Assault on Russian speakers abroad may result in ban on entry into Russia – State Duma
Lawmakers on Monday proposed to prohibit people committing assaults on Russian-speaking persons abroad from entering Russia.
Prohibition of regional cell of foreign extremist movement upheld
The Eighth Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction on Thursday dismissed an appeal lodged by the representatives of a cell of Falun Dafa movement (Chinese religious doctrine Falun Gong) in Russia’s Republic of Khakassia against prohibition of the organization’s activity as extremist.
Interior Ministry bans foreigners who participated in mass fights from entering Russia
The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has banned foreign citizens, who had been brought to administrative responsibility for participating in mass fights, from entering the territory of the Russian Federation.
Public demonstration of Nazi leaders prohibited in Russia - law
Russia’s Head of State Vladimir Putin has signed a document prohibiting public demonstration of images of Nazi Germany leaders into law.
Restaurants for persons vaccinated against COVID-19 to appear in Moscow
Starting June 19, in Moscow there are to be opened restaurants that only persons who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus will be able to visit, according to Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin.
Mass events numbering over 1,000 people banned in Moscow amid COVID-19 outbreak
Curbs on holding of mass events numbering more than 1,000 people are set in Moscow starting June 18 amid the coronavirus outbreak, according to Mayor Sergey Sobyanin.
Legislative proposal to ban surrogacy services for foreigners moves onward in Russia
A draft law prohibiting surrogacy services for foreigners has been submitted to Russia’s State Duma.
Facebook fined $235,000 by Russian court for information violations
A magistrate judge of a judicial district of Moscow’s Tagansky District Court on Thursday ordered Facebook social network 17 million rubles ($235,000) for failure to remove banned information from the platform.
Telegram ordered to pay $140,000 for failure to delete prohibited information
A 10 million-ruble ($140,000) fine on Thursday was imposed on Telegram for refusal to delete information banned by Russian legislation from the messenger.
Bill to ban public identification of USSR with Third Reich adopted by State Duma
A legislative proposal to ban public identification of the role of the USSR and Nazi Germany in World War II passed its third and final reading in the lower house of parliament on Wednesday.
State Duma adopts bill banning Russians from involvement in undesirable NGOs’ activities
The State Duma adopted a bill prohibiting Russian nationals from participating in the activities of foreign NGOs abroad which had been declared undesirable in Russia in the third and final reading on Wednesday.
Russian security service bans Ukrainian covert-ops agent from entering country for 25 years
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has put an end to intelligence and subversive activities carried out on the territory of the Russian Federation by a citizen of Ukraine Aleksey Semenyaka.
Russian President bans extremists from running for election
President of Russia Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a bill temporarily prohibiting persons having links to extremist and terrorist organizations to run for elections at all levels into law.
Cassation upholds ban on weapons transport in St. Petersburg subway
The Third Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction has dismissed an administrative suit filed by several citizens challenging the Rules of the St. Petersburg Metro Use prohibiting the transport of weapons and explisuves in the city’s metro.
Twitter fined $260,000 for refusal to delete banned information
A magistrate judge of a judicial district of Moscow’s Tagansky District Court on Thursday fined Twitter Inc 19 million rubles ($260,000) for refusal to delete information banned by Russian legislation from the social network.
Moscow court fines Google $55,000 for refusal to delete banned content
A magistrate judge of the Tagansky District Court’s judicial district in Moscow on Tuesday fined Google LLC 4 million rubles ($55,000) for refusal to delete information prohibited by Russian lawr.
MPs back bill banning extremists from running for State Duma election
State Duma lawmakers passed a draft law prohibiting persons having links to extremist and terrorist organizations to run for elections in the lower house of parliament in the second reading on Tuesday.
Head of children's hiking group caught in avalanche freed from detention
The Murmansk Regional Court released Sergey Smirnov, the leader of a children's tourist group trapped under an avalanche in the Khibiny Mountains, what resulted in the death of a 13-year girl, from detention.
Foreign NGOs to be banned from registering in residential premises - draft law
The State Duma has adopted in the third and final reading amendments establishing a ban on the use of residential premises as locations of structural units of foreign NGOs.
Russian lawyer challenges ban on carrying of mobile phones into detention facilities
Lawyer Oleg Krupochkin has appealed to the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation seeking to invalidate the provisions of two orders of the Interior Ministry prohibiting lawyers from bringing technical means of communication, as well as devices allowing audio and video recording, to the temporary detention centers.