Law & Legislation

Draft law on punishment for unlawful pre-election campaigning passed by State Duma

A bill permitting to block dissemination of pre-election campaign materials where it is done in violation of law passed its third and final reading in Russia’s State Duma on Wednesday.

14:22 17.02.2021

Russian senators approve harsh sanctions for inducement to drug use via Internet

The Federation Council, the upper house of Russian parliament, has approved a bill on criminal punishment for online inducement to the drug use and tougher sanctions for the fatal drug propaganda.

13:13 17.02.2021

Bill on pretrial blocking of online defamation reaches State Duma

A bill envisaging introduction of a procedure for pretrial blocking of information resources disseminating false information, which discredits honor and dignity of a person, has been submitted to the State Duma.

12:06 17.02.2021

Severe penalties proposed for begging organization in Russia

Lawmakers from the Just Russia party Sergey Mironov and Mikhail Emelyanov have submitted a bill on punishment for the organization of begging to the State Duma.

15:55 16.02.2021

State Duma backs harsher punishment for unlawful pre-election campaigning

Lawmakers of the lower house of Russia’s parliament have supported in the second reading legislative amendments, which will permit to block dissemination of pre-election campaign materials where it is done in violation of law.

14:14 16.02.2021

Russia’s Supreme Court submits criminal misdemeanor bill to State Duma

The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has brought a bill envisaging that 112 legally defined crimes are to be qualified as criminal misdemeanors before the State Duma.

12:28 16.02.2021

Bill regulating online social advertising reaches State Duma

The State Duma Committee for Information Policy has submitted to the lower house of Russia’s parliament a bill envisaging amendment of a federal law on advertising as concerns regulation of dissemination of social advertisements over the internet.

14:49 11.02.2021

Parliament’s lower house greenlights tough sanctions for Nazism rehabilitation

The State Duma passed a draft law on stiff criminal and administrative penalties for rehabilitation of Nazism with the use of Internet in the first reading on Wednesday.

17:22 10.02.2021

State Duma MPs pass draft law on stiffer fines for disobedience to police

The lower house of Russian parliament adopted a bill on stiffer administrative fines for insubordination to law enforcement officers in the third and final reading on Wednesday.

16:00 10.02.2021

Russian Human Rights Commissioner calls MPs to get on work on domestic violence bill

Russia’s Federal Ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova on Wednesday called the State Duma lawmakers to continue their work on the domestic violence bill.

15:05 10.02.2021

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

Russia's Supreme Court proposed not to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).

12:53 09.12.2025

Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

The mechanism for redomiciliating foreign companies to Russian jurisdiction, in effect since 2018, has recently encountered serious obstacles. Taking into account the background of sanctions-related restrictions introduced in 2022 through 2025, it has become extremely difficult to achieve the goal. The situation gave rise to the phenomenon of dual domicile and led to a rise in the number of new litigations, both in Russia and abroad.

12:32 09.12.2025

Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

A military court in Donetsk sentenced three soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for torturing and killing Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. national who collaborated with Sputnik news agency.

14:05 08.12.2025