Bill on prison terms for carousel voting reaches State DumaA bill introducing punishment of up to 5 years in prison for so-called carousel voting has been submitted to the lower house of Russia’s parliament.12:57 08.06.2017
State Duma passes bill on obliging auditors to report suspicious dealsThe State Duma has passed in the first reading a government bill obliging auditors to report information on suspicious deals to authorities.17:37 07.06.2017
Putin signs bill on prison terms for inducing children to suicide into lawRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill on prison terms for inducing minors to suicide into law.17:02 07.06.2017
State Duma passes bill on blacklists of passengersThe State Duma has passed a bill allowing Russian airlines to create blacklists of passengers exhibiting aggressive behavior during the flights, in the second reading.14:00 07.06.2017
State Duma adopts bill on blacklist of corrupt officialsThe State Duma passed in the third and final reading on Wednesday a bill on creating a nationwide list of officials.12:00 07.06.2017
Bill prohibiting murder of animals with “criminal case evidence” status reaches State DumaA bill prohibiting utilization of animals with the status of evidence in criminal cases has reached the State Duma.11:48 07.06.2017
Putin proposes to introduce oath-taking to process of receiving Russian citizenshipPresident Vladimir Putin has proposed the State Duma lawmakers to consider introducing oath-taking or other similar ceremony to the process of receiving Russian citizenship.16:03 06.06.2017
Putin amends law on Russian presidential electionPresident Vladimir Putin has signed a federal law introducing amendments to the legislation on Russian presidential election.17:55 01.06.2017
President Putin signs law on supervision of released criminalsRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law envisaging post-prison supervision over criminals, who had served terms for serious crimes including terrorism and extremism.11:36 29.05.2017
State Duma adopts bill on supervision over convicted drug traffickers in first readingThe State Duma has passed a bill establishing administrative supervision over criminals repeatedly responsible for illegal drug trafficking in the first reading.17:29 26.05.2017
Russian State Duma adopts bills on authors’ societies in first readingThe State Duma has adopted government bills on the regulation of organizations dealing with collective management of author’s rights in the first reading.16:35 26.05.2017
State Duma adopts bill on toughened liability for violation of budget legislationThe State Duma has passed amendments to the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses toughening liability for violation of budget legislation.13:30 26.05.2017
State Duma passes bill on prison terms for inducing children to suicideThe State Duma adopted in the third reading on Friday a bill introducing criminal penalty for inducing minors to suicide.11:59 26.05.2017
State Duma approves blacklist of officials fired for corruptionThe State Duma adopted in the second reading on Wednesday a bill on creating a nationwide list of officials, who had been dismissed because of loss of trust over corruption allegations.18:02 24.05.2017
Bill prohibiting anonymous messenger accounts reaches State DumaA group of lawmakers submitted a bill regulating the work of messaging services and banning anonymous use of online messengers to the State Duma.15:03 24.05.2017
Russian ombudsman voices support for baby boxesRussia’s human rights ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova has spoken in support of the use of baby boxes, or incubators for parents who want to leave their newborn babies anonymously.13:03 23.05.2017
State Duma adopts bills on cancellation of citizenship acquiring for terroristsThe State Duma has passed in the first reading a number of bills allowing authorities to cancel decisions regarding granting of citizenship to persons receiving it with intent to commit an extremist or terrorist crime.17:12 19.05.2017
State Duma Committee backs bill on supervision over convicted drug traffickersThe State Duma Committee on security and counteracting corruption has supported a bill establishing administrative supervision over criminals repeatedly responsible for illegal drug trafficking.17:34 18.05.2017
State Duma Committee backs Roskomnadzor’s duty to report cases of calls to suicideThe State Duma Committee on Family Affairs, Women and Children has recommended that the lower house adopt in the second reading a bill obliging Russia’s communications regulator Roskomnadzor to report to the police cases of distributing banned information online including calls to suicide.12:50 18.05.2017
Bill on supervision of released criminals adopted by State DumaThe State Duma passed in the third and final reading a bill envisaging post-prison supervision over criminals, who had served terms for serious crimes including terrorism and extremism.13:32 17.05.2017