Companies may be obliged to provide information on offshore status - MPDmitry Savelyev, Deputy Chief of the United Russia Party, has submitted to the State Duma a bill that would require companies to inform consumers about their offshore status.11:11 28.08.2013
Russian lawmakers move to ban gays from donating bloodAs the State Duma prepares amendments to the law on blood donation, homosexuals may be included among the list of high-risk donors, and the question of sexual orientation will be asked of potential donors.17:18 26.08.2013
Gay propaganda sponsor wages war against false information on social mediaSaint Petersburg lawmaker Vitaly Milonov, whose controversial gay propaganda initiative formed the basis for Russia’s federal law on the matter, has come out in favor of punishing the publication of false information via social media.15:36 26.08.2013
State Duma lawmaker vows to ban cash sales of alcoholState Duma lawmaker Oleg Mikheyev, of the party A Just Russia, has drafted a bill banning cash sale of alcoholic beverages, Izvestia daily reported Monday.12:15 26.08.2013
Draft amnesty decree forwarded to State DumaThe Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) has sent to the State Duma a draft amnesty decree arranged to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, Yaroslav Nilov, an LDPR party member and head of the lower house committee on public and religious organizations.16:30 22.08.2013
Lower House mulls moral code to cover up sexy teachers – reportRussian lawmakers concerned about the effect on students of the “undisguised sexuality” of some schoolteachers are developing a formal behavior and dress code for schools that will ban miniskirts and plunging necklines.12:06 05.08.2013
US lawmakers introduce bill proposing ethics code for US Supreme Court justicesA small group of Democrat legislators from the US House of Representatives and Senate introduced on Thursday a bill that would require the US Supreme Court Justices to adhere to a code of ethics, as the country’s nine highest ranking judges are presently exempt from abiding by the Code of Conduct for the United States Judges.19:04 02.08.2013
Anti-piracy law takes effect in RussiaThe anti-piracy law took effect on August 1, despite the protests of Internet companies. The law was adopted by the State Duma on June 21 and approved by the Federation Council on June 26.11:13 01.08.2013
US lawmakers defeat amendment to limit phone spyingA legislation aimed at substantially curbing the federal government’s ability to collect information about Americans’ phone calls failed to pass the US House of Representatives on Wednesday, Washington Post reported.10:05 25.07.2013
Putin signs match-fixing bill into lawRussian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed into law a bill toughening the maximum penalty for match-fixing to seven years in prison.14:35 24.07.2013
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