Russia commission to examine whether Soviet Union art sales lawful
A Russian government commission is examining the legality of the Soviet Union's pre-World War II artwork sales, an official from the State Hermitage Museum said on Tuesday. Museum director Mikhail Piotrovsky said in his St. Petersburg state-of-the-museum...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Friday signed into law legislation authorizing the creation of a DNA database for convicted criminals, according to reports. Under the law, passed by the State Duma on November...
Russia lower house advances bill to end jury trials for terrorism suspects
The Russian State Duma on Friday gave first reading to a bill that would ban jury trials for terrorism, espionage, and treason, among other crimes. In a vote of 351 to 34 with...
Europe court orders Russia to compensate families for Chechen disappearances
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Thursday ruled on six Chechnya disappearance cases , ordering Russia to pay a total of 320,000 to the relatives of the victims. In each case, the applicants, all Russian...
Russia president calls for judicial reforms to stem shift to Europe rights court
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday proposed that Russian courts become more transparent in order to restore faith in the justice system and prevent people from turning to the European Court...
Russia upper house approves presidential term extension amendments
Russia's Federation Council , the upper house of parliament, voted 144-1 on Wednesday to approve amendments to the Russian Constitution that would extend presidential terms from four to six years and terms...
Russian presidential term extension signals Putin's return to power
Ariel Cohen : "The Russian Constitution proclaims a presidential republic within a multi-party system, with president as a "guarantor" of the Constituion. However, checks and balances in Russia were underdeveloped since the collapse of communism...
Russia's State Duma Friday approved amendments to the Russian Constitution that would extend presidential terms from four to six years and terms for Duma members ...
Russia legislature expediting proposed amendments to extend presidential term
Russian State Duma officials said Wednesday they would expedite consideration of constitutional amendments submitted by President Dmitry Medvedev that would extend presidential and parliamentary terms. The Duma's constitutional...
Russia president proposes constitutional amendments extending terms
Russian president Dmitry Medvedev Wednesday proposed constitutional amendments extending the presidential term from four to six years, and the term of members of the State Duma from four to five...
