Criminals in Russia to face 12 years in prison for explosives traffickingRussia's State Duma, the lower house of parliament, is set to consider a bill in the second reading this week introducing a 12-year prison sentence and a fine of up to 500,000 rubles (over $12,000) for explosives trafficking by a criminal group.14:48 13.10.2014
Websites will have to disclose their owners and contact data - reportThe Russian government has submitted to the lower house of parliament, or the State Duma, a bill requiring websites to disclose their owners and contact data, in an effort to crack down on internet piracy.09:59 13.10.2014
Russian border security bill reaches State DumaA bill aimed at enhancing Russian border security has been submitted to the lower house of parliament, or the State Duma.10:46 10.10.2014
Ukrainian President signs lustration bill into lawUkrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed the so-called lustration law, under which about one million Ukrainian officials would be screened, the president’s press office announced Thursday.17:33 09.10.2014
Convicted Nazi sympathizers may be banned from teaching in RussiaThis Thursday, the State Duma received a draft law that prohibits people convicted for justification of Nazism from teaching, TASS reports. The bill was proposed by Liberal Democratic Party member Alexander Starovoitov.14:50 09.10.2014
Estonian parliament passes law on civil partnershipsLast Thursday the Estonian parliament passed a law on civil partnerships, including those of same-sex couples, which evoked negative response from the majority of citizens, RIA Novosti reports on Thursday.14:04 09.10.2014
Russian antitrust regulator proposes special rates to access YouTubeRussia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service sent its proposals on introducing special rates for the use of video hosting and other online services with a high channel throughput to the government, Vedomosti newspaper writes on Thursday.11:59 09.10.2014
Russia considers 'offshore amnesty' - reportRussian authorities are considering amnesty aimed at moving assets from tax havens to the country, Izvestia newspaper reports, citing an undisclosed source with direct knowledge of the matter.11:14 09.10.2014
Russian authorities mull fixed workplace percentages for immigrantsRussian Prosecutor General’s Office proposes a bill to institute a federal percentage bar of workplaces that could be taken my immigrant laborers, RIA Novosti reports on Wednesday.13:11 08.10.2014
Government commission agrees to reduce fines for 'foreign agent' law violationsThe Russian government's legislative commission has approved a bill aimed at reducing the fines for non-government organizations that fail to register as foreign agents with the Ministry of Justice in violation of law, reads a statement published on the government’s website on Wednesday.11:20 08.10.2014
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