Defendants in theater embezzlement case contest against trial during pandemic
Defendants in the Seventh Studio embezzlement case involving the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov have argued against hearings during the coronavirus outbreak.
Moscow Mayor bans visiting cemeteries due to coronavirus
Mayor Sergey Sobyanin has ordered temporary closure of all Moscow cemeteries for visitors as part of fighting against the spread of coronavirus.
Moscow woman fined for exercising far from her place of residence
The Preobrazhensky District Court in Moscow fined 15,000 rubles (about $200) a woman, who had exercised at a sportsground situated at a significant distance from her place of residence in infringement on the self-isolation regime.
St. Petersburg resident challenges in court his mandatory stay in observatory
A St. Petersburg resident seeks in court to overturn an order of Russia’s consumer rights watchdog Rospotrebnadzor on mandating citizens arriving to the country from abroad to be isolated for medical observation.
Attorneys must move through city without restrictions - Moscow business ombudsman
Moscow business ombudsman Tatiana Mineyeva has asked the economic issues crisis center to take steps ensuring businessmen with the unhindered access to legal assistance amid the coronavirus pandemic. In particular, she seeks for free movement of attorneys.
Trial of historian accused of student murder postponed due to quarantine
The hearing of a case against history professor Oleg Sokolov charged with killing his postgraduate student Anastasia Yeshchenko scheduled for Thursday was postoponed because of the quarantine in his detention center.
Self-isolation extended for female employees of Russian Investigative Committee
Female employees of the Russian Investigative Committee will stay home as part of the self-isolation regime until April 30, upon the order of the authority’s Chairman Alexander Bastrykin.
Resident of Russia’s Republic of Bashkortostan fined $200 for self-isolation breach
A magistrate judge on Friday fined a resident of Ufa, the capital of Russia’s Republic of Bashkortostan, 15,000 rubles ($200) for breaching the self-isolation order.
Moscow residents to be fined for breaching self-isolation regime
Moscow authorities have fixed fines for violators of the self-isolation regime, according to the order of Mayor Sergey Sobyanin.
Putin extends non-working regime in Russia for month over coronavirus outbreak
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday extended non-working days in Russia because of the spread of coronavirus until April 30.
Quarantine breachs, epidemic fake news to be also punishable by administrative law
Amendments to the Code on Administrative Offenses stipulating penalties for breaching quarantine, other sanitary and epieniological rules and distribution of life-threatening consequences fake news were adopted by the State Duma in the second and third readings on Tuesday.
Lawmakers agree with broadening Russian Cabinet’s powers at times mass diseases loom
The lower house of Russian parliament on Tuesday finally adopted a a bill to vest the Cabinet of Ministers with new powers to prevent and respond to emergencies, among them threats of mass diseases outbreaks.
Ombudsman asks Russian authorities to protect employees made to work during quarantine
Russia’s Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova has turned to Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov and Government’s Chair Mikhail Mishustin asking them to take measures for protection of employees’ labor rights.
Russian MPs pass bill on prison terms for epidemiological rules breaching
The State Duma passed in a final third reading on Tuesday a bill to toughen punishment for violation of sanitary and epidemiological rules up to 7 years in prison. Amendments are proposed to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
St. Petersburg ombudsman helps tourists stranded in Bulgaria return home
St. Petersburg residents unable to leave Bulgaria because of the travel restrictions introduced due to the coronavirus infection outbreak have returned home, the office of the city rights commissioner Alexander Shishlov informs RAPSI.
Moscow parks, food outlets to be closed, trade to be suspended over COVID-19 spread
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin announced Thursday that the city’s recreational facilities including food outlets, parks would be closed from March 28 to April 5.
Anti-fake news working group created in Russian Investigative Committee
A working group on the prevention of dessiminating fake news about coronavirus spread in Russia has been created in the Investigative Committee.
Russia suspends air communication with other countries
Chairman of Russia’s Government Mikhail Mishustin on Thursday ordered the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) to cease regular and charter flights from Russian airports to foreign countries and backward starting March 27.
Voting on Constitutional amendments to be postponed because of pandemic – Putin
It is necessary to postpone the voting on the amendments to Russia's Constitution, President Vladimir Putin has stated in his address to the nation on the issue of the coronavirus pandemic.
Putin announces holidays across country due to coronavirus
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced the next week, from March 30 to April 4, would be non-working with full pay due to the situation with the spread of coronavirus.