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Government commission agrees to reduce fines for 'foreign agent' law violations

The Russian government's legislative commission has approved a bill aimed at reducing the fines for non-government organizations that fail to register as foreign agents with the Ministry of Justice in violation of law, reads a statement published on the government’s website on Wednesday.

11:20 08.10.2014

Russian government approves unlimited meetings of convicts with priests

The Russian Government has approved a bill that allows personal meetings between convicts and the clergy, including those without supervision, RIA Novosti reports Tuesday citing the Ministry of Justice.

13:53 30.09.2014

Soldiers' Mothers of St. Petersburg NGO fights against foreign agent status

Soldiers’ Mothers of St. Petersburg NGO protest against labeling the organization as a 'foreign agent' and want the Ministry of Justice to remove it from the blacklist.

10:34 08.09.2014

Seven more charges possible for Georgian ex-president Saakashvili

The Georgian Ministry of Justice is preparing to bring six or seven more charges against former president Mikheil Saakashvili, including corruption charges, Kommersant reports this Wednesday.

10:56 06.08.2014

Officials could be prohibited from joining NGOs with foreign agent status

Russia’s Justice Ministry has drafted a law to prohibit officials from joining NGOs with foreign agent status and from accepting foreign government or foreign company compensation for travel outside of Russia.

13:04 25.07.2014

Agora, Memorial NGOs declared ‘foreign agents’

Russian Justice Ministry on Monday included the human rights watchdog NGOs Agora, Memorial and Public Verdict on the “foreign agent” registry, Public Verdict’s representative Furkat Tishayev told RAPSI.

17:32 21.07.2014

German justice minister urges the US to stop spying on Germany

Germany’s justice minister, Heiko Maas, has called on the United States to stop its spying and surveillance activity in Germany, Passauer Neue Presse newspaper wrote on Friday.

15:34 11.07.2014

Russia could request hacker’s transfer if he is found guilty in the US

Russia’s Justice Ministry could request the transfer of Roman Seleznev to Russia if he is found guilty in the United States, RIA Novosti learned at the ministry’s press service.

11:25 10.07.2014

Arzinger associate appointed Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine

Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Tuesday appointed Anton Yanchuk, Dr. jur., Associate of Arzinger, Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine for European Integration, Arzinger reports on its website.

17:42 09.07.2014

Ukraine goes to court seeking to outlaw Communist party

The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine has filed a claim with the Kiev District Court seeking to ban the Communist Party of Ukraine.

16:12 08.07.2014

Out-of-hospital births in Russia could require court certification

Russia’s Justice Ministry has drafted a law that would require out-of-hospital births to be registered in court to preclude corruption.

16:19 26.06.2014

Russian Ministry of Justice authorized to put NGOs on foreign agent list

On Wednesday, the Federation Council approved a law authorizing the Ministry of Justice to register certain non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as foreign agents.

14:13 28.05.2014

Supreme Court rules to close down Russian Yoga Federation

The Supreme Court ruled on Monday to close the Russian Yoga Federation. The Federation’s president said the ruling would not affect the teaching of yoga in the country, RAPSI reports from the court.

12:48 19.05.2014

Mistake in constituent documents prevents registration of Navalny party’s branches

The applications to register the branches of the Party of Progress, established by the allies of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, have been rejected because the party’s Central Council secretary is not authorized to sign the documents from regional branches.

12:57 09.04.2014

Russian Justice Ministry opens regional offices in Crimea, Sevastopol

Russian Justice Ministry on Monday officialy opened regional offices in Crimea and city of Sevastopol, according to the statement published on the Ministry’s website.

16:58 31.03.2014

Justice Ministry suggests smaller dorms for convicts

The Russian Ministry of Justice has drafted a bill that would provide rooms with a maximum capacity of ten people for inmates serving terms in standard or low security prisons.

11:20 27.03.2014

Over 120 NGOs fail to comply with Russian ‘foreign agent’ law in 2013

Russia's Ministry of Justice has found that 122 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) failed during the course of 2013 to reveal their foreign sources of finance, in violation of the “foreign agent” law.

18:03 13.03.2014

Only one NGO registered as foreign agent in Russia

Non-commercial partnership «Supporting Competition in the CIS Countries» remains the only NGO that registered as a foreign agent in accordance with a law passed in 2012 requiring NGOs funded from abroad to declare their status, according to the Justice Ministry's website.

11:30 14.02.2014

Russia to simplify seizure of foreign criminals' assets - report

Russia’s Justice Ministry has drafted amendments to legislation and coordinated them with the proper authorities to simplify cooperation with foreign law enforcement agencies in the fight against transnational crime and terrorism.

10:31 14.02.2014

Banning parties without a court ruling is illegal – Ukrainian Justice Ministry

The decision taken by local governments in some regions of Ukraine to ban the Party of Regions and the Communist Party is invalid because only a court can take this kind of step, Justice Minister Olena Lukash said in a statement published on the ministry’s website.

11:36 29.01.2014