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Prison refuses to support Pussy Riot Tolokonnikova's parole bid

A commission that assesses prison inmate behavior has decided against supporting Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova's bid for parole, chairman of Mordovia's public monitoring committee Gennady Morozov told RIA Novosti.

20:12 14.03.2013

ECHR holds France wrongly punished Sarkozy-satirizing socialist

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Thursday that France violated Article 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights – which protects the Freedom of Expression – by convicting a man who had held up a satirical placard during a visit by then-president Nicolas Sarkozy in 2008.

18:40 14.03.2013

Moscow Commercial Court bans gray market imports of Guinness to Russia

The Moscow Commercial Court has banned Aqualife, a gray market importer of Guinness, from importing and distributing the beer in Russia.

18:29 14.03.2013

Russian tycoon still detained in Cambodia, his friends released on bail

Russian nationals detained in Cambodia last December along with Russian businessman Sergei Polonsky, were temporarily released on bail by the court of Sihanoukville, a Cambodian resort town.

18:07 14.03.2013

Disgraced lawmaker Gennady Gudkov, his son expelled from party

The bureau of the supreme council of A Just Russia has voted to expell former MP Gennady Gudkov stripped of his mandate last year and his son Dmitry who is a lawmaker now from the party.

17:47 14.03.2013

First verdict in Politkovskaya murder comes into force

The Supreme Court's criminal cases board has dismissed the appeal in the murder case of Anna Politkovskaya, RAPSI reports from the hearing on Thursday. Former police officer Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov has been sentenced to 11 years in prison.

17:26 14.03.2013

Moscow Court to decide on veterinary use of ketamine

The Meshchansky District Court of Moscow will hear a lawsuit filed by Kirill Plemyashov, Chairman of the Russian Veterinary Trade Union, against the Ministry of Agriculture on the ministry’s negligence in resolving the legal status of ketamine as a veterinary drug.

17:06 14.03.2013

Anti-pedophile group chief requests inquiry into ombudsman's activities

Sergei Zhuk, the leader of the Head Hunters informal anti-pedophile community, has asked the Prosecutor General's Office to look into the activity of Children's Rights Ombudsman Pavel Astakhov, and to open seven criminal cases against him.

16:56 14.03.2013

Russia not to introduce visas for Central Asian countries

Russia does not plan to introduce visas for the citizens of Central Asian countries, Russian Ambassador at Large Anvar Azimov said on Thursday. His statement on the Dozhd TV channel was misinterpreted, he said.

16:42 14.03.2013

Russian army generals testify against ousted defense minister

Several Russian Army generals have testified against ex-Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov in the case of a large-scale property scandal that served to oust Serdyukov from his post and instigate a reshuffling within the Ministry last November.

16:08 14.03.2013

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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