Putin enacts bill on prison terms for online defamation into lawRussia’s President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed a bill introducing prison sentence as punishment for online defamation into law.14:19 30.12.2020
President Putin suspends indexation of Russian judges’ wagesPresident Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed a bill suspending annual indexation of wages of Russian judges into law.13:16 30.12.2020
Fines planned for CSPs failing to pass traffic from foreign satellites through Russian earth stationsA bill amending Russia’s Code of Administrative Offences to the effect that domestic communications service providers (CSPs) are to be fined if failing to pass traffic from foreign satellites through Russian earth-based stations has been developed, according to Chairman of the Association of Russian Lawyers Vladimir Gruzdev.17:01 24.12.2020
State Duma introduces tougher penalties for violations of law on foreign agentsThe State Duma has approved in the third and final reading a bill criminalizing willful evasion of responsibility to present documents necessary for registration as a foreign agent.15:48 23.12.2020
Russia’s State Duma adopts bill on increased use of biometrics systemThe State Duma had approved in the third and final reading a bill on increased use of the Unified Biometric Identification System, Chairman of the Association of Russian Lawyers Vladimir Gruzdev told RAPSI on Wednesday.14:17 23.12.2020
Bill on immunity guarantees for ex-President of Russia becomes lawThe Head of Russia Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a bill on immunity guarantees for former country’s Presidents into law.17:42 22.12.2020
State Duma MPs make stride in prohibition of laughing gas propagandaThe State Duma adopted a bill fighting against propagation of free sale of exhilarant gas on Tuesday.12:37 22.12.2020
State Duma committee backs social media moderation amendmentsThe State Duma Committee on Information Policy on Monday supported amendments to a bill on the social networks’ obligations to moderate banned information.15:15 21.12.2020
Federation Council backs bill on ex-President’s immunity guaranteesThe upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, on Wednesday approved a bill on immunity guarantees for former Presidents of Russia.12:01 16.12.2020
People behind online defamation must be punished but not jailed - human rights body’s headChairman of Russia’s Presidential Council for Human Rights Valery Fadeyev believes that authors of defaming publications on the Internet must be punished with a fine but not with imprisonment.16:28 15.12.2020
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