Lawmakers propose three-year prison sentence for recurrent drunk drivingState Duma lawmakers have proposed depriving drunk drivers of their licenses for three years and sentencing them to five years in prison for recurrent drunk driving.17:01 08.10.2012
Clergyman draft dodger regulations approvedThe government has endorsed a set of regulations aimed at allowing clergymen to dodge Russia's obligatory military draft. The regulations were posted online on Friday.12:51 08.10.2012
Medvedev supports criminal liability for recurrent drunk drivingPrime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has supported the adoption of criminal liability for recurrent drunk driving for individuals who were earlier deprived of their driver's license for the same offense.16:45 05.10.2012
Government submits amendments on judgment review in light of graver crimesThe government has submitted to the State Duma a set of proposed amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code that would allow a case to be reopened or an earlier judgment to be reconsidered if new facts about a more serious crime committed by the convict are uncovered, a source in the State Duma told RIA Novosti.13:10 05.10.2012
Russia's Social Patronage law: admirable ends, questionable meansRussia's State Duma, lower house of parliament, is currently considering a set of amendments that would allow the state to take it upon itself to ensure the welfare of children from families found to be in “socially precarious” positions.11:02 05.10.2012
Putin signs law on creating unified notary database in RussiaPresident Vladimir Putin has signed a law on creating a unified notarial base in Russia, the Kremlin's website reported on Wednesday.14:18 03.10.2012
USAID stops operating in RussiaThe United States Agency for International Development (USAID), a major foreign sponsor of Russian non-profit organizations, will no longer operate in Russia from Monday onwards. Human rights activists see this as an alarm bell and stress that many non-profit organizations will suffer from this.11:29 01.10.2012
Deputies amend laws to define currency violations in greater detailAt its meeting on Friday, the State Duma adopted in the second reading a bill describing currency violations in greater detail.18:17 28.09.2012
Duma sets up media committeeThe State Duma has voted to establish a new information policy, IT and communications committee. The decision was supported by all the 436 deputies who took part in the voting.17:29 28.09.2012
State Duma adopts law on requirements for organizing gamblingDuring its plenary meeting on Friday, the State Duma adopted in the third reading a government-proposed law specifying requirements for organizing and holding gambling activities.16:31 28.09.2012
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