State Duma finally adopts Runet security billThe Russian lower house of parliament, the State Duma, adopted a bill ensuring security and availability of Russian Internet (Runet) in case of its isolation from the global network in a final third reading on Tuesday.11:48 16.04.2019
Runet security bill passes its second reading in State DumaThe State Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, passed a bill aimed to ensure security and availability of Russian Internet (Runet) in the event of its isolation from the global network in the second reading on Thursday.12:05 11.04.2019
Russian Supreme Court rejects ex-MP’s suit contesting law on insulting authorityThe Supreme Court of Russia has rejected a lawsuit filed by the former State Duma MP Dmitry Gudkov demanding to disable the law on blocking of websites containing defamatory information insulting Russia's society, state symbols and state bodies.15:57 01.04.2019
Russian President signs law protecting state institutions from online insultsPresident Vladimir Putin has signed a bill on blocking of websites containing defamatory information insulting Russia's society, state symbols and state bodies into law.18:03 18.03.2019
Russian senators on track to protect state institutions from online insultsThe upper house of Russian parliament backed a draft law allowing blocking of websites containing defamatory information insulting society, state symbols and state bodies on Wednesday.15:22 13.03.2019
Russia’s upper house of parliament approves anti-fake news billsRussia’s Federation Council, the upper house of parliament, on Wednesday approved a package of bills introducing fines of up to 1.5 million rubles ($22,900) for distributing fake news on the Internet.14:40 13.03.2019
Upper house’s committee backs bill to protect state institutions from online insultsThe Federation Council’s Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building on Tuesday recommended the upper house of parliament to approve a bill on the blocking of websites containing defamatory information insulting society, state symbols and state bodies.18:02 12.03.2019
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
Russia’s State Duma passes anti-fake news bills in second readingThe State Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, has passed in the second reading a package of bills introducing fines of up to 1.5 million rubles ($22,900) for distributing fake news on the Internet.14:04 06.03.2019
Moscow court dismisses Khodorkovsky’s lawsuit against blocking of his websiteThe Moscow Tagansky District Court has dismissed the lawsuit filed by ex-Yukos owner Mikhail Khodorkovsky against Russia’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor.14:59 05.03.2019
State Duma approves online information disclosure ban for military servicemenThe State Duma, the lower house of Russian parliament, adopted a bill banning military personnel from private information disclosure in media and on the Internet in the third and final reading on Tuesday.12:10 19.02.2019
Khodorkovsky’s lawsuit against blocking of his website set for March 5Moscow’s Tagansky District Court has set March 5 as a date for the hearing of a lawsuit filed by ex-Yukos owner Mikhail Khodorkovsky lawsuit against Russia’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor.16:42 18.02.2019
Russian female activist discharged from liability for extremismA court has released Russian civic activist Oksana Pokhodun, who had been earlier convicted of extremism, from responsibility and punishment.13:07 14.02.2019
State Duma passes Runet security bill in first readingThe State Duma, the lower house of parliament, passed in the first reading on Tuesday a bill aimed to ensure security and availability of Russian Internet (Runet) in the event of its isolation from the global network.14:31 12.02.2019
MPs adopt ban on online information disclosure for military personnel in second readingThe State Duma MPs passed a bill banning military personnel from disclosing information on themselves and other servicemen in media and on the Internet in the second reading on Tuesday.12:29 12.02.2019
Khodorkovsky challenges blocking of his website in Moscow courtEx-Yukos owner Mikhail Khodorkovsky has filed an administrative lawsuit seeking to declare blocking of his website by Russia’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor illegal.16:10 11.02.2019
One more extremism case over social media posts droppedThe North Caucasus District Military Court has dropped an extremism case against activist Yevgeny Karakashev that had been initially launched over his publications on VKontakte social network.18:03 25.01.2019
Russian court blocks websites illegally selling rare eagle owlsA court in Magadan, a city in Russia’s Far East, has blocked websites selling eagle owls, endangered red-listed species.16:28 25.01.2019
Russia’s State Duma passes anti-fake news bills in first readingThe State Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, adopted in the first reading on Thursday a package of bills introducing fines of up to 1 million rubles ($15,000) for distributing fake news on the Internet.14:53 24.01.2019