Duma approves unified register of corruption officials

Published time: 7 Jun, 2017 12:38 Russian MPs have passed a bill ordering a unified list of all ex-officials who lost their posts because of corruption scandals. Read more The bill was prepared and drafted by the Russian Labor Ministry in early 2015, and received approval from the government in August of 2016. It was […]

State Duma blasts foreign media for interfering in Russian elections

Published time: 19 May, 2017 14:59 After hearing a report describing the coverage of the recent Russian parliamentary elections by foreign media outlets as extremely biased, the Russian Lower House has decided to discuss the issue with the Federal Security Service (FSB). The report was delivered by the head of the Lower House Committee for […]

Duma revamps hooliganism law, criminalizing acts committed on transport

Published time: 17 Mar, 2017 15:01 The Russian lower house has passed the bill making various hooliganism connected with transport – from brawls on trains to blinding aircraft pilots with laser pointers – a criminal offense punishable by up to eight years in prison. The bill was originally drafted in 2011 by parliamentary majority United […]

Liberal Democrats walk out of Duma session after corruption row with United Russia

Published time: 15 Mar, 2017 10:09 All MPs from the LDPR walked out of the Wednesday session of the State Duma after a deputy speaker asked the Parliamentary Ethics Commission to look into their harsh statements accusing the parliamentary majority party of corruption. The controversy began shortly beforehand as the head of the Liberal Democratic […]