Doctors should be released from criminal liability for unwilful drug loss - PutinUnwilful loss of narcotic drugs by medical staff must not be punished in accordance with the Criminal Code of Russia. A relevant instruction of President Vladimir Putin is published on the Kremlin website.15:59 13.01.2020
Russian government proposes severe penalties for online drug propagandaRussian government has submitted a bill setting fines of up to 1.5 million rubles ($24,500) for publishing banned information on drugs and psychotropic substances on the Internet to the lower house of parliament.13:55 09.01.2020
Argentina-Russia drug smuggling case pending in Moscow courtThe Solntevsky District Court will hold a preliminary hearing of the case over cocaine smuggling from Argentina to Russia on November 29.14:51 27.11.2019
Two drug companies fined $4.4 mln for pharma auction collusionRussia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has fined two drug firms 283.5 million rubles ($4.4 million) for collusion at an auction of medicines.17:30 26.11.2019
Russia’s security officers arrest seven alleged drug pushersSeven alleged employees of one of the largest illegal online drug sale stores have been arrested with 440 kilos of narcotic substances.11:47 13.11.2019
Tougher sanctions for drug propaganda should be applied in integrated manner - MoskalkovaToughening of punishment for drug propaganda must come amid realization of practical actions and public dialog, according to Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova.18:10 31.10.2019
Putin argues against excess liability of doctors working with strong painkillersExcessive criminal responsibility should be taken off doctors working with strong anesthetics, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during his meeting with public members in the Kaliningrad Region on Thursday.15:55 31.10.2019
Russian MPs propose 7-year imprisonment for online drug propagandaLawmakers from Just Russia political party have submitted a bill on criminal punishment of up to 7 years in prison for online propaganda of drugs to the State Duma.14:02 30.10.2019
Defendant in drug possession case freed from detention following ECHR rulingThe Supreme Court’s Presidium on Wednesday reversed a sentence of Alexander Borisov convicted of drug possession and ordered his release from detention after the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found violations in the case.13:30 30.10.2019
Putin presses for criminalization of online drug propagandaRussian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the government to draft a bill fixing criminal punishment for online inducing to drug use and propaganda of drugs.13:24 28.10.2019
Three Bulgarians to serve long terms for attempted sale of 39 kg of cocaine in RussiaA St. Petersburg court has sentenced three citizens of Bulgaria to prison terms ranging from 10 to 12 years for attempt to sell 39 kilograms of cocaine.15:49 23.10.2019
Ex-employee of Moscow detention center to stand trial on drug possession chargesMoscow’s Dorogomilovsky District Court will consider a criminal case against a former employee of the city’s Butyrka detention center charged with illegal drug possession.15:31 07.10.2019
Russia’s Civic Chamber opens hotline on enforcement practices in drug-related crimesRussia’s Civic Chamber has launched a hotline on problems encountered in the enforcement practices related to the antidrug provisions of the national Criminal Code.14:39 01.08.2019
Russian senators lobby for penalties for breaking drug cropping rulesMembers of the Federation Council on Friday backed an initiative to punish violators of rules of cultivating plants containing drugs or psychoactive substances by up to 3 years in prison.15:20 26.07.2019
Russian court overturns sentence quoting indictment word for wordPresidium of the Supreme Court of Russia’s Republic of Bashkortostan has overturned sentence against four men in a drug trafficking case as its text is congruent with the text of indictment.12:56 08.07.2019
Russian human rights council opposes decriminalization of drug-related crimesChairman of the Presidential Council for Human Rights Mikhail Fedotov believes that decriminalization of the Criminal Code’s Article on punishment for drug crimes is fraught with evident danger.11:32 21.06.2019
Chechen human rights advocate Titiyev leaves prisonOyub Titiyev, the director of the Chechen office of Memorial human rights center was freed from prison on Friday.10:59 21.06.2019
Putin believes investigators to find party guilty of journalist Golunov’s prosecutionInvestigators must find all persons guilty of prosecution of Meduza journalist Ivan Golunov, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.17:04 20.06.2019
Ombudsman Moskalkova proposes to remove food poppy from drug listRussia’s Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova has proposed to delete food poppy from the list of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors.16:51 18.06.2019
Russian woman gets 13 years in prison for drug traffickingA court in St. Petersburg has sentenced local resident Natalya Solovyeva to 13 years behind bars for smuggling drugs and attempt to illegally sell them.15:11 14.06.2019