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Russian lawmakers back tougher sanctions for drunk driving

The State Duma MPs passed a bill envisaging increase from 2 to 3 years of the maximum prison sentence for repeated driving while intoxicated in the third and final reading on Wednesday.

13:13 09.06.2021

State Duma adopts bill banning Russians from involvement in undesirable NGOs’ activities

The State Duma adopted a bill prohibiting Russian nationals from participating in the activities of foreign NGOs abroad which had been declared undesirable in Russia in the third and final reading on Wednesday.

12:01 09.06.2021

MPs back inclusion of vaccination against COVID-19 in National Vaccination Calendar

The State Duma has adopted in the first reading a bill on the inclusion of vaccination against COVID-19 in the National Calendar of Preventive Vaccinations.

17:44 08.06.2021

Bill empowering prosecutors to represent Russia in ECHR passes first reading in State Duma

A legislative proposal to empower the Prosecutor General's Office to represent the interests of the Russian Federation in international and foreign courts passed its first reading in the State Duma on Tuesday.

15:00 08.06.2021

State Duma MPs push idea to ban public identification of USSR with Third Reich

The lower house of Russian parliament passed a draft law banning the public identification of the role of the USSR and Nazi Germany in World War II in the second reading on Tuesday.

14:45 08.06.2021

List of persons subject to state protection proposed to be extended in Russia

The Law-Making Government Commission has backed a bill extending public protection to all servicemen and employees of Russia’s Defense Ministry, Interior Ministry, Foreign Intelligence Service and National Guard.

16:45 07.06.2021

Russian President bans extremists from running for election

President of Russia Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a bill temporarily prohibiting persons having links to extremist and terrorist organizations to run for elections at all levels into law.

13:24 04.06.2021

Government commission supports improved guarantees of jurors’ material security

The Government Law-Making Commission has backed an initiative increasing the guarantees of material security for jurors, Chairman of the Board of the Association of Lawyers of Russia Vladimir Gruzdev has told RAPSI.

10:23 04.06.2021

Three German organizations enter Russia’s list of undesirable NGOs

The Justice Ministry of Russia has added three German organizations in the list of foreign and international NGOs recognized as undesirable in the Russian Federation.

11:01 03.06.2021

Russia’s Civic Chamber urges simplified process of employing adolescents

The Russian Civic Chamber has prepared a number of recommendations aimed at developing a system of employment of minors.

17:41 02.06.2021

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

Russia's Supreme Court proposed not to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).

12:53 09.12.2025

Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

The mechanism for redomiciliating foreign companies to Russian jurisdiction, in effect since 2018, has recently encountered serious obstacles. Taking into account the background of sanctions-related restrictions introduced in 2022 through 2025, it has become extremely difficult to achieve the goal. The situation gave rise to the phenomenon of dual domicile and led to a rise in the number of new litigations, both in Russia and abroad.

12:32 09.12.2025

Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

A military court in Donetsk sentenced three soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for torturing and killing Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. national who collaborated with Sputnik news agency.

14:05 08.12.2025