Russian oldest human rights activist asks Putin to pardon ex-senator sentenced to lifeHuman rights campaigner Lyudmila Alexeyeva, 90, has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to pardon former senator Igor Izmestyev sentenced to life in prison.17:08 20.07.2017
State Duma ratifies Convention on confiscation of proceeds from crimeThe State Duma has ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism.13:14 14.07.2017
Bill on blocking mirror websites signed into lawRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law on blocking copies of websites containing illegal information (mirror websites).11:36 03.07.2017
President Putin signs law on blacklist of corrupt officialsRussian president Vladimir Putin has signed a law establishing registry for officials and employees of law enforcement agencies fired for corruption crimes.10:45 03.07.2017
Putin signs decree extending Russian countersanctions against number of countriesRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree extending duration of countersanctions against a number of countries until December 31, 2018.15:18 30.06.2017
Russian judicial system requires improvement – PutinPresident Vladimir Putin said during the annual Q&A session with Russian citizens on Thursday that judicial system, although in need of improvement, should be trusted in matters of choosing punishment for criminals.17:43 15.06.2017
Putin signs bill on prison terms for inducing children to suicide into lawRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill on prison terms for inducing minors to suicide into law.17:02 07.06.2017
Putin proposes to introduce oath-taking to process of receiving Russian citizenshipPresident Vladimir Putin has proposed the State Duma lawmakers to consider introducing oath-taking or other similar ceremony to the process of receiving Russian citizenship.16:03 06.06.2017
Putin: Package of proposals on judicial system improvement agreedRussian President Vladimir Putin said during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) on Friday that a package of proposals for improvement of the country’s judicial system had been agreed.16:56 02.06.2017
Putin amends law on Russian presidential electionPresident Vladimir Putin has signed a federal law introducing amendments to the legislation on Russian presidential election.17:55 01.06.2017
President Putin signs law on supervision of released criminalsRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law envisaging post-prison supervision over criminals, who had served terms for serious crimes including terrorism and extremism.11:36 29.05.2017
Bill on ratification of protocol over ECHR subsidiarity signed into lawRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law on ratification of the protocol №. 15, introducing changes to the European Convention on Human Rights and modifying the role of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).11:11 02.05.2017
Putin urges to enhance protection of Russian citizens’ personal dataPresident Vladimir Putin has entrusted Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev with implementing legislative measures to improve the state information system’s security and protect personal data of Russian citizens.14:56 28.04.2017
President Putin signs amendments to anti-corruption legislationRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law introducing amendments to anti-corruption legislation.14:33 04.04.2017
Russia to accede to Montreal Convention on international air carriagePresident Vladimir Putin has signed a bill on Russia’s accession to the Montreal Convention for the unification of certain rules relating to international carriage by air into law.11:35 04.04.2017
Russia’s representative at ECHR Matyushkin relieved of his postPresident Vladimir Putin has dismissed Deputy Justice Minister Georgy Matyushkin from the post of Representative of the Russian Federation at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).15:56 29.03.2017
Putin signs law on online broadcasting court proceedingsRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill clarifying the procedure for broadcasting court proceedings and publication of judicial rulings online into law.16:38 28.03.2017
Putin signs law banning undesirable foreign NGO from opening legal entities in RussiaRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a federal law prohibiting undesirable foreign or international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from creating Russian legal entities.16:17 28.03.2017
Putin signs bill on deferral of sentence for pregnant women into lawRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill authorizing courts to set aside real prison sentences for pregnant women and new parents during delivering a judgement into law.14:30 07.03.2017
President Putin introduces fines for failure to block sites with banned informationRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law introducing fines of up to 100,000 rubles (about $1,700) for Internet providers failed to restrict access to websites which distribute prohibited information.17:02 22.02.2017