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Tougher punishment proposed for bankruptcy related violations

The Government Law-Making Commission has considered an initiative toughening punishment for certain crimes related to the bankruptcy of financial organizations.

11:37 15.12.2020

Bill on prison terms for online defamation submitted to State Duma

A bill introducing prison sentence as punishment for online defamation has reached the State Duma.

10:49 15.12.2020

Russian Interior Ministry drafts document on voluntary DNA registration

The Russian Interior Ministry is developing a draft decree on the voluntary genome registration.

16:27 11.12.2020

Russian President urges to build up concept of human rights protection in cyberspace

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia’s Government and Human Rights Council would be instructed to build up in cooperation a concept of human rights protection in the cyberdomain.

17:17 10.12.2020

Russia’s Government Law-Making Commission backs bill on rescuers’ justified risk

The Government Law-Making Commission has approved adjusting of the law on accident rescue service and status of rescuers as to the concept definition of justified risk.

12:54 10.12.2020

Bill on individual foreign agent status passes first reading in State Duma

The lower house of Russian parliament passed a bill envisaging that individuals engaged in political activities or collection of information in the military-technical sphere may be granted the foreign agent status if receiving financing from abroad in the first reading on Wednesday.

16:02 09.12.2020

Prosecutors seek for urgent seizure of assets belonging to corruptors

The Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia has proposed to authorize investigators to immediately attach the property of corruptionists.

14:24 09.12.2020

Russian Prosecutor General proposes not to apply court fines to corrupt officials

Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov proposed legislative amendments limiting the use of judicial fines against corrupt officials during the anti-corruption coordinative meeting of law enforcement on Wednesday.

13:49 09.12.2020

Bill on remote work enacted into law in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill amending Russia’s Labor Code to the effect that it contained and regulated three types of teleworking and temporary remote work into law on Tuesday.

14:30 08.12.2020

Russian Council of Judges backs bill on suspension of judicial wage indexation

The Presidium of the Council of Judges on Tuesday backed a bill suspending annual indexation of wages of Russian judges.

12:16 08.12.2020

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

Russia's Supreme Court proposed not to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).

12:53 09.12.2025

Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

The mechanism for redomiciliating foreign companies to Russian jurisdiction, in effect since 2018, has recently encountered serious obstacles. Taking into account the background of sanctions-related restrictions introduced in 2022 through 2025, it has become extremely difficult to achieve the goal. The situation gave rise to the phenomenon of dual domicile and led to a rise in the number of new litigations, both in Russia and abroad.

12:32 09.12.2025

Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

A military court in Donetsk sentenced three soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for torturing and killing Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. national who collaborated with Sputnik news agency.

14:05 08.12.2025