Russia's lower house mulls bill to remove NGOs from Foreign Agent ListThe State Duma, the lower house of parliament, adopted in the first reading Friday a bill on removing non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from Foreign Agent List.18:04 20.02.2015
State Duma ratifies BRICS development bank agreementThe State Duma on Friday ratified an agreement regarding a bank for the development of the BRICS countries.17:20 20.02.2015
Russian competition watchdog opens case against GoogleRussia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service opened a case against Google which stands accused of using Android mobile operating system for promotion of its own services.16:05 20.02.2015
Criminal charges against former Uralkali CEO Baumgertner droppedCriminal charges against Vladislav Baumgertner, former CEO of the world’s largest potash producer, Uralkali, have been dropped in Russia.14:43 20.02.2015
Ukrainian ex-premier arrested in absentia for abuse of officeA court in Ukraine has issued an arrest warrant in absentia for ex-Prime Minister Nikolai Azarov for illegally suspending the inspection of the state-owned company "Antonov".13:53 20.02.2015
Execution of inmate in Florida on hold over lethal injection controversyDeath row inmate in Florida was granted a stay of execution by the Florida Supreme Court on the grounds of undetermined constitutionality of lethal injection protocols which are now reviewed by the United States Supreme Court.13:32 20.02.2015
Russian MP proposes supplying arms to Caribbean countriesA Just Russia party lawmaker Oleg Nilov proposed drafting a bill to allow arms deliveries to Caribbean countries in response to the US which is considering whether to provide weapons to Ukraine.11:45 20.02.2015
Russian senators propose establishing tribunal for Ukraine - reportOlga Kovitidi, Crimean representative in the upper house of Russia’s parliament, will urge the Federation Council to propose that the UN establish a criminal tribunal to investigate the death of civilians in Donbas.10:54 20.02.2015
Bill on seizure of assets of corrupt officials' relatives reaches State DumaA Just Russia party lawmaker Oleg Nilov proposed a bill to allow the confiscation of property, assets owned by relatives of corrupt officials.18:29 19.02.2015
Parliament member requests inspection of Russian Scientology ChurchA member of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Vitaly Milonov, sent a letter to Federal Security Service Director Alexander Bortnikov requesting an in-depth inspection of the Church of Scientology in St. Petersburg and other Russian regions.16:36 19.02.2015
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