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Russian government backs bill enabling life sentences for paedophiles

Russia's government has backed a bill proposed by the United Russia party to introduce life sentences for pedophiles, according to Chair of the State Duma Information Policy Committee Alexander Khinshtein.

17:01 20.10.2021

Legislative proposal to grant status of combat veterans to prosecutors reaches State Duma

The Cabinet of Ministers has submitted a bill granting the status of a participant in military activities to prosecutors who served in the areas of counter-terrorism operations in the North Caucasus to the lower house of parliament.

12:25 18.10.2021

Cabinet backs ban on persons involved in extremism to work as pilots and flight attendants

The Government Commission on Legislative Activities has approved an initiative to ban those involved in extremist activities, including those who publish posts on social networks that incite hatred and enmity, from working as pilots or flight attendants.

15:29 15.10.2021

State Duma backs United Russia bill on fines to persons abandoning pets

The draft law introducing fines to be paid by persons abandoning their pets, which had been developed by political party United Russia, was supported by the Committee on Ecology, Natural Resources and Environment Protection of the lower house of the Russian parliament.

12:52 15.10.2021

Bill on stricter punishment for regular beatings reaches State Duma

The Government has submitted a draft law toughening punishment for regular assaults to the lower house of parliament.

15:07 13.10.2021

Russian Cabinet approves initiative granting prosecutors status of combat veterans

The Government Commission on Legislative Activities has approved an initiative granting the status of a participant in military activities to prosecutors who served in the areas of counter-terrorism operations in the North Caucasus.

14:12 13.10.2021

Vyacheslav Volodin reelected as State Duma Chairman

Vyacheslav Volodin on Tuesday was reelected as the State Duma Chairman.

13:22 12.10.2021

Russian National Guard proposes yet another ground for refusal to issue firearms licenses

The Russian National Guard has developed a bill empowering the police and the Federal Security Service (FSB) to issue opinions to the effect that certain applicants are not to be permitted to own firearms.

10:56 12.10.2021

Russian officials breaching anti-corruption procedures to be given corrective instructions

The Government Commission on Legislative Activities has discussed an initiative seeking that officials are to take part in awareness-rising conversations, not punished, if they commit minor violations of anti-corruption procedures.

13:30 07.10.2021

Russian Government approves stricter punishment for regular beatings

The Government Law-Making Commission has backed draft amendments to the Criminal Code, increasing the punishment for regular assaults: the respective bill toughens the punishment for persons who have already had a criminal record of physical violence.

15:33 06.10.2021

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

Russia's Supreme Court proposed not to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).

12:53 09.12.2025

Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

The mechanism for redomiciliating foreign companies to Russian jurisdiction, in effect since 2018, has recently encountered serious obstacles. Taking into account the background of sanctions-related restrictions introduced in 2022 through 2025, it has become extremely difficult to achieve the goal. The situation gave rise to the phenomenon of dual domicile and led to a rise in the number of new litigations, both in Russia and abroad.

12:32 09.12.2025

Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

A military court in Donetsk sentenced three soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for torturing and killing Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. national who collaborated with Sputnik news agency.

14:05 08.12.2025