State Duma adopts party financing control billThe State Duma has adopted in its third and final reading the bill increasing fines for illegal contributions to political parties and bribing voters, RIA Novosti reports on Friday.17:35 14.11.2014
Sites with pirated books and music to be blocked from December 1Telecom regulator Roskomnadzor will add sites with pirated music and books to its black lists starting December 1. The law currently requires websites to remove pirated content. If they fail to do this by the deadline, access to the site will be blocked by Roskomnadzor.10:32 13.11.2014
Russian MPs move forward with auditing ban proposalMPs from the Liberal Democratic Party submitted a bill to the State Duma banning foreign accounting firms from auditing Russian companies in which the government owns over 50 percent stake.17:20 12.11.2014
Introduction of duties on Russian business postponed until 2018The introduction of duties on some groups of business could be postponed until 2018, following consultations with the business community, RIA Novosti reports on Wednesday.13:14 12.11.2014
Bill on contributions to political parties backed by Russian lawmakersLawmakers from the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, backed in a second reading a bill increasing fines for illegal contributions to political parties and bribing voters.13:54 11.11.2014
Jewelry worth over $325 to be sold with ID check in RussiaThe State Duma will consider a bill under which expensive jewelry could only be sold upon presentation of a passport, Interfax reported on Tuesday.10:47 11.11.2014
Bill toughening penalties for counterfeit medicines submitted to Russian parliamentA bill proposing that production, transportation and sale of counterfeit medicines be singled out as a separate crime with a tougher punishment has been filed to State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament.14:55 10.11.2014
Russian lawmaker proposes lifelong entry ban for foreigners convicted for serious crimeLawmaker Oleg Nilov (A Just Russia) has drafted a law on lifelong entry ban for foreigners guilty of serious crime, Izvestia newspaper writes on Friday.10:40 07.11.2014
Russian government, top courts speak against 'Rotenberg bill' - reportThe so-called 'Rotenberg bill' which introduces compensations to Russian nationals and companies whose assets are forfeited abroad has been criticized by the government, the Supreme Court and the Supreme Commercial Court.11:23 06.11.2014
Insulting and exotic names may be prohibited in Russia - reportA group of Russian lawmakers is working on a bill prohibiting insulting and exotic names, as well as the use of figures, punctuation marks and symbols in names.10:45 06.11.2014
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