Russian lawmakers condemn foreign politicians for interfering in Ukraine's affairsOf the 450 State Duma lawmakers, 388 have voted to support a statement on the growing tensions in Ukraine, urging Western politicians to refrain from interfering in Ukraine’s internal affairs.12:39 22.01.2014
Russian bill on foreign agent media to be toughenedThe bill on mass media foreign agents will be resubmitted to the State Duma after having some tougher restrictions added to it, one of the bill’s sponsors and United Russia member Yevgeny Fyodorov told RIA Novosti.13:46 21.01.2014
Russia to put civil servants on five year rotation -reportThe heads of Russian state agencies are to plan the career of officials who hold revolving positions.10:51 21.01.2014
Human Rights Council motions for relaxing the NGO law – reportMembers of the Presidential Human Rights Council have proposed changes to the law on non-profit organizations and foreign agents that resulted in hundreds of public organizations having to undergo inspections and pay fines over the past year.12:44 20.01.2014
Kremlin announces nearly $81 mln allocated for Russian NGOs in 2014Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree allocating 2.7 billion rubles (nearly $81 million) in grants to NGOs in the country. The sum will be dispersed among NGOs serving the social sphere, and those engaged in human rights advocacy.17:38 17.01.2014
Lowering limits on online transactions would damage commerce – PayPalA proposal by Russian lawmakers to help curb terrorism by lowering the limit on online transactions will damage internet commerce and electronic payments systems, says Russian PayPal head Vladimir Malyugin12:30 17.01.2014
Bill on minimum 3$ hourly wage submitted to the State DumaLawmakers from the Liberal Democratic Party have submitted a bill to the State Duma proposing to set the national minimum wage rate at 100 rubles ($3) per hour from January 1, 2015.11:00 16.01.2014
Russian lawmakers propose anti-terror bill limiting online transactions to $30Russian lawmakers have proposed for the control of terrorism to limit the amount of funds transferred through online payment service providers to 1,000 rubles (approximately $30).10:57 15.01.2014
Lawmakers propose blocking websites that contain false bank dataNatalia Burykina, Chair of the State Duma Committee on Financial Market, and Alexei Mitrofanov, Chair of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, have drafted a bill on the pre-trial blocking of websites that contain false information on banks and public companies.10:51 14.01.2014
Russian lawmakers propose to cancel fines for underage prostitutionThe State Duma Committee for Constitutional Legislation and Nation Building has recommended that lawmakers adopt a bill which would cancel administrative liability for underage prostitution.15:05 13.01.2014
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