Bill to ban Russian officials from holding property in NATO states reaches State DumaA group of the Communist Party lawmakers on Wednesday submitted a bill banning state servants, judges and certain officials from security, law enforcement and defense agencies from owning property in the NATO states and countries-candidates for the alliance accession to the State Duma.16:08 03.08.2022
Communion wine and prosphora allowed to be brought into pre-trial detention centers in RussiaThe Russian Justice Ministry has allowed clergy to bring Eucharistic bread and wine to detention centers for communion.17:51 25.07.2022
Russian Ministry proposes compensations to right holders for online content blockingThe Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation has drafted a bill providing for compensation of up to 5 million rubles (about $88,000 at the time of writing) for copyright infringement related to illegal blocking of online content.12:29 22.07.2022
Russian President Putin signs law on retaliatory blocking of foreign media in RussiaPresident of Russia Vladimir Putin has signed a bill empowering Prosecutor General and his deputies to prohibit foreign mass media in Russia in response to unfriendly actions by foreign states regarding Russian media working abroad into law.17:38 15.07.2022
Bill on extremist materials database becomes law in RussiaPresident of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin has enacted a bill on the specialized information database of extremist materials into law.12:12 15.07.2022
Punishment for torture legislatively toughened in RussiaA bill on tough sentence of up to 15 years in prison for torture became law after it was signed by President of Russia Vladimir Putin on Thursday.17:03 14.07.2022
Russian President Putin signs law on control over foreign agents’ activitiesPresident of Russia Vladimir Putin has signed a bill prohibiting those who have a foreign agent status from conducting any sort of educational activities aimed at minors and producing any information products for that target group into law.16:04 14.07.2022
Russian President equates adhering to enemy with treasonPresident of Russia Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a bill equating adhering to the enemy in wartime with treason into law.15:06 14.07.2022
Putin approves ratification of protocol on foreign trade zone between EAEU and IranRussian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a law on the ratification of a protocol to the Temporary Agreement on the Free Trade Area between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Iran.13:27 14.07.2022
Russian Ministry for Digital Development proposes turnover fines for data breachesThe Ministry for Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation is preparing a bill on turnover-based fines for the personal data breach.12:24 13.07.2022
Three detained over Promsvyazbank embezzlement allegationsA Moscow court ordered media technology expert Olga Arkharova, PR specialist Inna Churilova and journalist Alexandra Bayazitova to be kept in custody until October 7 over alleged extortion from Promsvyazbank.11:35 11.08.2022
Ex-St. Petersburg lawmaker sentenced to 9 years in prison on bribery chargesRoman Koval, a former lawmaker of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly, was sentenced to 9 years in prison for large-scale corruption.15:18 11.08.2022
Ex-TV journalist placed under house arrest for alleged spreading fake newsMoscow's Basmanny District Court placed former Russian TV journalist Marina Ovsyannikova under house arrest in a criminal case where she is charged with spreading fake information about the country's armed forces.17:46 11.08.2022