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US court dismisses fraud claim against Russia’s Gulfstream Security

A US federal court in New York dismissed claims filed by businessman Leo Raizberg asserting that he had fallen victim to a Russian security firm’s fraudulent investment scheme.

18:43 29.03.2013

Leftist activists, Georgian politician named organizers of May 6 riots

The investigator who filed a request with the Basmanny District Court to prolong the arrest of Leonid Razvozzhayev has named him, Konstantin Lebedev, Sergei Udaltsov and Givi Targamadze as the organizers of the mass riots that took place during a rally on May 6, 2012.

17:24 29.03.2013

Worldwide arrest of Marshall Capital assets lifted

The international arrest injunction has been lifted against Konstantin Malofeyev's Marshall Capital Fund (MarCap), the fund reported in a statement on Friday.

17:01 29.03.2013

Investigators probe $32 mln e-bracelet fraud

A criminal case has been opened into suspected fraudulent financial operations inside Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) involving the purchase of electronic tracking devices for tagging convicts.

16:37 29.03.2013

Top dancer's lawsuit against Bolshoi Theater to be considered on Apr. 9

The Tverskoy District Court in Moscow will hold the preliminary hearings of a lawsuit filed by top dancer Nikolai Tsiskaridze against the Bolshoi Theater on April 9.

16:06 29.03.2013

Canada may pull out of UN climate change convention

Canada may exit the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Liberal MP David McGuinty was quoted as saying by the Responding to Climate Change website on Friday.

15:37 29.03.2013

Siberian hacker sentenced for attack on president's website

A Krasnoyarsk court Friday sentenced Vasily Nikitin, 31, to one year of probation based on his conviction for having blocked access to Russian President Vladimir Putin's website in May 2012.

15:02 29.03.2013

Dutch police wrap up investigation into Russian activist's death

The Dutch police have completed the investigation into Russian national Alexander Dolmatov's death in the Netherlands. Alexander Dolmatov, a member of the Other Russia unregistered party, was involved in the case of the Bolotnaya Square rally in Moscow in May 2012. When the police began to arrest suspects in the case, he fled from Russia and sought political asylum in the Netherlands.

14:37 29.03.2013

UN fails once again to produce an arms-trade treaty

Widespread optimism that the UN Final Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty would culminate in the adoption of a binding legal text regulating the international arms market was abruptly derailed Thursday at the hands of Iran, Syria, and North Korea, who asserted concerns that the draft document did little to ensure the protection of their national interests.

14:13 29.03.2013

Russia launches investigation into Mi-8 helicopter crash in Sudan

A criminal case has been opened in regard to the Mi-8 helicopter which crashed in Sudan on December 21, allegedly shot down by a missile, the Investigative Committee reports on Friday.

13:34 29.03.2013

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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