Russian parliament approves law on national card payment systemThe Federation Council, the upper house of Russia’s parliament, approved the law on creating a national card payment system on Tuesday. President Vladimir Putin said that Visa and MasterCard could lose the Russian market and pointed to the need to create a national card payment system in Russia.15:28 29.04.2014
NGOs should be put on foreign agent registry by court order – officialRussian Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika said on Tuesday that NGOs should be put on the foreign agents list not only on a voluntary request, but on a court order as well.13:46 29.04.2014
Ukrainian acting president signs law recognizing Crimea as “occupied territory”Ukraine’s acting president Aleksandr Turchinov has signed a law recognizing Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, both of which were recently reunified with Russia, as “temporarily occupied territories,” Turchinov’s press office announced Monday.13:18 28.04.2014
Russian lawmakers review ban on online retail sale of alcoholLawmaker Viktor Zvagelsky has submitted a bill to the State Duma to prohibit the online retail trade of alcohol, his press service announced. In September 2013, the Federal Service for Alcohol Market Regulation proposed amending the law on the state regulation of the production and marketing of alcohol and the law on information to prohibit the online sale of alcohol and surrogate alcohol.16:16 25.04.2014
Russian lawmakers pass amendments on foreign nationals’ bank accountsThe State Duma has passed an amendment to a bill on the uninterrupted operation of foreign payment systems, currently in the second reading, that would allow banks to close the accounts of foreign nationals if US law requires the provision of data on such accounts.14:10 25.04.2014
Russia introduces criminal liability for glorification of NazismRussian State Duma on Wednesday passed a law that introduces criminal liability for whitewashing or glorifying Nazism, and spreading false information about the Soviet Union’s role in World War II.17:48 23.04.2014
Crimea flights to be VAT-free from June 1President Vladimir Putin signed a directive Tuesday that would exempt roundtrip passenger flights to the Crimean Federal District from VAT (value-added tax) starting June 1, 2014, the Kremlin Press Service reports.13:32 22.04.2014
Russian lawmakers mull constant volume level for programs and commercialsThe Russian government has submitted a draft law to the State Duma that requires television commercials to have the same average sound level as the programs they accompany, the lower house said on its website Monday.11:01 22.04.2014
Russian lawmaker moves for criminalizing child porn posessionYelena Mizulina, Head of the State Duma Committee for Family, Women and Children’s Issues, is advocating a law that would criminalize the posession of child pornography.16:55 21.04.2014
Over 21,000 convicts released under presidential amnesty in RussiaMore than 21,000 convicts have been released in Russia in accordance with the presidential amnesty, which has been arranged to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service announced Monday.15:47 21.04.2014
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