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Expansion of Right of Legislative Initiation Considered (February 13, 2013) by Peter Roudik

On January 14, 2013, the legislative assembly of the province of Astrakhan ...

Topic: Legislative power
Jurisdiction: Russian Federation

Supreme Court Ruling on Unrestricted Access of Journalists to Trials (January 08, 2013) by Peter Roudik

On December 13, 2012, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation issued ...

Topic: Freedom of the press
Jurisdiction: Russian Federation

New Procedure to Form the Parliament's Upper Chamber (January 04, 2013) by Peter Roudik

On January 1, 2013, the new Law on the Procedure to Form the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Federal Assembly ...

Topic: Elections
Jurisdiction: Russian Federation

Mandatory Russian Language Test for Labor Migrants (December 31, 2012) by Peter Roudik

Federal Law No. 185 on Amendments to Federal Laws on the Status of Foreigners and on Education entered into force ...

Topic: Labor
Jurisdiction: Russian Federation

Espionage and State Treason Concepts Revised (November 28, 2012) by Peter Roudik

On November 14, 2012, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law a bill amending the Russian Criminal Code in regard to ...

Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Russian Federation

Monitoring for Prohibited Web Content (November 06, 2012) by Peter Roudik

On November 1, 2012, amendments to the Russian Law on Protection of Children from Information Damaging Their Health and Development entered ...

Topic: Communications and electronic information
Jurisdiction: Russian Federation

Age Restrictions for Senior Government Officials Will Be Loosened (October 04, 2012) by Peter Roudik

On September 4, 2012, President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation submitted ...

Topic: Government employees
Jurisdiction: Russian Federation

Rewards for Assisting Police (October 03, 2012) by Peter Roudik

On August 23, 2012, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (police) of the

Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Russian Federation

Physicians Required to Make House Calls (August 20, 2012) by Peter Roudik

On June 27, 2012, the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation registered new Rules of Initial Medical Assistance issued by ...

Topic: Health and safety
Jurisdiction: Russian Federation

Defamation is Criminalized Again (August 20, 2012) by Peter Roudik

On July 28, 2012, President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation signed into law amendments to the country's Criminal Code, recently ...

Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Russian Federation

Katyn Massacre Case Is Closed (May 11, 2012) by Peter Roudik

On April 16, 2012, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) issued its decision in the case Janowiec and Others v. ...

Topic: War crimes
Jurisdiction: European Court of Human Rights / Russian Federation

Gay Advocacy Among Minors Can Be Prohibited (February 24, 2012) by Peter Roudik

On February 8, 2012, the Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg, Russia's second largest city and one of the constituent components of ...

Topic: Human rights
Jurisdiction: Russian Federation

Attacks on Transportation to Be Criminalized (January 26, 2012) by Peter Roudik

On October 19, 2011, the State Duma of the Russian Federation approved, in the first reading, amendments to the Russian Criminal ...

Topic: Transportation
Jurisdiction: Russian Federation

Ministry of Finance Will Distribute Aid for Foreign Development (September 21, 2011) by Peter Roudik

On August 26, 2011, the Government of the Russian Federation adopted a proposal of the Ministry of Finance to amend the ...

Topic: Government organization
Jurisdiction: Russian Federation

Hunger Strikes Are Deemed Riots (September 21, 2011) by Peter Roudik

On September 5, 2011, the State Duma of the Russian Federation (the lower house of the legislature) started deliberations on government-proposed ...

Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Russian Federation

Government Takes Measures Against Extremism (August 16, 2011) by Peter Roudik

On July 29, 2011, President Dmitri Medvedev of the Russian Federation signed a decree ordering the creation of an interagency governmental ...

Topic: National security
Jurisdiction: Russian Federation

Foreign Donations to Russian NGOs Are Exempt from Taxation (August 04, 2011) by Peter Roudik

On July 28, 2011, the Supreme Court of Arbitration of the Russian Federation (the country's highest judicial authority for commercial disputes) ...

Topic: Taxation
Jurisdiction: Russian Federation

Treaty on Utilization of Plutonium Ratified (June 27, 2011) by Peter Roudik

On June 8, 2011, the President of the Russian Federation signed the Law on Ratification of the Protocol to the Russian ...

Topic: Weapons
Jurisdiction: Russian Federation / United States

Harsher Punishment for Crimes Against Children (June 14, 2011) by Peter Roudik

It was reported on May 10, 2011, that a bill aimed at increasing punishments for sexual crimes committed against children has ...

Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Russian Federation

Agreement to Build Nuclear Power Plant (March 15, 2011) by Shameema Rahman

On February 24, 2011, the Government of Bangladesh entered into a preliminary agreement with Russia in which Russia will build Bangladesh's ...

Topic: Energy
Jurisdiction: Bangladesh / Russian Federation

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Last updated: February 13, 2013