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Russia lawmakers approve bill banning gay 'propaganda'
June 13, 2013 by G. Redd
The Russian State Duma on Tuesday approveda bill that would criminalize the dissemination of materials supporting "non-traditional sexual relations" by a vote of 436-0, with one abstention. There are 450 seats in the lower parliamentary house, and critics believe this is a move towards reinforcing.... [more]
Russia court rejects appeal by feminist rock group Pussy Riot
May 29, 2013 by Endia Vereen
A Russian court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by members of the feminist punk group Pussy Riot against their sentence for a protest against Vladimir Putin. Last year the group was convicted of "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred" and sentenced to two years in prison. Moscow City Court.... [more]
Rights groups criticize Russia laws restricting free speech
April 25, 2013 by Blake Lynch
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday criticized for limiting freedom of speech since Vladimir Putin returned to the presidency. HRW's report calls the restrictive laws "unprecedented" in Russia's post-Soviet history. Amnesty International's report focused on the multiple.... [more]
Putin signs law giving him authority to select candidates for regional elections
April 2, 2013 by Daniel Mullen
Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a law on Tuesday giving him the authority to select candidates for regional elections. Under the new law, Putin will have the ability to submit three candidates to legislature for approval for any of the country's 83 regions. This structure can be used to.... [more]
FATCA: American Deposits in Russian Banks
March 7, 2013 by Stephanie Kogut
JURIST Columnists Kambiz Behi of EnterInvest and Edsel Tupaz of Tupaz & Associates examine the impact of the Russian Federation's Constitution, the structure of the Russian government and Russian President Vladimir Putin's current role...On January 1, 2013, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance.... [more]
Russia delays enforcement of US adoption ban law
January 10, 2013 by Jerry Votava
A spokesperson for Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that Russia will delay the enforcement of the ban of the adoption of Russian children by US citizens until January 2014. As a result, Russia will continue to honor the validity of the "existing bilateral adoption agreement.... [more]
Putin signs new education legislation
January 1, 2013 by Addison Morris
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed new legislation on Monday establishing education standards and setting new guidelines for educators' salaries and school fees. The legislation has been previously approved by both the State Duma and the Federation Council. The newly enacted legislation.... [more]
Russia amended its constitution to extend term limits [this day at law]
December 30, 2012 by Sarah Steers
On December 30, 2008, Russia amended its constitution to extend term limits for its presidency from four to six years and for parliamentary seats from four to five years. One week prior, on December 22, 2008, the Federation Council, the upper house of parliament, voted unanimously to approve the.... [more]
Putin signs Russia adoption ban into law
December 28, 2012 by Julia Zebley
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law Friday a recently passed bill that would prohibit United States citizens from adopting Russian children. The legislation was unanimously passed this week by the Council of Federation, the upper house of the Russian parliament, after passing the.... [more]
Putin announces intent to sign Russia adoption law
December 27, 2012 by Dan Taglioli
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Thursday that he intends to sign a recently passed bill that would prohibit United States citizens from adopting Russian children. The legislation was unanimously passed this week by the Council of Federation, the upper house of the Russian parliament,.... [more]
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