Draft law adopted on prohibiting alcohol ads onlineThe State Duma adopted a bill prohibiting the advertising of alcohol online and in printed media at its July 4 plenary meeting.10:50 05.07.2012
MPs approve larger fines for extremist symbolsThe State Duma has adopted a draft law increasing liability for displaying Nazi paraphernalia or symbols and introducing punishment for using symbols pertaining to extremist organizations.10:28 05.07.2012
Ombudsman hopes Russian-U.S. adoption treaty will be ratifiedChildren's Rights Commissioner Pavel Astakhov hopes the adoption treaty between Russia and the United States will be ratified on July 6.17:08 04.07.2012
Draft law on "foreign agents" is borrowed from United States and PACEAmendments proposing to grant a foreign agent status to politically oriented non-profit organizations financed from abroad have been "borrowed" from U.S. legislation and partially taken from the experience and recommendations of countries making up the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).12:17 04.07.2012
“Political” non-profit organizations to face increasing scrutinyPolitically active non-profit organizations in Russia that receive financial support from abroad will be classified as “foreign agents” and will be entered into a designated registry. They will be required to submit special reports and will be subject to discretionary audits. According to various estimates, the law will affect about 1,000 organizations.10:26 04.07.2012
Lawmakers ask Constitutional Court to check protest lawThe State Duma will submit an appeal to the Constitutional Court to check the law on increasing fines for violating rally procedures in terms of its compliance with the Constitution.16:54 03.07.2012
State Duma may adopt draft law on website blacklist in first readingThe State Duma plans to consider on July 6 in its first hearing a draft law on creating a unified register of domains and websites with information prohibited for distribution, including child pornography, and information promoting drugs and suicide.14:20 03.07.2012
Human Rights Council head criticizes draft law on non-profit organizationsPresidential Human Rights Council Chairman Mikhail Fedotov does not support the draft law assigning certain Russian non-profit organizations a foreign agent status.12:13 03.07.2012
Amendments to noncommercial organizations law propose prison termsAmendments to the draft law on granting noncommercial organizations financed from abroad a foreign agent status stipulate introducing administrative and criminal punishment - up to four year imprisonment - for not complying with the law.16:26 29.06.2012
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