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Russian MPs move toward pretrial blocking of online libel

14:41 24/03/2021 The State Duma lawmakers passed a bill on prejudicial blocking of information recources distributing false malicious statements defaming people’s honour and dignity in the first reading on Wednesday.

State Duma MPs propose seizure of illegally acquired funds in officials’ bank accounts

16:06 23/03/2021 A bill establishing that the funds officials have in their bank accounts may be seized if the owners fail to confirm that those funds were acquired legally has been submitted to the State Duma.

Bill to block websites with money transfers to online casinos brought before State Duma

15:48 23/03/2021 A draft law envisaging out-of-court blocking of websites wherethrough funds are transferred to the benefit of illegal online casinos and lotteries has been submitted to the lower house of Russian parliament.

Bill introducing criminal liability for unlawful debt collection reaches State Duma

14:35 23/03/2021 A bill criminalizing unlawful activities aimed to recover overdue debts of individuals has been introduced to the State Duma.

Bill on professional defense discretion drafted in Russia

13:20 23/03/2021 The Government Law-Making Commission has considered a drafted bill on the introduction of the professional discretion notion in defense.

Bill on length of investigated persons' stay in psychiatric hospitals reaches State Duma

13:54 22/03/2021 The Government has submitted to the State Duma a bill setting the time frame for which a person in custody is to be temporarily placed in a medical institution that provides psychiatric care.

Russia’s Cabinet approves bill on compensations to foreigners stranded in emergency zones

15:43 18/03/2021 The Government Commission on Legislative Drafting has approved an initiative on granting the right to receive compensation payments to foreign citizens and stateless persons who have found themselves stranded in emergency zones.

Russian Justice Ministry backs extension of moratorium on NPOs’ reports of foreign funding

12:14 18/03/2021 The Russian Ministry of Justice has supported the Civic Chamber as to the extension of the moratorium on reporting about foreign financing by nonprofits (NPOs) until July 15, 2021, by issuing a respective proposal.

Bill on seizure of cars for drunk driving submitted to Russia’s State Duma

11:02 18/03/2021 Members of the State Assembly of Russia’s Republic of Bashkortostan have submitted a bill on the transport vehicle confiscation for repeated driving under the influence of alcohol to the lower house of parliament.

Russian Justice Minister to visit detention centers, colonies without special permission

15:04 17/03/2021 The State Duma has adopted in the third and final reading a law granting the Minister of Justice the right to visit pre-trial detention centers and correctional colonies without special permission.

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Soldier’s harsh sentence for killing comrades-in-arms upheld

15:49 21/04/2021 The Appeals Military Court on Wednesday upheld severe sentence given to soldier Ramil Shamsutdinov for deadly shooting in a military unit in 2019.

President Putin proposes harmful emissions quotas for most polluted Russian regions

13:33 21/04/2021 A system envisaging assignment of quotas pertaining to harmful emissions should be extended to all cities of Russia, where the problem of air quality is acute, Russian President Vladimir Putin noted in his address to the Federal Assembly.

Russian government approves amendments as to launch of cases over embezzlement

17:57 21/04/2021 The Government Law-Making Commission has approved amendments to the Russian Criminal Procedure Code envisaging certain changes in the procedure governing the initiation of criminal cases over funds allocated for state defense, national projects and state procurement.

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