Law & Legislation

State Duma MPs propose seizure of illegally acquired funds in officials’ bank accounts

A bill establishing that the funds officials have in their bank accounts may be seized if the owners fail to confirm that those funds were acquired legally has been submitted to the State Duma.

16:06 23.03.2021

Bill to block websites with money transfers to online casinos brought before State Duma

A draft law envisaging out-of-court blocking of websites wherethrough funds are transferred to the benefit of illegal online casinos and lotteries has been submitted to the lower house of Russian parliament.

15:48 23.03.2021

Bill introducing criminal liability for unlawful debt collection reaches State Duma

A bill criminalizing unlawful activities aimed to recover overdue debts of individuals has been introduced to the State Duma.

14:35 23.03.2021

Bill on professional defense discretion drafted in Russia

The Government Law-Making Commission has considered a drafted bill on the introduction of the professional discretion notion in defense.

13:20 23.03.2021

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Third foreigner ordered to death challenges sentence in Supreme Court of DPR

Briton Aiden Aslin, who had been ordered to death along with two other foreign citizens in the Donetsk People’s Republic, challenged his sentence.

11:17 05.07.2022

Number of appeals to Russian children's ombudsman increased by 2% in 2021

The number of appeals to the Commissioner for Children's Rights in Russia Maria Lvova-Belova turned out to be by 2% more in 2021 as compared with the same period of the preceding year.

12:09 01.07.2022

State Duma adopts bill on retaliatory blocking of foreign media in Russia

The State Duma on Thursday passed a bill empowering Prosecutor General and his deputies to ban foreign mass media in Russia in response to hostile actions by foreign states regarding Russian media working abroad.

14:15 30.06.2022