Russian lower house adopts bill on news aggregatorsThe State Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, has passed in the third and final reading a bill that would regulate distribution of information by news aggregators.17:11 10.06.2016
Government officials favor establishment of single authority for intellectual propertyThe Government Commission on Administrative Reform (Commission) had confirmed the need to create a single authority regulating intellectual property issues on the basis of the present Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent).12:50 10.06.2016
Russian Supreme Court chairman believes judicial service needs to be createdChairman of the Russian Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev said on Thursday that people working in judicial system should be put in the separate category of government employees – judicial service.14:50 09.06.2016
State Duma passes bill clamping down on graft in sports in first readingThe State Duma has passed in the first reading a bill that increases legal liability for organization of fixed matches and attempts to influence the results of sporting contests through graft.10:27 08.06.2016
State Duma passes bill expanding jury trial in RussiaThe State Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, adopted in the third and final reading on Tuesday a presidential bill that would expand practice of jury trials.17:43 07.06.2016
Russian government proposes to criminalize unlicensed gamblingRussian government has submitted a bill to the State Duma introducing criminal punishment for organization of unlicensed gambling activities out of specialized gaming zones.16:56 07.06.2016
Bill on prevention of corruption during public procurement to be reviewed by State DumaRussian government has introduced a bill on prevention of corruption and inefficient use of funds during the public procurement into the State Duma.10:59 07.06.2016
State Duma Committee to review bill on veteran status for participants of operation in SyriaThe State Duma Committee for labor, social politics and veteran affairs is going to review governmental bill on status of veteran for members of Russian military who participated in the military operation in Syria.11:50 06.06.2016
State Duma committee supports bill on tightened criminal liability for corruptionThe State Duma Committee for civil, criminal, arbitration and procedural legislation has recommended that the lawmakers pass the Presidential bill that would toughen criminal liability for corruption-related crimes.13:56 03.06.2016
Law allowing citizens to get land for free enters into force in RussiaFederal law on so-called “Far East hectare” enters into force on June 1 and Far East Federal District residents are the first to be given right to get free land plots.13:15 01.06.2016
Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violationsA 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 conditionsRussia'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 DumaLawmakers 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