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State Duma to consider bill removing visa formalities for foreigners

The government has submitted to the State Duma a draft law to relieve foreign citizens of visa formalities.

15:51 15.06.2012

Supreme Court proposes to legislate extradition procedure

The Supreme Court considers it is necessary to legislate extradition procedures. The initiative was proposed on Thursday during a court meeting which resulted in the approval of a draft on the extradition of defendants and convicts.

14:21 14.06.2012

EU concerned over new Russian rally law

High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton has expressed concern over the newly adopted Russian law toughening liability for the organizers of and participants in rallies and mass protest demonstrations.

10:35 13.06.2012

Putin: new rally law not too severe

President Vladimir Putin does not rule out amendments to the law raising fines for violations at rallies should such necessity arise and does not consider the newly adopted law too severe.

10:19 09.06.2012

Bans on weapons possession must reflect owner's guilt

Mikhail Barshchevsky, the government's plenipotentiary representative in the Constitutional Court has said on Thursday that bans on the right to buy sporting guns should take into account the gravity of any weapons-related offenses committed by potential owners.

17:33 07.06.2012

Court to consider cases on violations in past election campaign

On Wednesday, the Federation Council adopted a government law allowing the courts to consider cases on violations committed during past election campaigns.

14:40 06.06.2012

Putin signs amendments toughening punishment for drug dens

President Vladimir Putin has signed amendments to the Criminal Code toughening liability for organizing drug dens.

12:46 06.06.2012

Parliament cancels age restrictions for Supreme Court chairman

The State Duma has adopted a series of laws in the second and third readings which remove the age limit currently set at 70 years for the Supreme Court chairman and his deputies.

10:48 06.06.2012

State Duma approves tougher punishments for "the people's promenades"

The State Duma has approved an amendment proposing to punish organizers of unauthorized rallies under the guise of mass gatherings if they result in public disorder.

17:18 05.06.2012

State Duma approves compulsory community service for rally violations

During its second reading of the draft law on increasing fines for rally violations, the State Duma approved the amendment introducing compulsory community service as a new punishment into the Code on Administrative Violations.

15:39 05.06.2012

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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