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MPs propose video surveillance in aircraft to prevent in-flight brawls

12:21 13/02/2013 A group of independent MPs led by Leonid Levin have submitted a bill to the State Duma on mounting video cameras in the passenger and pilot cabins of aircraft to deal with drunken brawls.

Russian parliament adopts anti-smoking law by a landslide

11:03 13/02/2013 The State Duma adopted the anti-smoking law in the third and final reading on Tuesday. It bans smoking at state organizations, universities and schools, hospitals, stadiums, restaurants, trains and by metro stations from June 1, 2013. Only offices and industrial enterprises will be allowed to retain their segregated smoking areas.

Duration of house arrest limit in Russia extended

17:28 12/02/2013 President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill limiting to 1.5 years the maximum aggregate period of detention and house arrest for suspects and the accused.

Putin allows Russians to set up professional associations

17:03 12/02/2013 President Vladimir Putin has signed amendments to the Civil Code and the law on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) allowing groups and individuals to establish unions on Tuesday. Until recently, only legal entities were allowed to form unions.

Russian government approves $3,300 compensation for adoptive parents

13:36 12/02/2013 The Russian government has approved a bill drafted by the Ministry of Education and Science to stimulate adoption in Russia.

Putin submits bill prohibiting officials from opening foreign bank accounts

13:08 12/02/2013 President Vladimir Putin has forwarded a bill to the State Duma that would prohibit officials from opening bank accounts abroad or owning foreign issued stocks or bonds.

Putin's office proposes law on extrajudicial appeals

11:12 12/02/2013 In accordance with a request posed by Russian judges, President Vladimir Putin's legal department has drafted a bill aimed at regulating the registration of extrajudicial appeals connected with cases heard in the courts.

Death penalty ban not on Russia's agenda

17:42 11/02/2013 Talks of imposing an all-out ban on the death penalty in Russia are not on the agenda, President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in a statement to Dozhd TV Monday.

Labor migrants in Russia must register within three days of their arrival

10:31 11/02/2013 The Russian government has approved a bill drafted by the Federal Migration Service that would require migrant workers to register with the tax authorities within three days of their arrival in the country, a statement posted on the Russian government's official web portal says.

Rules for issuing grants to NGOs to be changed

12:23 08/02/2013 The Russian authorities plan to change the rules for issuing grants to human rights and other non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in 2013.

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Probe into $19 mln bribery case against convicted ex-police colonel Zakharchenko completed

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