Russian consumer protection agency bans Ukrainian salt importsRussia’s Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Protection and Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor) has imposed a ban on salt produced by Artyomsol (Ukraine) with a 24% share in the Russian market.10:27 26.01.2015
Case opened against Russian citizen who failed to report his Estonian residence permitA resident of the Leningrad Region is facing criminal liability for not reporting his residence permit in Estonia to the Russian Federal Migration Service (FMS) under the latest dual citizenship legislation.13:11 09.12.2014
Over 40,000 Russians fined for concealing dual citizenship - reportOver 40,000 people have been fined for concealing their second citizenship, Kommersant newspaper writes on Friday, citing a source in parliament.10:47 05.12.2014
Regulator sues Russian publisher of Cosmopolitan and EsquireThe Moscow department of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has filed five lawsuits against Fashion Press Publishers of the Finnish media holding Sanoma.17:29 25.11.2014
Over 400 cases opened over violations during Ukraine's parliamentary electionUkraine’s Interior Ministry has initiated over 400 cases on the falsification of parliamentary election results and arrested several suspects, RIA Novosti reported on Monday, citing Interior Minister Arsen Avakov.13:25 17.11.2014
Russian NGOs challenge constitutionality of surprise inspectionsRussia’s Constitutional Court has accepted an application filed by Memorial, Agora and Civil Assistance human rights organizations against a law that permits surprise inspections at NGOs, according to the court records released on Monday.16:18 10.11.2014
Russian authorities nab Jehovah’s Witnesses for dumping wasteEnvironmental prosecutor’s office for St. Petersburg have uncovered violations by the Russian Jehovah’s Witnesses chapter, according to the statement issued by the prosecution on Friday.17:11 07.11.2014
Ukrainian Svoboda party to contest parliamentary election resultsThe leader of the Ukrainian nationalist party Svoboda (Freedom), Oleh Tyahnybok, said they would contest the results of the Verkhovna Rada elections in court, RIA Novosti reports on Thursday.16:46 30.10.2014
Russian court to decide on Jack Daniel’s fateA Russian court will decide on the fate of Jack Daniel’s whiskeys after is was revealed that they did not meet the required standards, Anna Popova, Head of Russia’s food safety watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, told journalists Tuesday.12:38 26.08.2014
About 1 million foreigners banned from entering RussiaThe Federal Migration Service (FMS) has already prohibited more than 900,000 foreigners from entering Russia for various violations, the FMS head Konstantin Romodanovsky told journalists on Tuesday.14:36 05.08.2014
Russian consumer rights regulator clamps down on American whiskeyRussian consumer rights regulator, Rospotrebnadzor, reports that it uncovered violations in the sales o bourbon produced by the American "Barton 1972 Distillery" company, according to the statement posted on the service's website on Monday.08:17 04.08.2014
Supreme Court rules to close down Russian Yoga FederationThe 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
Russian cheese factory closed for 40 days after employees bathe in milkA court has ordered the temporary shutdown of an Omsk cheese factory after employees posted online a photo of themselves bathing in milk, RIA Novosti reported.11:51 03.04.2014
Cheese factory faces criminal charges for employees bathing in milkLocal prosecutors are probing an Omsk cheese factory after plant employees posted online a photo of themselves bathing in milk, the Omsk Prosecutor General’s Office announced Tuesday.17:20 01.04.2014
Penalties for repeat violations of protest rallies rules to be increasedA group of State Duma deputies have submitted a bill to tighten the criminal and administrative penalties for repeat violations of public event and demonstration regulations.11:02 01.04.2014
Some 100 illegally kept exotic animals confiscated in Moscow over past yearAbout a hundred animals, including monkeys, pythons and iguanas, illegally kept by owners in Moscow were confiscated last year, Anton Kulbachevsky, Head of the Moscow Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, reported Monday.15:21 03.03.2014
Over 60,000 immigrants deported from Russia in 2013Over 60,000 foreigners were deported from Russia last year, according to Federal Migration Service official Dmitry Demidenko.15:09 15.01.2014
Moscow court confirms Aeroflot meal requirement violationThe Moscow Commercial Court has upheld a ruling by the Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Protection and Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor) concerning a violation of the quality and safety requirements for airline food provided by Aeroflot.15:26 04.12.2013
Navalny’s challenge to of mayoral election reaches Russian Supreme CourtAn appeal filed by former mayoral nominee and opposition leader Alexei Navalny, against the refusal to annul the recent mayoral elections in Moscow has reached the Russian Supreme Court.13:53 12.11.2013