Ex-Health Minister of Russia’s Irkutsk Region detained on embezzlement allegationsEx-Health Minister of the Russian Irkutsk Region Natalya Ledyayeva charged with embezzling about 25 million rubles (about $330,000) amid the coronavirus pandemic was placed in detention on Wednesday.13:00 02.12.2020
Ex-Health Minister of Russia’s Irkutsk Region suspected of embezzlementEx-Health Minister of the Russian Irkutsk Region Natalya Ledyayeva was arrested on Monday on suspicion of embezzling about 25 million rubles (about $330,000) amid the coronavirus pandemic.14:11 30.11.2020
Sobyanin extends anti-coronavirus restrictions in Moscow until mid-JanuaryMayor Sergey Sobyanin on Thursday extended anti-coronavirus restrictions in Moscow until January 15.10:09 26.11.2020
FC CSKA fined $2,600 for breaching anti-coronavirus sanitary requirementsMoscow’s Savelovsky District Court on Monday fined Professional Football Club CSKA 200,000 rubles ($2,600) for violating anti-coronavirus sanitary rules at the stadium.12:59 23.11.2020
Russia’s Ombudsman urges international act on responsibilities of states among pandemicIt is necessary to develop an international legal act envisaging regulation of human rights and liberties amid the pandemic, Russia’s Ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova believes.17:39 19.11.2020
Over 800 complaints filed with Russian Ombudsman from foreigners during pandemicRussia’s Ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova received 805 applications from foreigners during the pandemic.12:44 18.11.2020
Moskalkova pushes for enshrinement of quarantine observation status in lawRussia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova claims it is necessary to enshrine the status of observators in law as well as the rights of people held in such places.16:16 17.11.2020
Moscow Mayor extends distance learning for senior pupils until early DecemberMoscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin on Tuesady signed a decree extending distance learning for schoolchildren in grades 6-11 once more, until December 6, amid the coronavirus outbreak.14:21 17.11.2020
Russian Prosecutor General proposes small business audit moratorium extensionRussia’s Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov on Friday suggested that suspension of planned checks of small businesses should be extended amidst the coronavirus infection spread.12:59 13.11.2020
Russian PM extends tax deferment for small and medium businesses hit by pandemicRussia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Thursday signed an order extending deferral for payment of taxes, fees in advance and insurance for small and medium businesses and individual entrepreneurs hurt by the coronavirus pandemic for another three months.13:35 12.11.2020
Nizhny Novgorod Region's court fines journalist $4,000 for coronavirus fakeA court has fined journalist and admin of one of the Telegram channels Alexander Pichugin 300,000 rubles ($4,000) for distributing fake news about coronavirus.12:05 11.11.2020
Distance learning for senior Moscow pupils extended for another fortnightMoscow pupils in grades 6-11 will go onto further distance study for another two weeks amid the coronavirus spread, according to information published on the website of the city’s Mayor Sergey Sobyanin on Thursday.10:18 05.11.2020
Case opened over death of COVID-19 infected patients in Rostov hospitalInvestigators have launched probe into the death of five patients infected with coronavirus in a Rostov-on-Don hospital.17:58 30.10.2020
Moscow Mayor extends distance learning for senior schoolchildrenMoscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin on Wednesaday signed an order extending distance learning for pupils in grades 6-11 amid the coronavirus spread until November 8.17:30 28.10.2020
Conference of SCO Supreme Court Chairmen to be held in MoscowThe Fifteenth Conference of Supreme Courts’ Chairmen of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) member states will be held in Moscow through videolink on October 30.15:58 28.10.2020
Work of Moscow nightspots not to be restricted - officialMoscow authorities have no plans to restrict the work of the city’s night clubs and restaurants as recommended by Russia’s consumer rights agency Roskomnadzor because certain measures to control visiting of such places have already been taken in the city.15:43 27.10.2020
Russian consumer rights watchdog toughens anti-coronavirus measuresThe consumer rights agency Rospotrebnadzor has instructed all Russian citizens to wear breathing protection hygienic masks at large gatherings of people, in lifts, parking lots and while travelling by public transport and taxi.11:31 27.10.2020
Theater project embezzlement sentence appeals adjourned due to convict’s COVID-19 illnessThe Moscow City Court on Friday postponed appeals against sentence in a high-profile Seventh Studio stage company embezzlement case until November 18 because of the COVID-19 illness of convicted Director of the Russian Academic Youth Theater Sophia Apfelbaum.11:59 23.10.2020
Russian PM extends simplified disability confirmation procedureRussia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed an order extending a temporary simplified procedure of disability confirmation until March 1, 2021.13:13 21.10.2020
Moscow senior schoolchildren to be educated online amid coronavirus spreadMoscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin on Wednesday signed an order on distance learning for pupils in grades 6-11 amid the coronavirus spread.11:17 14.10.2020