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Russia PM proposes bill banning tobacco advertising
October 16, 2012 by Peter Snyder
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday proposed legislation that would ban tobacco advertisements and public smoking and raise taxes on tobacco products. On his video blog Medvedev acknowledged that 44 million Russians—a third of the entire population—are nicotine dependent, mak....... [more]
Russia PM calls for release of feminist activist rock band
September 13, 2012 by Jaimie Cremeans
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev called Wednesday for the release of members of the rock band Pussy Riot, saying that time served has been severe enough and that anymore time in prison would be counterproductive. Medvedev also said, however, that he does not in any way condone the actions.... [more]
Russia reopened posthumous case against dead lawyer [this day at law]
August 2, 2012 by Katherine Bacher
On August 2, 2011, Russian investigators reopened the case against former Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who died in prison in Moscow in November 2009. Magnitsky was arrested based on allegations of tax fraud after he implicated Russian police in an embezzlement scandal involving a London-based.... [more]
South Korea enacted chemical castration law [this day at law]
July 24, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
On July 24, 2011, the South Korean Ministry of Justice announced the enactment of a law allowing the use of chemical castration on sex offenders convicted of attacking children under the age of 16 years old. Earlier that month, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev proposed a similar bill calling for.... [more]
Russia lawmakers considered chemical castration bill [this day at law]
July 12, 2012 by Katherine Bacher
On July 12, 2011, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev proposed a bill calling for the involuntary chemical castration of those convicted of sexual offenses against children. This was the second time that the topic had been raised by Medvedev; he initially proposed requiring the procedure to be.... [more]
Russia president Medvedev called for legal reforms, stronger judiciary [this day at law]
May 20, 2012 by Meagan McElroy
On May 20, 2011, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called for reforms to the country's legal system that would reinforce the rule of law. Some thought Medvedev's remarks concerning reform and his efforts to eradicate corruption were aimed at distancing him from Vladimir Putin, who ran against and.... [more]
Russia must improve laws to protect disabled citizens: HRW
May 5, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
Russia must reform its laws and practices in order to prevent discrimination and unfair treatment of disabled persons in the country, a Human Rights Watch (HRW) official said Friday. President Dmitry Medvedev signed a federal law ratifying the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with.... [more]
Khodorkovsky claimed Russia trials without juries unfair to accused [this day at law]
March 27, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
On March 27, 2010, former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky released a statement during his embezzlement trial which claimed that jury trials in Russia were severely restricted and that entering a plea of "not guilty" plea often leads to retaliatory verdicts and penalties. The statement.... [more]
US, Russia approved nuclear non-proliferation agreement [this day at law]
March 24, 2012 by Kimberly Bennett
On March 24, 2010, the US and Russia reached an agreement to reduce nuclear arms. The agreement was the first between the two nuclear powers in nearly two decades, seeking to replace and build off of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START I Treaty). The New START cuts about one-third of.... [more]
Russia president orders inquiry into Khodorkovsky sentence
March 5, 2012 by Jamie Davis
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday ordered Russia's prosecutor general to conduct a study into 32 criminal cases, including the case of ex-oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Khodorkovsky, who was once in charge of Russia's largest oil company, Yukos, was arrested in 2003 on charges of tax.... [more]
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