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President Putin signs law on new requirements for nonprofits registered as foreign agents

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law banning the use of residential premises as locations of structural units of foreign NGOs.

18:12 05.04.2021

Bill specifying number of presidential terms becomes law in Russia

A bill specifying the number of presidential terms became law in Russia. President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin signed a corresponding document on Monday.

17:25 05.04.2021

Rules for initiating drug cases to be toughened in Russia

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law envisaging that the discovery of narcotic drugs in the body of a person would not to be a basis for initiating a criminal case.

17:01 05.04.2021

Bill on state protection of military personnel enacted into law

President of Russia Vladimir Putin has enacted a draft law on the state protection of military personnel into law.

16:54 05.04.2021

Russian President signs bill on punishment for insults to veterans into law

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed an initiative on criminal liability of up to imprisonment for humiliation of honor and dignity of veterans of the Great Patriotic War into law.

15:58 05.04.2021

Russia’s Cabinet urges tougher responsibility for drunk driving

The Russian government has submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging an increase from 2 to 3 years of the maximum prison sentence for repeated driving while intoxicated.

14:49 05.04.2021

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Penal Code of Donetsk People's Republic enters into force

The Penal Code of the Donetsk People's Republic, adopted by the DPR parliament in June 2021 and synchronized with Russian legislation, has entered into force.

14:04 01.07.2022

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