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Detention of ex-Deputy Minister of Science extended for one month

Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Friday extended detention of ex-Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education Marina Lukashevich in an embezzlement case until November 16.

13:27 16.10.2020

Russia’s Children Ombudsman urges e-learning for minors in pretrial custody

Children Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova has proposed to Minister of Education Sergey Kravtsov to amend the regulations on education of children kept in pretrial detention facilities.

17:20 20.08.2020

Detention of ex-commonwealth affairs agency official extended in $700k embezzlement case

Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Friday extended detention of Mikhail Popov, a former official of the Federal Agency for Affairs of the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Residing Abroad and International Humanitarian Co-Operation (Rossotrudnichestvo), in a 50-million-ruble (about $700,000) embezzlement case.

10:49 14.08.2020

Russia’s PM dismisses Deputy Minister of Science detained on fraud allegations

Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has relieved Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education Marina Lukashevich detained in a fraud case of her post.

14:05 20.07.2020

Russia’s investigators to check if pranks on teachers constitute crimes

Russia’s Investigative Committee is to monitor distant learning videos demonstrating records of humiliation and so called pranks with respect to teachers.

12:32 20.04.2020

Russia’s children ombudsman makes proposals as to bill on social support of orphans

Russia’s Children Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova has submitted her proposals aimed at amending a number of provisions of a bill on social support of orphans to the Ministry of Education.

17:42 06.04.2020

Number of complaints from minor convicts, detainees drops – Russian children’s ombudsman

The number of complaints submitted to the office of Russian child rights commissioner from prisons and detention facilities for minors has decreased in recent years, children’s ombudsman Anna Kuznetsova has said during the extended meeting of the Federal Penitentiary Service’s panel.

14:24 11.03.2020

Russian children’s ombudsman backs initiative on cell phone use restriction at schools

Russia’s child rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova on Monday supported an initiative of the Ministry of Education to limit the use of cell phones by minors at schools.

17:30 19.08.2019

Russian Education Ministry proposes to permit adoption by HIV positives

Russia’s Ministry of Education and Science has drafted a bill allowing persons affected by HIV and hepatitis C to adopt children living with them.

12:59 18.09.2018

Acquittal of ex-school principal in extortion case appealed

Prosecutors and victims have appealed acquittal of ex-school principal Marina Gederim in a case on extortions in an educational institution.

16:59 20.08.2018

U.S. flouts requests for information on adopted Russian orphans – children’s ombudsman

The U.S. authorities ignore requests for information concerning Russian children adopted by foreign citizens pending the passage of the so-called Dima Yakovlev law.

14:49 11.07.2017

Russian orphans may be granted right to stay in care till they are 23 years old – report

Russian Ministry of Education and Science has prepared legislative changes that propose to allow orphans who are over 18 years old to stay in orphanages until they are 23 years old if they were not able to continue education or failed to find a job.

10:52 19.05.2016

Lawmaker suspects $14 million fraud at Russian Education and Science Ministry - report

Vladimir Burmatov, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Education, has filed a request with the Audit Chamber to inspect the Ministry of Education and Science for the possible embezzlement of 857 million rubles ($14.3 million).

10:31 23.03.2015

Bill to prohibit GMO cultivation backed by Russian authorities

The government's legislative commission has approved a bill to prohibit the cultivation of genetically modified plants and animals in Russia.

10:59 20.01.2015

Education ministry proposes monitoring websites frequented by students

Russia’s Ministry of Education and Science has proposed monitoring the websites that are most popular among school and university students, reads a statement published on the government’s website of planned legislation on Thursday.

12:32 17.04.2014

Education Minister not involved in Moscow institute embezzlement case

Education and Science Minister Dmitry Livanov is not involved in the embezzlement of funds allocated for the modernization of one of the buildings used by Moscow State Institute of Steel and Alloys (MISiS).

11:35 27.06.2013