Putin toughens responsibility for disclosure of data of law enforcement officersRussia’s President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a bill on severe punishment for disclosure of information on safety measures taken in relation to law enforcement and supervisory bodies officials and their relatives into law.18:47 11.06.2021
Moskalkova exasperated by crack down on rights of Russian-speaking citizens of UkraineA bill on indigenous peoples of Ukraine submitted by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to the Verkhovna Rada ignores Russians as natives of the country, according to Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova.17:39 11.06.2021
Legislative proposal to ban surrogacy services for foreigners moves onward in RussiaA draft law prohibiting surrogacy services for foreigners has been submitted to Russia’s State Duma.15:10 11.06.2021
State Duma adopts bill on geolocation data use in search for missing personsState Duma lawmakers adopted amendments to the Law Concerning Investigative Activities permitting the use of geolocation data in order to facilitate search for missing persons in the third and final reading on Thursday.17:35 10.06.2021
Russian Government backs introduction of cards similar to FAN ID for sports events spectatorsThe Government Law-Making Commission has approved an initiative to introduce personalized cards for those attending sports competitions, following the example of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.16:03 09.06.2021
Decriminalization of inadvertent drug circulation violations approved by Russia’s MPsThe lower house of Russian parliament, the State Duma, on Wednesday finally adopted a government bill on the humanization of criminal legislation in relation to persons who had committed violations of the rules for the circulation of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in the course of medical activities.15:07 09.06.2021
Bill to ban public identification of USSR with Third Reich adopted by State DumaA legislative proposal to ban public identification of the role of the USSR and Nazi Germany in World War II passed its third and final reading in the lower house of parliament on Wednesday.14:20 09.06.2021
Russian lawmakers back tougher sanctions for drunk drivingThe State Duma MPs passed a bill envisaging increase from 2 to 3 years of the maximum prison sentence for repeated driving while intoxicated in the third and final reading on Wednesday.13:13 09.06.2021
State Duma adopts bill banning Russians from involvement in undesirable NGOs’ activitiesThe State Duma adopted a bill prohibiting Russian nationals from participating in the activities of foreign NGOs abroad which had been declared undesirable in Russia in the third and final reading on Wednesday.12:01 09.06.2021
MPs back inclusion of vaccination against COVID-19 in National Vaccination CalendarThe State Duma has adopted in the first reading a bill on the inclusion of vaccination against COVID-19 in the National Calendar of Preventive Vaccinations.17:44 08.06.2021
Russian President signs decree on external debt paymentPresident of Russia Vladimir Putin has signed a decree establishing a new temporary procedure of payment of the country’s foreign debt. The document was published on the official website of legal information.17:20 22.06.2022
Bill on liability for digital rights violation submitted to Russia’s State DumaChairman of the State Duma Committee on the Financial Market Anatoly Aksakov has introduced a bill to supplement the national Code of Administrative Offenses with an article on the violation of digital rights before the lower house of Russia's parliament.12:45 23.06.2022
Environmental violations up in Russia by almost 3 times — Supreme Court headThe number of cases related to violations of the environmental legislation has increased in Russia by almost 3 times over the past 10 years, the Supreme Court Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev said during the presidium meeting on Friday.15:36 24.06.2022