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Justice Ministry seeks disciplinary actions against defense of ex-journalist Safronov

The Justice Ministry has asked the Moscow Bar Association to take disciplinary actions against four defense lawyers for ex-newspaper journalist Ivan Safronov charged with treason.

11:39 05.08.2020

State Duma to contemplate changes in procedures governing banned organizations list

Russia’s government has submitted to the State Duma amendments empowering the Justice Ministry to approve the procedures governing the management of the list of civic and religious associations, as well as other organizations, with respect to which courts ruled on their liquidation of termination of their activities.

14:59 17.06.2020

Supreme Court liquidates political party of Russian lawyer Trunov

The Supreme Court of Russia has granted a lawsuit of the Justice Ministry and ordered liquidation of the political prty Democratic Legal Russia led by lawyer Igor Trunov.

11:41 02.06.2020

Russia’s Justice Ministry to be empowered challenge regional laws in courts – bill

The government of the Russian Federation has submitted to the State Duma a bill seeking to authorize the Justice Ministry to dispute provisions of regional legal acts, chapters, and municipal acts in courts.

18:14 21.04.2020

Russian Justice Ministry seeks free movement for lawyers amid coronavirus lockdown

The Russian Justice Ministry has proposed that attorneys and notaries be given a right to free movement when providing their legal practising certificates in order to grant legal aid during the coronavirus restrictions.

16:13 07.04.2020

Russian Justice Ministry urges supportive measures for lawyers, NGOs amid pandemic

The Justice Ministry has proposed to extend benefits proposed by the government for small and medium entrepreneurship to NGOs over the coronavirus spread, attorneys and notaries in private practice.

13:55 02.04.2020

President grants penitentiary officers access to medical records of drug-addicted convicts

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a provision permitting officers of penitentiary establishments responsible for controlling convicts obliged to undergo drug treatment to access privileged medical information thereof.

12:08 02.04.2020

Russian Justice Ministry seeks to suspend marriage registrations due to COVID-19

Russia’s Justice Ministry has proposed to suspend state registration of marriages and divorces across the national territory in order to combat the spread of coronavirus disease.

15:54 31.03.2020

Russian prosecutors declare NGO registered in Belgium undesirable

The Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia has declared the international NGO European Endowment for Democracy registered in Belgium undesirable in the Russian Federation.

17:16 11.03.2020

Russian Justice Ministry supports domestic violence prevention initiative

Russia’s Justice Ministry favours bill on prevention of domestic violence.

11:43 24.12.2019

Compensation proposed for families of fallen penitentiary, customs and fire-safe officers

The Justice Ministry is drafting a bill on monthly compensations for families of officers of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN), Federal Customs Service and State Fire-Fighting Service, who have died in the line of duty.

10:47 08.11.2019

Russian Justice Ministry concerns with violations in public eating places

Russia’s Justice Ministry is drafting a bill on penalties for violations in public eating places.

12:50 15.10.2019

Russian Justice Ministry crosses swords with alimony debtors

The Justice Ministry is developing a bill preventing persistent alimony resisters from withdrawal from criminal responsibility.

11:34 10.10.2019

Justice Ministry has evidence of funding Navalny’s foundation from abroad - official

A decision to put the Anti-Corruption Foundation, a nonprofit organization established by opposition politician Alexey Navalny, on the list of NGOs acting as foreign agents was made based on evidence of its funding from abroad, an acting director of the Justice Ministry’s NGO affairs department told journalists on Wednesday.

18:05 09.10.2019

Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation declared foreign agent

The Anti-Corruption Foundation, a nonprofit organization established by opposition politician Alexey Navalny, has been added to the list of NGOs acting as foreign agents.

12:29 09.10.2019

Russia’s Justice Ministry seeks to amend laws regulating specifics of bailiff service

Russia’s Justice Ministry is developing a wide range of amendments to legislation with the aim to extend regulations applicable to the specifics of law enforcement agencies to the bailiff service.

10:52 27.09.2019

Russian Justice Ministry proposes to set palliative care procedure for convicts

The Justice Ministry of Russia has developed a draft order to organize the delivery of palliative healthcare services for detainees and inmates.

11:14 13.08.2019

Government submits to State Duma bill permitting convicts serve sentences near home

Russia’s government has asked the State Duma to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to the effect that it included an option allowing to transfer convicts to penitentiary facilities located near places of residence of their relatives.

14:15 25.07.2019

Russian Justice Ministry works on improvement of disabled detainees’ conditions

The Justice Ministry of Russia is developing a bill to improve detention conditions for disabled persons of groups I and II.

10:44 23.07.2019

Justice Ministry seeks to set forfeiture procedure as to officials’ undeclared assets

Russia’s Justice Ministry is developing a bill aimed to establish a procedure governing forfeiture of monetary assets owned by officials who fail to provide evidence that these assets were acquired lawfully.

14:20 14.06.2019