Former mayor of Nizhny Novgorod sentenced to 10 years in penal colonyFormer mayor of Nizhny Novgorod and vice-speaker of the regional parliament, Oleg Sorokin, has been sentenced to 10 years in high security penal colony by the Nizhegorodsky District Court of the city of Nizhny Novgorod.17:53 07.03.2019
Bill extending powers of Russia’s Audit Chamber reaches State DumaA bill envisaging broader powers of the Audit Chamber of Russia as to the inspection of commercial partnerships with participation of state-owned companies has reached the State Duma.16:41 07.03.2019
Russian ex-construction official gets 8 years in prison for $15mln embezzlementThe Moscow Shcherbinsky District Court has found ex-first deputy director of the Federal Agency for Special Construction (Spetsstroy) Alexander Zagorulko guilty of embezzling budget funds worth over 1 billion rubles (about $15 million) allocated for construction and reconstruction of the Defense Ministry’s facilities.15:36 07.03.2019
State Duma backs bill protecting state institutions from online insults in final readingMOSCOW, March 7 (RAPSI) – The State Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, has passed in the third and final reading a bill on the blocking of websites containing defamatory information insulting society, state symbols and state bodies.14:14 07.03.2019
Russia’s State Duma passes anti-fake news bills in third readingThe State Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, has passed in the third and final reading a package of bills introducing fines of up to 1.5 million rubles ($22,900) for distributing fake news on the Internet.13:08 07.03.2019
Monitoring Center of Russia’s CCSHR to collect data on problems faced by media outletsThe standing commission on freedom of information and journalists’ rights at Russia’s Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights (CCSHR) is launching a monitoring center aimed to protect media outlets.12:01 07.03.2019
Russia’s Supreme Court says Moscow State University’s banner breaks antimonopoly lawThe Russian Supreme Court has upheld the lawfulness of a Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) decision warning the Moscow State University (MSU) that its banner “MSU is the best higher education establishment in Russia” placed on its main building violated the antimonopoly law.11:16 07.03.2019
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