Latvian parliament declines “Soviet occupation” amendmentsOn Thursday Latvian parliament dismissed the amendments proposing criminal liability and imprisonment for glorification, denial, white-washing or doubting the Soviet and Nazi occupation.17:32 20.02.2014
Russian lawmakers signify WWII children statusLawmaker Alexander Tarnavsky (A Just Russia) has submitted a draft law to the State Duma proposing the establishment of a special status aimed at recognizing their contribution to victory in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945), RIA Novosti learned from the Duma secretariat on Thursday.15:40 20.02.2014
Russians may have to provide ID to access torrents - reportRussian online users may be required to identify themselves before downloading torrent video content. Film producer Oleg Teterin has sent a request to the Ministry of Culture to draft the respective amendments to copyright laws, Izvestia daily writes on Thursday.13:11 20.02.2014
Russia increases payments to emergency and terrorism victimsOne-time payments to the families of emergency victims have been increased to as high as 1 million rubles ($28,100), the government said on its website.10:22 20.02.2014
Russian Upper house approves expanding legal basis for surprise NGO inspectionsThe Federation Council, Russia's upper house of parliament, approved on Wednesday legislation proposed by the government that would set out additional reasons for conducting surprise inspections of non-governmental organizations.14:01 19.02.2014
Russian bloggers may be bound by media laws - reportThe State Duma is working on amendments to the laws and regulations that cover mass media and the internet, including the blogosphere, Izvestia reports.12:43 19.02.2014
Drug authority pushes for more control over addicts in RussiaRussia’s Federal Drug Control Service has submitted a proposal to the government that would amend legislation to allow the drug agency to require diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation under a government-financed program for drug users suspected of administrative crimes, Izvestia newspaper writes on Tuesday.11:54 18.02.2014
Business ombudsman proposes re-evaluating levels of grave tax crimesThe gravity of tax crimes should be evaluated by the percentage of the taxable sum, Russian business ombudsman Boris Titov said in a statement released by his press service.10:33 18.02.2014
Protest amnesty law takes effect in UkraineA law on amnesty that pardons those who participated in mass protests in Ukraine from December 27 till February will take effect on Monday. The protesters began to release occupied government buildings on Sunday, which the main condition for the amnesty.11:35 17.02.2014
Russian State Duma proposes child beauty pageant banState Duma members Alexei Zhuravlyov (United Russia) and Sergei Zhigaryov (Liberal Democratic Party) have submitted a draft bill that bans children from participating in beauty pageants. The bill specifies fines of up to one million rubles.13:04 14.02.2014
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