Russian lawyers to train 95,000 observers for presidential electionsA group of independent observers will cover all polling stations during the upcoming presidential elections, the parliament's lower house representative Pavel Krashennikov said. The group formed by the Russian Lawyers Association's Youth Movement will consist of 95,000 people.18:58 22.02.2012
Drug dealers to be sentenced to lifeThe parliament's upper house approved on Wednesday a government bill enabling courts to sentence those convicted of drug trafficking and smuggling to life imprisonment.18:14 22.02.2012
Immigration offenders might be banned entrance for five yearsThe Federal Migration Service has suggested banning foreigners from entering Russia for five years if they have violated migration law twice.16:26 22.02.2012
Medvedev facilitates salary recovery procedure for sailorsPresident Dmitry Medvedev has endorsed Civil Code amendments giving Russian sailors an opportunity to recover their salaries and other due payments in courts at the defendant's ship location or at the ship's home port.13:37 07.02.2012
February 4: weekend rallies in central MoscowOver 160,000 people demonstrated in Moscow on Feb. 4.11:51 07.02.2012
Justice Ministry calls for tougher regulation of non-profit entitiesThe Justice Ministry has proposed toughening legislation governing non-profit organizations and granting the authorities more power to inspect their business activities, Vladimir Titov, the head of its Non-Profit Organization Department.15:22 06.02.2012
Lawyers undecided on need for business commissionerRussia will have a commissioner to protect the rights of all businessmen – not only foreign investors, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said. However, despite its supposed aim is to protect private capital, the initiative could produce side effects.18:06 03.02.2012
Putin: Russia will have businessmen's rights commissionerA businessmen's rights commissioner with a special procedural status will be established in Russia, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said.16:23 02.02.2012
Russia needs law to regulate taxpayer activityMikhail Mishustin, the head of the Federal Tax Service, has called for adopting a special law regulating tax consultants' activity.15:13 02.02.2012
Russia's ex-Finance Minister critisizes judicial reformFormer Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin, who retired after a disagreement with President Dmitry Medvedev, said the authorities have failed to improve the judicial system.14:55 02.02.2012
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