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Elderly scientist detained on treason charges placed in hospital following ECHR decision

Viktor Kudryavtsev, a 74-year-old scientist of the Central Research Institute for Engineering Technology (TsNIImash) charged with treason, has been transferred from a detention center to a municipal hospital for health examination following a decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

18:09 13.05.2019

Russian MPs propose additional requirements for school meal procurement

Lawmakers Mikhail Sheremet and Alexey Zhuravlev have submitted a bill setting supplementary requirements for state procurement in the field of school feeding to the State Duma.

17:50 13.05.2019

Human rights council calls US to turn attention to Russian mother’s kidnapping case

Chairman of the Presidential Council for Human Rights Mikhail Fedotov has appealed to the head of the US Civil Rights Commission Catherine Lamont with a request to pay attention to the case of Bogdana Osipova detained on charges of kidnapping her own children.

16:31 13.05.2019

Famous stylist fined for illegal picket against plant construction at Russia's Lake Baikal

Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Monday fined Russian celebrity and prominent hairstylist Sergey Zverev 15,000 rubles ($230) for illegal single-person protest against the construction of a drink water bottling plant at Lake Baikal in the Irkutsk Region.

14:56 13.05.2019

Ex-Russian penitentiary official charged with bribery goes on trial

A criminal case against ex-deputy director of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Nikolay Barinov charged with receiving about 110 million rubles (about $2 million) in bribes during the construction of a detention center has reached court.

13:01 13.05.2019

IKEA perseveres in attempts to collect $1.2 mln from ex-presidential candidate Grudinin

IKEA's Russian division IKEA Mos has appealed against a court’s refusal to recover 79.5 million rubles ($1.2 million) from ex-presidential candidate Pavel Grudinin's TT Development company.

11:53 13.05.2019

Transaero employees seek $6 mln wage debt recovery from ex-airline CEO

Transaero air carrier employees have asked the Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region to recover a wage debt from the former airline’s CEO Alexander Burdin charged with non-payment of salary totaling to 400 million rubles (over $6 million).

10:59 13.05.2019

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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