Russian cabinet advised to mull can on officials' luxury carsA Russian expert group led by the Open Government minister has advised the Cabinet to consider a bill banning officials from buying cars worth more than 1.5 million rubles ($47,000), according to a statement published on the government’s website Monday.12:36 23.09.2013
Russian official accuses EU of hypocrisy over LGBT rightsThe EU should tend to its own problems regarding gay rights before criticizing other countries, Russia’s human rights envoy said Thursday, after reviewing an NGO report on homophobic violence in Europe.19:35 19.09.2013
Russian parliamentary committee approves NGO snap-check billA relevant parliamentary committee on Wednesday recommended that lawmakers pass a bill providing additional grounds for unscheduled checks of non-governmental organizations (NGOs).10:23 19.09.2013
90% of Russians support NGO law - officialHead of the Russian presidential administration Sergei Ivanov defended Russia’s NGO foreign agent law, asserting that somewhere between 80 and 90 percent of Russians stood in support of it.18:04 18.09.2013
Bill enabling transits without visa to stay in Russia for 3 days forwarded to DumaThe government has forwarded for the State Duma's review a draft law permitting transit visitors to stay in Russia without visa for 72 hours.11:09 17.09.2013
Draft law banning pedophiles from entering Russia submitted to DumaUnited Russia lawmaker Alexander Sidyakin proposed the imposition on foreign child molesters of a 50-year ban on entry into Russia, and submitted a draft law on the matter to the State Duma for review.12:51 16.09.2013
Bill proposing ban on weapons purchase by criminals forwarded to DumaThe government forwarded for the State Duma’s review a draft law proposing a ban on weapons purchased by individuals convicted of serious crimes committed with the use of firearms .13:01 11.09.2013
Putin says lack of treaties prevent Snowden's extraditionThe US may be right in demanding the extradition of Edward Snowden, but the problem lies in the lack of treaties between the two countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with the Associated Press.13:23 04.09.2013
Russian government set to consider tougher gun lawsA new bill which is expected to reach the Russian government by September 20 is designed to toughen the federal gun law.19:39 29.08.2013
Russian Communists seek to revoke anti-piracy federal lawIvan Melnikov and Oleg Smolin, State Duma lawmakers for the Russian Communist Party, have submitted a bill seeking to revoke the freshly enacted anti-piracy law.18:08 28.08.2013
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