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Civic Chambers of Russia, DPR and LPR sign cooperation memorandum

The Civic Chambers of Russia, the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics concluded a cooperation agreement during a plenary session of the Community Forum on Tuesday in the town of Lipetsk.

15:20 12.07.2022

Russian Civic Chamber member urges legal ban on public campaigning against vaccination

People engaged in public campaigning against COVID-19 vaccination must be held accountable before the law, Deputy Chair of the Civic Chamber Commission on Demography, Protection of Family, Children and Traditional Family Values Pavel Pozhigailo believes.

13:17 22.10.2021

Russia’s Civic Chamber member urges defining of Columbine as terrorist community

The recognition of the destructive Columbine movement as a terrorist one is to give law enforcement agencies additional opportunities to combat such communities and their creators, member of Russia’s Civic Chamber, Director of the Internet Safety League Yekaterina Mizulina believes.

16:26 20.09.2021

No serious violations registered at Russian Parliamentary elections - Civic Chamber

The Russian Civic Chamber monitors have registered no serious violations during the Parliamentary elections held on September 17 through 20, only a small part of reports of non-compliance with the "golden standard" of the monitoring process were confirmed, according to the secretary of the body Lydia Mikheyeva.

12:56 20.09.2021

Nearly 4,000 fake news about Russian elections revealed on Internet in two months

Since the beginning of July, 3,800 fake news about the State Duma and regional election campaign have been revealed on the Internet, according to a member of Russia’s Civic Chamber Commission on Development of Information Community, Mass Media, and Mass Communications, Director of the Internet Safety League Yekaterina Mizulina.

14:21 31.08.2021

Civic activists to monitor voting of convicts at September elections in Russia

Convicts are to take part in the September elections voting under public control, the respective agreement has been signed in the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation.

14:48 29.07.2021

Mobile app to tighten public scrutiny of parliamentary elections under development

A mobile application aimed at tightening public scrutiny of parliamentary elections in September is being developed, according to the secretary of the Russian Civic Chamber Lydia Mikheyeva.

15:09 12.07.2021

Russian Civic Chamber member urges UN to take fair and unbiased stand on Crimea

Ivan Abazher, a member of the Russian Civic Chamber Commission on Security and Cooperation with Public Supervisory Commissions, has urged the UN to fairly and objectively react to Ukraine's actions in relation to Crimea.

17:46 09.07.2021

Opening of IT-companies offices in Russia to solve unreasonable censorship problem - expert

The establishment of official representative offices of foreign technological companies in Russia is one of the most important steps to solve the problem of unreasonable censorship, First Deputy Chair of Russia’s Civic Chamber Commission on Development of the Information Community Alexander Malkevich believes.

17:19 01.07.2021

Russia’s Civic Chamber member proposes using AI for provision of free legal aid

Vladislav Grib, Deputy President of the Russian Civic Chamber, has proposed to use new technologies, including artificial intelligence, for provision of free legal assistance to low-income citizens.

17:45 23.06.2021

Russia’s Civic Chamber members take part in observing elections in Armenia

A delegation of Russia’s Civic Chamber has participated in the monitoring of the process of expression of the will of citizens during the recent parliamentary elections held in Armenia.

15:19 22.06.2021

Prosecutor General asked to intervene in situation with war burials desecration

Russia’s Civic Chamber has appealed to the Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov requesting to check the situation with the desecration of burials dated back to the Great Patriotic War in the Tosno District of the Leningrad Region.

18:07 10.06.2021

Russia’s Civic Chamber urges simplified process of employing adolescents

The Russian Civic Chamber has prepared a number of recommendations aimed at developing a system of employment of minors.

17:41 02.06.2021

Russian Civic Chamber urges citizens to back memorandum on protection of minors on Internet

Members of the Russian Civic Chamber invite all concerned citizens to join the parent community's memorandum on the protection of children on the Internet and social networks.

15:43 01.06.2021

Expert warns of cyberattacks on major political actors ahead of elections in Russia

Hackers will try to compromise the voting process and hinder large political actors to communicate with voters, First Deputy Chair of Russia’s Civic Chamber Commission on Development of the Information Community Alexander Malkevich believes.

18:21 24.05.2021

Civic activists to assist Russian media watchdog in fighting cyberbullying, online fraud

The Public Council at the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) has committed to help the body in the fight against cyberbullying and online fraud.

17:50 19.05.2021

Government is ready to cooperate with Russian Red Cross Society

The Russian Red Cross Society (RRCS) is now at an active stage of revival and has great potential as an infrastructure element for implementation of humanitarian projects at the national and international level.

10:56 14.05.2021

Russian Civic Chamber member backs President Putin’s decision on turnover of weapons

Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision on the need to urgently adjust the procedure governing the turnover of weapons with respect to civilians needs to be supported, according to First Deputy Secretary of the Civic Chamber Vyacheslav Bocharov.

15:56 11.05.2021

Russia’s Civic Chamber seeks that telecom operators provided users’ geodata to rescuers

The Russian Civic Chamber has developed a list of recommendations the body believes are necessary to improve the efficiency of search for missing persons in the natural environment and to improve the accuracy of determining their location.

15:52 16.04.2021

Russian Justice Ministry backs extension of moratorium on NPOs’ reports of foreign funding

The Russian Ministry of Justice has supported the Civic Chamber as to the extension of the moratorium on reporting about foreign financing by nonprofits (NPOs) until July 15, 2021, by issuing a respective proposal.

12:14 18.03.2021