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Russia’s Justice Ministry proposes improved guarantees of jurors’ material security

The Russian Ministry of Justice has developed and posted for public discussion a bill aimed at increasing the guarantees of material security for jurors.

14:52 26.02.2021

Russian MPs propose criminal sanctions for humiliation of Great Patriotic War veterans

Russian lawmakers have drafted a bill on criminal punishment for insulting veterans of the Great Patriotic War.

17:13 24.02.2021

Putin sets fines for distribution of information on foreign agents without marking

President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill on fines for distribution of information on individual foreign agents without appropriate marking into law.

11:10 24.02.2021

Russia’s Interior Ministry proposes lifelong storage of dactyloscopic data

The Russian Ministry of Interior has proposed to store personal dactyloscopic data until the respective individual dies or reaches the age of 100, according to a bill presented for the public discussion.

10:54 24.02.2021

Unscrupulous providers of state social services to be blacklisted – Russia’s Government

Entrepreneurs and organizations providing social services to citizens at the expense of budgetary funds in bad faith are to be put on a special register; the respective procedures have been approved by Chairman of Russia’s Government Mikhail Mishustin.

15:01 20.02.2021

Russia’s Justice Ministry to maintain foreign agents register

Russia’s Justice Ministry has developed a draft of a Presidential executive order empowering the body to maintain the register of unregistered nongovernmental associations and individuals performing functions of foreign agents.

16:10 19.02.2021

Russia’s Civic Chamber to initiate dismissal of judges for misconduct

The Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation will be empowered to initiate revocation of the status of judges in case their acts discredit their honor and dignity; a respective executive order has been signed by President Vladimir Putin.

11:08 18.02.2021

State Duma approves bill on blocking of cellphones in penitentiary facilities

State Duma lawmakers have approved in the third and final reading amendments envisaging termination of provision of communication services in penitentiary facilities.

16:30 17.02.2021

Draft law on punishment for unlawful pre-election campaigning passed by State Duma

A bill permitting to block dissemination of pre-election campaign materials where it is done in violation of law passed its third and final reading in Russia’s State Duma on Wednesday.

14:22 17.02.2021

Russian senators approve harsh sanctions for inducement to drug use via Internet

The Federation Council, the upper house of Russian parliament, has approved a bill on criminal punishment for online inducement to the drug use and tougher sanctions for the fatal drug propaganda.

13:13 17.02.2021

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Russia boosts sanctions against high profile citizens of Canada

Russian authorities have banned 43 more high-ranking Canadian citizens from entering the country.

16:51 27.06.2022

Russian President signs decree on external debt payment

President 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

Environmental violations up in Russia by almost 3 times — Supreme Court head

The 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