Bill making domestic violence separate crime submitted to State DumaA bill making domestic violence a separate crime and toughening penalties for domestic violence has been submitted by senator Anton Belyakov to the State Duma.17:15 01.12.2014
Prosecutor General’s Office opens probe against Central Bank of RussiaProsecutor General’s Office is opening an investigation into the Central Bank of Russia upon request of a group of lawmakers who blame the bank for measures aimed at strengthening the national currency, the rouble.16:42 01.12.2014
SsangYong loses Russian case against Yandex over Actyon trademarkThe Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed a trademark infringement lawsuit filed by Distribution Center Ssangyong OOO seeking 350,000 rubles (about $7,500) in damages from Russia's search engine Yandex.16:05 01.12.2014
Russia's child rights ombudsman vows to prohibit sex education at schoolsRussia's children's rights ombudsman Pavel Astakhov has said there would be no sex education lessons in Russia, no matter what Europe says on this matter, Interfax reports on Monday.15:06 01.12.2014
Russian lawmakers consider banning snusThe State Council of Tatarstan has submitted a bill to the State Duma to prohibit the retail and wholesale trade of sucking tobacco (snus).14:29 01.12.2014
Putin proposes loosening penalties for small bribesPresident Vladimir Putin has proposed lowering fines for minor corruption-related violations, Interfax reports on Monday. A bill to this effect has been forwarded to the State Duma.12:54 01.12.2014
Prime Minister Medvedev approves partial privatization of RosneftPrime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a directive to withhold 19.5 percent of Rosneft shares for privatization, the government said on its website on Monday.11:40 01.12.2014
Russian MPs seek probe into alleged squandering of funds by Communications MinistryState Duma lawmakers from A Just Russia party have asked the Prosecutor General’s Office to inspect the Communications Ministry, which they suspect of squandering funds and sabotaging the development of the online government project.10:42 01.12.2014
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