US Senate approves immigration reform
The US Senate passed an immigration reform bill on Thursday in the biggest revision of the country's immigration law since the 1980s.
View ArticlePoliticians should not be prosecuted for decisions they made - PACE rapporteur
Politicians should be protected from criminal prosecution based on their political decisions, said rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Mr Pieter Omtzigt (Netherlands).
View ArticleForeign truck drivers ordered to receive Russian driving licenses by Nov. 1
MOSCOW, July 15 (RAPSI) - The State Duma has adopted a law binding foreign drivers to receive Russian driving licenses if they want to work in Russia, State Duma Transportation Committee head Yevgeny...
View ArticleMedvedev extends list of state officials to disclose income and spending
MOSCOW, July 22 (RIA Novosti) – Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed on Monday a resolution obliging officials of nearly 30 state companies to report their incomes and expenditures, in an apparent bid...
View ArticleRussian lawyers protest Putin’s court reform
MOSCOW, November 20 (RIA Novosti) – Russian lawyers criticized the Kremlin on Tuesday in a rare display of public discontent, speaking against a court reform that would abolish what they called the...
View ArticleRussian lawmakers move to ban fine print in contracts
MOSCOW, November 26 (RAPSI) – A Just Russia party lawmaker Oleg Mikheev submitted a bill proposing a ban on fine and unintelligible print in contracts.
View ArticleUS federal court declares City of Detroit eligible for bankruptcy protection
The US city of Detroit, Michigan was deemed eligible Tuesday by a US federal court for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection, local media outlet Detroit Free Press reported.
View ArticleNon-violent crime amnesty bill may be submitted to Duma this week – report
MOSCOW, December 6 (RAPSI) - A draft amnesty decree targeting those convicted of having committed non-violent crimes may be submitted to the State Duma within a week, Kommersant daily reported Friday....
View ArticleUruguay legalizes growth, sale, consumption of marijuana – report
MOSCOW, December 11 (RAPSI) - Uruguay legalized the growth, sale, and consumption of marijuana in a landmark legislative move Tuesday, Reuters reported. The law will reportedly be implemented in 120...
View ArticleState Duma proposes banning NGOs and media funded from abroad
MOSCOW, December 13 (RAPSI) - In a speech at a State Duma plenary meeting on Friday, Alexei Kazakov (A Just Russia), member of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, proposed a ban of media...
View ArticleRussian Upper house approves law on biometric passports with fingerprints
MOSCOW, December 18 (RAPSI) – Russia’s Federation Council on Wednesday approved the law on issuing biometric foreign passports with fingerprints starting January 1, 2015.
View ArticleState Duma lawmakers unanimously declare amnesty
The State Duma on Wednesday unanimously adopted the draft bill on the presidential amnesty, which has been arranged to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
View ArticleUK PM Cameron backs US-style sentence increases for serious crimes
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has voiced his support for plans that would introduce sentencing structures similar to those found in the US, where murderers and other such serious offenders can be...
View ArticleRussian lawmakers move to ban ‘hidden’ commissions in currency exchange
MOSCOW, January 9 (RAPSI) – A Just Russia party lawmaker Oleg Mikheev submitted a bill on Thursday proposing the prohibition of hidden commissions during currency exchange operations.
View ArticleRussian public officials allowed to buy back gifts worth over $100
MOSCOW, January 10 (RAPSI) - Public officials who receive gifts worth over 3,000 rubles ($90) will have to hand them in, but may buy them back if they wish, according to a resolution passed by the...
View ArticleRussian senator proposes tougher liability for overlooking terror threat
Russian Senator Konstantin Dobrynin has proposed criminalizing negligence by law enforcement officials in case such leads to the commission of a terrorist attack.
View ArticleLawmakers propose blocking websites that contain false bank data
MOSCOW, January 14 (RAPSI) - Natalia Burykina, Chair of the State Duma Committee on Financial Market, and Alexei Mitrofanov, Chair of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, have drafted a bill...
View ArticleKremlin announces nearly $81 mln allocated for Russian NGOs in 2014
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree allocating 2.7 billion rubles (nearly $81 million) in grants to NGOs in the country. The sum will be dispersed among NGOs serving the social sphere,...
View ArticlePresident Yanukovich relaxes Ukrainian anti-protest laws
MOSCOW, January 31 (RAPSI) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich on Friday signed laws cancelling previous legislation toughening liability for participating in street protest actions and pardoning...
View ArticleNazism-denial bill back on legislative agenda in Russia
MOSCOW, January 31 (RAPSI) – Russia’s ruling United Russia party reinvigorated on Friday a bill – shelved five years ago – that aims to curb attempts to justify or deny Nazism and Nazi crimes.
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