Telegram founder agrees to register messenger in RussiaPavel Durov, founder of the Telegram messaging app, agreed to register the service in Russia after the communications watchdog Roskomnadzor said it might be banned.19:04 28.06.2017
Russian upper house backs bill on blocking mirror websitesThe Russian upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, on Wednesday approved the draft law on blocking copies of websites containing illegal information (mirror websites).15:31 28.06.2017
Federation Council approves bill on blacklist of corrupt officialsThe Federation Council, the upper house of Russia’s parliament, on Wednesday approved a bill creating a nationwide list of officials, who had been fired because of loss of trust over corruption allegations.14:20 28.06.2017
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