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House arrest of four defendants in Moscow winter rally sanitary breaches case extended

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Wednesday extended house arrest for four defendants in a case over violation of sanitary norms at an unauthorized rally held in Moscow in winter.

18:34 16.06.2021

Former Governor of Penza Region to stay detained in graft case until late August

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld extension of detention of ex-governor of Penza Region Ivan Belozertsev charged with receiving bribes in the amount of 31 million rubles(over $430,000) until August 20.

16:15 16.06.2021

State Duma lawmakers adopt ban on public demonstration of Nazi leaders

A bill prohibiting public demonstration of images of Nazi Germany leaders passed its third and final reading in Russia’s State Duma on Wednesday.

15:26 16.06.2021

Mandatory vaccination of service workers introduced in Moscow

The Moscow chief state sanitary officer Elena Andreyeva, issued an ordinance introducing compulsory vaccination against COVID-19 for service workers.

14:49 16.06.2021

Cafes and restaurants with revenues below $28 mln to be exempted from VAT in Russia

The State Duma has adopted in the third and final reading a draft law exempting cafes and restaurants earning annually less than 2 billion rubles ($28 million) from paying VAT.

13:49 16.06.2021

Russian MPs back harsh punishment for arms traffic

The lower house of Russian parliament finally passed an initiative on severe punishment for illegal trafficking in weapons and explosives on Wednesday.

12:37 16.06.2021

State Duma adopts bill on prosecutors' right to represent Russia in foreign courts

The State Duma adopted a presidential draft law empowering the Prosecutor General's Office to represent the interests of the Russian Federation in international and foreign courts in a final third reading on Wednesday.

12:01 16.06.2021

Chinese poachers who crossed Russian border to catch frogs sentenced to jail terms

A court in Primorsky Krai sentenced two Chinese citizens, who had illegally crossed the Russian border to catch frogs and fish, to 19 and 18 months in a penal colony.

11:54 16.06.2021

Russia's troubled refinery denied bankruptcy of its former head's gas company

The Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed without prejudice a bankruptcy application filed by Russia’s troubled Antipinsky refinery against New Stream oil and gas company chaired by the former co-owner of the refinery.

11:00 16.06.2021

Over 20,000 applications submitted to Russia’s Ombudsman year to date

Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights has received 20,748 applications since the beginning of the year.

10:33 16.06.2021

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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