serious obstacles. Taking into account the background of sanctions-related restrictions introduced in 2022 through 2025, it has become extremely difficult to achieve the goal. The situation gave rise to the phenomenon of dual domicile and led to a rise in the number of new litigations, both in Russia and abroad.

12:32 09.12.2025

Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

A military court in Donetsk sentenced three soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for torturing and killing Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. national who collaborated with Sputnik news agency.

14:05 08.12.2025