Labor migrant children over six years old to be fingerprintedRussia’s Federal Migration Service will fingerprint migrants’ children who are older than six years, reads a bill posted Friday on the website of planned legislation.11:36 04.04.2014
Putin signs law voiding Black Sea Fleet treaties with UkraineRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law voiding the bilateral Russian-Ukrainian treaties concerning the deployment of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Ukraine, the Kremlin’s press service announced Wednesday .15:46 02.04.2014
Bill on children as organ donors drafted in RussiaA bill on organ donation, which the Healthcare Ministry has submitted to the government, stipulates that children above one year of age can become organ donors, but only with the approval of their parents, a ministry official told RIA Novosti.10:58 02.04.2014
Latvia will not heed UN language law recommendations – officialLatvia will not amend its state language law in connection with a recent set of UN recommendations, education minister Ina Drujviete stated on Tuesday.16:54 01.04.2014
All Chernobyl cleanup workers to receive benefitsRussia’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday invalidated a regulation that denied Chernobyl cleanup worker an accompanying benefit status to members of student construction teams who took park in cleanup operations after the 1986 nuclear plant accident in Chernobyl, Ukraine, who were not dispatched there by executive decision.12:50 01.04.2014
Ukraine’s parliament moves for immediate disarmament of militiasUkrainian Verkhovna Rada on Tuesday adopted a resolution for the immediate disarmament of all illegal militias. The resolution was approved by 256 lawmakers with 220 passing minimum required.12:31 01.04.2014
Penalties for repeat violations of protest rallies rules to be increasedA group of State Duma deputies have submitted a bill to tighten the criminal and administrative penalties for repeat violations of public event and demonstration regulations.11:02 01.04.2014
EU sanctions against Russia won’t concern citizensSanctions imposed by the European Union against Russia over the recent Ukrainian developments will not concern regular Russian citizens, head of EU mission in Moscow Vugaudas Ushatskas told Kommersant daily on Monday.10:51 31.03.2014
Russia to denounce naval agreements with UkraineRussia has begun the process of denouncing various bilateral treaties with Ukraine, including agreements on the legal status and location of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Crimea.18:11 28.03.2014
Latvian parliament approves criminalization of Soviet occupation denialLatvian parliament has approved in the second reading the amendments proposing criminal liability and imprisonment for glorification, denial, white-washing or doubting the Soviet and Nazi occupation.12:00 28.03.2014
Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violationsA Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.17:20 17.01.2023
Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditionsRussia'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
Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State DumaLawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.16:17 12.10.2022