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Articles with tag "State Duma"

on the run, on the job

Fugitive Russian Lawmaker Retains Position in Parliament 1 Year After Bribery Conviction – Report

In August 2022, deputy Vadim Belousov was found guilty of accepting a bribe of 3.2 billion rubles — described as the largest in modern Russia’s history...
back to the ussr

Russian Lawmakers to Trade Foreign Cars for Domestic Brands, State Duma Speaker Says

Lawmakers will apparently be swapping in their BMWs and Mercedes for Moskvitch, Lada and Aurus models.
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no more shows

Russian Lawmakers Banned From Unauthorized Visits to Ukraine Frontline – RBC

Sources in Russia’s lower-house State Duma said that soldiers fighting at the front have grown irritated with lawmakers' political “PR stunts.”
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Tochka Ru Only

Russian Lawmakers Approve Ban on Website Registration With Foreign Emails

If the bill is passed into law, online users will be required to create accounts using Russia-based "identifiers," such as emails ending in the .ru domain...
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mandatory service

Russia Backtracks on Pledge to Raise Minimum Draft Age

“We decided to keep the lower draft age limit at 18 years because a lot of young men want to serve at 18,” a senior Russian lawmaker said.
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transgender ban

Russian Lawmakers Approve Ban on Gender Reassignment

The lower-house State Duma approved in its third and final reading the bill that bans "medical interventions aimed at changing the sex of a person."
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LGBT rights

Russian Lawmakers Introduce Bill Banning Sex Reassignment

The bill, supported by around 400 deputies, would prohibit “medical interventions aimed at changing the sex of a person."
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Travel restrictions

Russian Lawmakers Greenlight Expansions for Border Guards to Seize Passports

If signed into law, border officials will be able to confiscate the passports of those restricted from leaving the country.
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softened laws

Russia to Allow ‘Extremist’ Maps Showing Pre-Occupation Ukraine – Reports

Mapmakers will not be punished for displaying occupied territories as part of Ukraine before their capture by Russian forces.
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conveniently vague

Russia Eyes 5-Year Jail Terms for ‘Russophobia’

“The terms will be vague enough to apply [punishments] against whoever needed,” a source close to the Kremlin told the Vyorstka news outlet.
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mobilizing society

Calls in State Duma to Increase Length of Russian Military Service

Servicemen should not enter the army for the various perks soldiers receive, but to earn "respect and honor," one deputy said.
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News Analysis

‘As Quietly as Possible’: Premium on Secrecy as Russia Rams Through Military Draft Rules Bill

One source told The Moscow Times that there was such a rush to pass the legislation that procedural rules were broken. 
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lax enforcement

Kremlin Exempts Duma Deputies Visiting War Zone From Filing Tax Returns

State Duma deputies visiting occupied Ukraine on official business will not have to submit tax returns this year.
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‘protected from lies’

Russian Lawmakers Approve Punishments for Criticism, 'Fake' Info on Mercenaries

Spreading information deemed to be "fake" about volunteer and private military groups fighting in Ukraine will soon be a crime.
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In depth

‘Everyone's Tired’: Acceptance and Exasperation in Russian Elite as Invasion Anniversary Looms

The Moscow Times spoke with more than a dozen top officials to gauge the mood as the country appears increasingly bogged down in Ukraine.
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opinion Mikhail Shevchuk

How Cancel Culture Works in Russia

The debate about how best to punish "incorrect" cultural figures in Russia — that is, those who criticize the war in Ukraine or the Kremlin &mdash...
punished in absentia

Russian Lawmakers to Consider Seizing Exiled War Critics’ Property

Russian lawmakers will consider confiscating the property of citizens abroad who speak out against Russia’s war in Ukraine and donate to the Ukrainian...
proposed restrictions

Russian Lawmakers Mull Requiring Drivers to Book Border Crossings

Russian lawmakers debated new amendments to existing legislation imposing restrictions on vehicles leaving Russia on Tuesday, with new rules expected to...
upping the pressure

Critical Russian Emigres Should Have Property Seized, Lawmakers Say

Russians who criticize their country after fleeing abroad should have their remaining property confiscated, lawmakers proposed Friday in an apparent effort...
Enemies within

Law Punishing Acts of Sabotage With Life Sentences Wins Duma Support

New legislation that punishes organization, financing and recruitment for acts of sabotage with stiff sentences of up to life imprisonment was approved...
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