State Duma passes bill on punishment for violations at sport stadiumsThe State Duma passed in the first reading on Wednesday a bill introducing administrative penalties for violating rules of conduct by audience members during sport tournaments.17:51 08.02.2017
Rosneft files lawsuit against Russian antimonopoly watchdogRussia’s largest oil company Rosneft has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) with the Moscow Commercial Court.17:11 08.02.2017
Navalny again gets 5-year suspended sentence in Kirovles embezzlement caseThe Leninsky District Court of Kirov on Wednesday found Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny guilty of organizing embezzlement at the Kirovles timber company and passed a 5-year suspended sentence on him despite the recent ruling of the European Court of Human Rights concerning this case.16:37 08.02.2017
Russian Finance Ministry suggests ranking perfumery, household chemistry as excise goodsRussia’s Finance Ministry began working out a draft law to rank perfume and beauty products and household chemicals as excise goods.15:56 08.02.2017
Russian Ministry of Labor prepares bill on protection of corruption whistleblowersRussian Ministry of Labor has proposed to change the Federal Law on Countering Corruption by adding a new article on protection of whistleblowers, who provided information regarding corruption.13:50 08.02.2017
Russia’s richest MP Palkin seeks for his own bankruptcyRussian State Duma’s MP Andrey Palkin, whose declared income for 2015 amounted to 1.5 billion rubles ($25.5 million), filed an application for his own bankruptcy with the Arkhangelsk Region Commercial Court.12:55 08.02.2017
Bill on deferral of sentence for pregnant women passed by State DumaThe lower house of Russian parliament, the State Duma, adopted in the second reading on Wednesday a bill that authorizes courts to set aside real prison sentences for pregnant women and new parents during delivering a judgement.11:44 08.02.2017
Nine suspects arrested in criminal case against large hacker groupRussian authorities arrested nine suspects in relation to a criminal case against large group of hackers from seventeen regions of the country who had allegedly stolen over one billion rubles ($17 million).10:56 08.02.2017
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