NGOs to be punished for accepting money from foreign criminals – reportRussia’s Federal Drug Control Service has drafted a law to suspend the operation of the NGOs that accept funding from foreigners with a criminal record and are on the list of persons who are denied entry to Russia.10:56 27.12.2013
Federation Council passes ban of private lotteriesSenators have approved legislative amendments that ban private lotteries starting from July 1, 2014. The law stipulates that only two kinds of lotteries will be legal starting from July, the National Lottery and the International Lottery (held in two and more states, including Russia, under an international agreement with Russia).14:20 25.12.2013
Putin toughens punishment for encouraging underage drinkingPresident Vladimir Putin has signed a bill which toughens the criminal and administrative liability for inducing children and teenagers to drink alcoholic beverages into law. The law also increases the fines for violating the rules for selling alcohol to minors by several times.14:20 23.12.2013
State Duma passes bill to restore supervisory role of Russian Supreme CourtThis morning, the State Duma passed a law in both the second and third reading to restore the supervisory functions of the Russian Supreme Court. The court will now be able to respond to verdicts announced by regional last-instance courts.13:25 23.12.2013
Federal Security Service gets the power to investigate cybercrimePresident Vladimir Putin has given the Federal Security Service (FSB) the power to investigate cybercrime, reads a document published on the Kremlin portal of legal information.11:34 23.12.2013
Russian Central Bank stands for criminalizing false financial informationThe Russian Central Bank proposed the introduction of criminal liability for those playing an active role in spreading allegations that compromise financial institutions.15:17 20.12.2013
Putin pardons Mikhail KhodorkovskyRussian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Friday pardoning jailed YUKOS CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky. The decree will take effect immediately.12:07 20.12.2013
Ukrainian parliament pardons pro-EU protestersUkraine’s parliament on Thursday adopted a law to free all protesters detained while attending demonstrations in favor of integration with the European Union.10:32 20.12.2013
State Duma lawmakers unanimously declare amnestyThe State Duma on Wednesday unanimously adopted the draft bill on the presidential amnesty, which has been arranged to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the Constitution of the Russian Federation.16:54 18.12.2013
Russian Upper house approves law on biometric passports with fingerprintsRussia’s Federation Council on Wednesday approved the law on issuing biometric foreign passports with fingerprints starting January 1, 2015.15:05 18.12.2013
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