(Nov. 9, 2018) On September 25, 2018, the State Duma of the Russian Federation (the Russian legislature) in its third and final reading adopted a bill criminalizing groundlessly terminating or refusing to hire persons of preretirement age. The bill is incorporated into the current Criminal Code of the Russian Federation as article 114, “Groundless Denial […]
(May 15, 2018) On May 10, 2018, the parliamentary faction of the ruling Russian political party, United Russia, introduced in the State Duma (lower chamber of the federal legislature) a bill aimed at amending the country’s Code of Administrative Violations with provisions that would establish punishment for involving minors in public events that were not […]
Topic: Children, Freedom of assembly, Freedom of speech, Legislative bodies, Protest and dissent, Social media
(Mar. 29, 2018) In a recently issued ruling, the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation confirmed the constitutionality of the current criminal procedural order under which investigators do not need to obtain a court warrant to access the content of electronic communications found on telephones, tablets, and personal computers of persons investigated at the scene […]
(Sept. 5, 2017) On July 29, 2017, the President of the Russian Federation signed two recently adopted federal laws that prohibit the anonymous use of online messenger applications and detail the procedure for blocking access to websites recognized by the Russian authorities as prohibited. (Law on Information and Information Technologies Has Been Amended, KREMLIN.RU (official […]
Topic: Freedom of speech, Internet, Protest and dissent, Right of privacy
(Sept. 27, 2016) In July 2016, the most recent amendments to the Russian Federal Law on Weapons entered into force. (Federal Law No. 227-FZ of July 3, 2016 on Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation and the Repeal of Certain Legislative Acts (Provisions of Legal Acts) of the Russian Federation in Connection […]
(July 18, 2016) On July 6, 2016, the President of the Russian Federation signed into law the recently adopted Federal Law No. 375 on Amending the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation in Regard to Creating Additional Measures Aimed at Countering Terrorism and Protecting Public […]
Topic: Criminal code, Freedom of religion, Freedom of speech, Terrorism
(July 18, 2016) On July 6, 2016, the President of the Russian Federation signed the recently adopted Federal Law No. 374 on Amending the Federal Law on Counterterrorism and Select Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation Concerning the Creation of Additional Measures Aimed at Countering Terrorism and Protecting Public Safety (Federal Law No. 374, PRAVO.GOV.RU […]
Topic: Communications, Freedom of speech, Information technology, Intelligence activities, Internet
(July 14, 2016) On July 6, 2016, the President of the Russian Federation signed the recently adopted Federal Law No. 374 on Amending the Federal Law on Counterterrorism and Select Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation Concerning the Creation of Additional Measures Aimed at Countering Terrorism and Protecting Public Safety. (Federal Law No. 374, PRAVO.GOV.RU […]
Topic: Church and state relations, Freedom of religion, Religious buildings, Religious minorities
(July 5, 2016) On June 29, 2016, the Russian legislature passed a series of amendments to selected laws affecting libraries and librarianship in the country. The major development is the creation of a new “federal state information system named the National Electronic Library.” (Press Release, Federation Council, Federation Council Approved the Creation of the National […]
Topic: Internet, Libraries, Science and technology
(July 1, 2016) On June 29, 2016, the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Federal Assembly (the upper chamber of the legislature) adopted the Federal Law on Amending Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation in Regard to Improvement of State Control in the Field of Genetic Engineering. (Press Release, Federation Council, Ban on Growing and […]
