Lithuanian president proposes fines for hostile propagandaThe president of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė has filed amendments to the Law on Informing the Public to the Sejm (Lithuanian parliament) that are set to protect the public “from hostile propaganda and misinformation,” RIA Novosti reports on Friday citing the president’s press service.17:45 12.12.2014
European rights body finds shortcomings in Ukrainian 'lustration' lawThe Venice Commission, the Council of Europe’s advisory body on constitutional matters, announced on Friday that it had found serious shortcomings in Ukraine’s law on government cleansing, the so-called lustration law.16:12 12.12.2014
Prison guards face trial for alleged abuse of Ukraine ex-PM TymoshenkoTwo guards at a penal colony where former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko served a seven-year term face trial for alleged abuse.14:25 12.12.2014
Navalny supporter charged with fraud appeals extension of his house arrestKonstantin Yankauskas, a member of the Moscow legislature who had been charged with large-scale fraud, has appealed extension of his house arrest, attorney Sergei Panchenko told RAPSI on Friday.13:47 12.12.2014
Russian exporters could be ordered to sell half of their foreign currency revenuesA Just Russia party has drafted a bill to require Russian export companies to sell half of their foreign currency revenues to the state, deputy head of the party in lower house of parliament Mikhail Yemelyanov told journalists on Friday.13:01 12.12.2014
Russia's Rosneft relies on nine pleas in support of its claim in ECJRosneft oil company relies on nine pleas in support of its application lodged with the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over sanctions imposed on it among a number of other Russian entities, according to court records.11:35 12.12.2014
Russia's Sistema chairman drops appeal against extension of his house arrestVladimir Yevtushenkov, the board chairman and largest beneficiary of AFK Sistema, has withdrawn his appeal against the ruling of Moscow's Basmanny District Court which extended his house arrest in Bashneft case, RAPSI reports from The Moscow City Court on Friday.10:40 12.12.2014
Offshore businesses may be prohibited from establishing entities in RussiaRoman Khudyakov of the Liberal Democratic Party suggests prohibiting offshore businesses from registering legal entities in Russia, including non-governmental organizations.10:09 12.12.2014
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