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Russia’s Civic Chamber backs bill on regulation of languages of small-numbered peoples

The Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation is to present to the State Duma the results of a public evaluation of a bill on the regulation of languages of ingenious small ethnic communities before August 15.

14:48 11.08.2020

Rights advocate supports bill revoking Russian language exam for Ukrainians, Belarusians

A member of the Presidential Council of Human Rights Alexander Brod has favored a bill giving Ukrainians and Belarusians a chance to receive Russian citizenship without a language exam.

17:22 06.11.2019

Ukrainians, Belarusians may be declared native speakers of Russian without exam - bill

Russia’s Cabinet of Ministers has submitted a bill envisages recognition of Ukrainian and Belarusian nationals fluent in Russian language as native speakers without interview passing to the State Duma.

17:45 22.10.2019

Ukraine’s language law breaches rights of Russian-speaking people – Moskalkova

The law on Ukrainian language recently signed by Petro Poroshenko contradicts with the Minsk agreements guaranteeing the right of self-determination and crudely violates the rights of millions of Russian-speaking people, Russian ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova stated on Monday.

12:55 20.05.2019

Russian Presidential Council of Human Rights criticizes bill on minority languages

The Presidential Council of Human Rights has expressed its concern over a bill that makes it optional to learn native languages of Russian peoples and state languages of Russia’s federal subjects.

15:46 25.04.2018