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Tougher criminal punishment proposed for inducement to drug use in Russia

A bill stipulating criminal punishment for inducing to drug use through the Internet has been brought before the State Dum.

17:11 09.07.2020

Putin thanks Central Election Commission head for high-level vote organization

Voting for amendments to the Russian Constitution was organized competently on the engineering and epidemiological sides, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday during the video meeting with the Central Election Commission’s head Ella Pamfilova.

16:51 09.07.2020

Russian lawyers propose to introduce post of animal rights ombudsman

Chair of Russia’s Bar Association for Human Rights, advocate Maria Arkhipova has proposed to introduce a post of the animal rights ombudsman.

15:43 09.07.2020

Bill on prompt blocking of access to extremist and terrorist posts reaches State Duma

A draft law on prompt restriction of access to extremist and terrorist information containing has been introduced into the lower house of Russian parliament.

14:24 09.07.2020

More complaints filed in criminal field than in social and economical – Moskalkova

The number of complaints concerning social and economical sphere filed with federal ombudsman reduced in 2019 as compared to a previous one; however, there was a rise in applications related to the criminal field, according to Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova.

13:13 09.07.2020

Russia’s penal colony for TBC patients ordered by court to set up quarantine ward

The Mariinsk City Court in the Kemerovo Region has obliged a local medical penitentiary facility for inmates with an active form of tuberculosis to create a probationary ward for newcomers.

11:39 09.07.2020

Bankruptcy proceedings against firm of businessman accused of embezzlement closed

The Moscow Commercial Court has quashed bankruptcy proceedings against the investment company Your Financial Trustee headed by businessman Vasily Boiko-Veliky involved in an embezzlement case.

11:23 09.07.2020

Governor of Russia’s Khabarovsk Region suspected on businessmen murder

Governor of the Khabarovsk Region Sergey Furgal was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of killing and attempted murders of businessmen and transported to Moscow.

10:05 09.07.2020

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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