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Bill on rehabilitation of Crimean victims of political repressions reaches State Duma

A group of State Duma lawmakers submitted a bill to the lower house of parliament on rehabilitation of Crimean residents who have been suffering political repressions from Ukrainian authorities until March 18, 2014.

16:02 17.03.2016

Yandex claims Russian bill on news aggregators to be impracticable

Yandex would not be able to follow requirements introduced by the current version of a bill that equates news aggregators and other media.

13:29 17.03.2016

Interior Ministry suggests banning convicts, suspects in extremism from leaving Russia

Deputy Head of Russia’s Interior Ministry’s main anti-extremism department Vladimir Makarov during the meeting at the Federation Council on Thursday proposed to prohibit people suspected or convicted of extremism from leaving abroad.

11:53 17.03.2016

Russian legislators propose to limit power of child protective services – report

Russian child protective services may lose their right to take away children from their families without appropriate court’s ruling.

10:56 17.03.2016

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

Russia's Supreme Court proposed not to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).

12:53 09.12.2025

Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

The mechanism for redomiciliating foreign companies to Russian jurisdiction, in effect since 2018, has recently encountered serious obstacles. Taking into account the background of sanctions-related restrictions introduced in 2022 through 2025, it has become extremely difficult to achieve the goal. The situation gave rise to the phenomenon of dual domicile and led to a rise in the number of new litigations, both in Russia and abroad.

12:32 09.12.2025

Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

A military court in Donetsk sentenced three soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for torturing and killing Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. national who collaborated with Sputnik news agency.

14:05 08.12.2025