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Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditions

Russia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.

15:29 13.01.2023

Russia’s Justice Ministry proposes parole for women with children under 4 years old

The Russian Ministry of Justice has drafted a bill providing for the possibility of release on parole and mitigation of yet not served sentence terms for women convicted of minor crimes and having children under the age of four.

14:24 04.10.2022

Communion wine and prosphora allowed to be brought into pre-trial detention centers in Russia

The Russian Justice Ministry has allowed clergy to bring Eucharistic bread and wine to detention centers for communion.

17:51 25.07.2022

Open Estonia Foundation declared undesirable in Russia

The Prosecutor General’s Office has recognized Avatud Eesti Fond SA (Open Estonia Foundation) as undesirable on the territory of the Russian Federation.

11:16 20.07.2022

Ministries of Donetsk People’s Republic to be reformed up to Russian standards

Justice Minister of the Donetsk People’s Republic Yury Sirovatko announced Tuesday that all ministries and agencies of the region would be soon upgraded in accordance with the Russian standards.

11:59 12.07.2022

Russian Justice Ministry pushes for creation of unified arbitration registry

Russia’s Justice Ministry has proposed a bill envisaging creation of a unified national registry where all information on Russian and foreign arbitration institutions will be systemized.

13:14 15.06.2022

HIV and tuberculosis patients not to be kept in detention centers – Russian Justice Ministry

The Russian Ministry of Justice has developed a new list of serious diseases that prevent the detention of suspects and those accused of committing crimes.

17:47 26.10.2021

Two Scientology-related NGOs included in Russia's list of undesirable organizations

The Justice Ministry has added two foreign scientology-related organizations to the list of NGOs undesirable in Russia.

18:02 01.10.2021

Russian Justice Ministry drops claim against Chamber of lawyer of ex-journalist accused of treason

The Kuibyshevsky court of St. Petersburg has terminated the proceedings initiated by the Russian Justice Ministry against the city’s chamber of lawyers in relation to the case of Ivan Pavlov, a lawyer for former journalist Ivan Safronov accused of treason, for allegedly disclosing information related to a police investigation.

10:57 01.10.2021

About 182,000 prisoners сan seek for community service – Russian Justice Minister

About 182,000 prisoners in Russia have a right to seek for the replacement of their jail sentence with community service, Justice Minister Konstantin Chuichenko said opening a new correction centre near Moscow on Thursday.

16:54 16.09.2021

Request of Paul Whelan to be transferred to US forwarded to Russian Justice Ministry

The Supreme Court of Russia’ Republic of Mordovia forwarded a request of an American citizen Paul Whelan, sentenced to 16 years in jail for espionage, to the Justice Ministry.

13:38 14.09.2021

Justice Ministry, human rights commissioner to monitor rights of prisoners together

Minister of Justice Konstantin Chuichenko and Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova have signed an agreement on the implementation of public control over the observance of human rights and freedoms in prisons and pre-trial detention centers.

17:46 09.09.2021

Russian Justice Ministry proposes foreigners to serve sentences in their home countries

Russia's Justice Ministry proposed amendments to a federal law to allow foreigners to serve non-custodial sentences in their home countries.

10:45 07.09.2021

Russian Justice Ministry proposes to provide free legal aid on Internet for 2 years

The Russian Ministry of Justice proposes to organize an experiment on the provision of free legal aid through electronic services; a part of this pilot project is to be the creation of information system Legal Assistance.

17:39 03.08.2021

Russian Justice Ministry labels Institute for Law and Public Policy 'foreign agent'

Russia’s Justice Ministry on Friday added Institute for Law and Public Policy to its list of “foreign agents”.

14:08 16.07.2021

Russian government approves initiative to index payments to victims of crime

The government of the Russian Federation has approved a draft law developed by the Ministry of Justice on the indexation of payments awarded by court decisions in case such are delayed for a long time.

14:01 02.07.2021

Russian Cabinet approves bill on more control over major transactions by NGOs

The Russian government has approved a bill establishing additional control in the sphere of large transactions made with participation of autonomous non-profit organizations using state budget funds.

11:28 28.06.2021

Russian government approves bill on free legal aid

The government of the Russian Federation has approved a bill stipulating the obligation of participants in free legal aid systems to provide information about provision of such aid to the Ministry of Justice.

17:53 21.06.2021

Foreign agent label of Meduza media outlet upheld

The Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow on Friday upheld the Russian Justice Ministry’s decision to include Meduza registered in Latvia in the list of media acting as foreign agents.

11:03 04.06.2021

Three German organizations enter Russia’s list of undesirable NGOs

The Justice Ministry of Russia has added three German organizations in the list of foreign and international NGOs recognized as undesirable in the Russian Federation.

11:01 03.06.2021