State Duma lawmakers approve prison terms for insults to veteransThe lower house of Russian parliament adopted a draft law on criminal liability up to imprisonment for humiliation of honor and dignity of veterans of the Great Patriotic War in the third and final reading on Wednesday.12:43 17.03.2021
State Duma MPs call on IT companies to comply with Russian lawsThe State Duma Commission on the Investigation of Foreign Interference in Russia's Internal Affairs has taken a decision to urge the management of social networks TikTok, Facebook, Twitter, and Google corporation to undertake measures aimed at prevention of violations of Russian laws involving their platforms, according to Chair of the Committee on Security and Corruption Control of the lower house of Russia’s Parliament Vasily Piskarev.12:16 17.03.2021
MPs pass bill on prison terms for insults to veterans in second readingThe State Duma passed legislative amendments introducing criminal liability for humiliation of honor and dignity of veterans of the Great Patriotic War in the second reading on Tuesday.18:21 16.03.2021
Legislative initiative on perpetual tenure for justices of peace adopted by State DumaA bill developed by Russia’s Supreme Court, which envisages that the terms in office of justices of the peace should be indefinite passed its third and final reading in the lower house of Russian parliament on Tuesday.17:14 16.03.2021
State Duma introduces fines for sale of gadgets without pre-installed domestic softwareThe State Duma has passed in the third and final reading amendments to the national Code of Administrative Offenses envisaging fines for the absence of pre-installed domestic software on smartphones and computers.16:00 16.03.2021
State Duma Committee backs prison terms for insults to veteransThe State Duma Committee on State Building and Legislation has recommended that legislative amendments introducing criminal liability for humiliation of honor and dignity of veterans of the Great Patriotic War should be adopted in the second reading.12:17 11.03.2021
Bill on blocking of cellphones in penitentiary facilities becomes lawRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill on termination of provision of communication services in penitentiary facilities into law.10:03 11.03.2021
MPs back bill to free officials from liability for anti-corruption breaches in some casesThe State Duma has passed a bill releasing officials from responsibility for breaching anti-corruption bans if such violations have been committed for reasons beyond their control in the first reading.16:53 10.03.2021
Civil servants appointed by President to work without age restrictions - billThe State Duma adopted in the third and final reading a bill that will allow state officials appointed by the President to work without age limits.14:32 10.03.2021
Three Russian Codes to be brought to conformity with Consitution - billThe lower house of Russian parliament passed draft laws bringing Russia’s Land, Housing and Labor Codes into line with the Constitution in the first reading on Tuesday.16:50 09.03.2021
State Duma passes bill on prompt blocking of extremist content in first readingThe State Duma passed a bill envisaging prompt blocking of information containing justification of extremist and terrorist activities in the first reading on Tuesday.15:11 09.03.2021
Government brings bill on unified list of socially oriented NGOs before State DumaThe Government has submitted a bill consolidating existing registers of socially oriented NGOs and NGOs of the same kind mostly affected by the coronavirus pandemic to Russia’s lower house of parliament.15:12 05.03.2021
Russian President welcomes bill on use of geolocation data in search for missing personsPresident Vladimir Putin has backed an initiative permitting the use of geolocation data in order to facilitate search for missing persons.14:53 05.03.2021
Russian Human Rights Council backs State Duma move to ban capture of marine mammalsThe Presidential Human Rights Council positively sees an initiative to ban the capture of marine mammals, believes it is answering the hopes and demands of the country's civil society13:57 03.03.2021
Bill decriminalizing inadvertent drug circulation violations by doctors reaches State DumaRussia’s government has submitted to the State Duma a bill on the humanization of criminal legislation in relation to persons who have committed violations of the rules for the circulation of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in the course of medical activities, which inadvertently entailed loss thereof.15:12 02.03.2021
Bill on obligatory evacuation in face of emergency reaches State DumaThe Government has submitted a bill obliging citizens to abandon territories where there is an emergency danger to the lower house of parliament.16:37 01.03.2021
Russian MPs propose criminal sanctions for humiliation of Great Patriotic War veteransRussian lawmakers have drafted a bill on criminal punishment for insulting veterans of the Great Patriotic War.17:13 24.02.2021
State Duma approves bill on blocking of cellphones in penitentiary facilitiesState Duma lawmakers have approved in the third and final reading amendments envisaging termination of provision of communication services in penitentiary facilities.16:30 17.02.2021
Draft law on punishment for unlawful pre-election campaigning passed by State DumaA bill permitting to block dissemination of pre-election campaign materials where it is done in violation of law passed its third and final reading in Russia’s State Duma on Wednesday.14:22 17.02.2021
Bill on pretrial blocking of online defamation reaches State DumaA bill envisaging introduction of a procedure for pretrial blocking of information resources disseminating false information, which discredits honor and dignity of a person, has been submitted to the State Duma.12:06 17.02.2021