Russia's State Duma moves to expand state repression with new legislation

Russia's State Duma moves to expand state repression with new legislation

Russia's State Duma approved in the first reading a package of three bills tightening control over dissent and expanding state repression, Russian independent news outlet Meduza reported on April 2.The proposed laws broaden the definition of "foreign agents," allow trials in absentia for anti-war offenses, and introduce harsher penalties for "discrediting" the military.The first bill expands the criteria for labeling individuals as "foreign agen…

Russia is now making itself likely to remove the Taliban from the list of terrorist organizations and end the ban on their activities in Russia. Russia's state prosecutor's office submitted this to the country's Supreme Court on Monday. This is in line with a request sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Justice of Russia to Russian President Vladimir Putin last week. The Supreme Court's appointment at the request of the prosecutor will be…

In the first reading, the State Duma adopted a package of bills, one of which makes it possible to recognize as foreign agents those who support foreign organizations acting against Russia. Andrey Lugovoy, Deputy Head of the Duma Security Committee, told RTVI that the Russian Federation must ensure its own security.

The Russian State Duma today adopted a series of laws that tighten criminal liability for discrediting the Armed Forces, cooperating with international organizations not recognized in Russia, and failing to inform the authorities about planned sabotage.

Russia is planning to tighten the so-called “Law on Agents”. The State Duma is preparing to vote on the amendments. Among the new initiatives is a prison sentence for those who demand the imposition of sanctions on Russia. According to the initiative, in this case, the term of imprisonment is set at 5 years. On April 2, the Russian State Duma will consider in the first reading those legislative initiatives that, in the opinion of Russian lawmake…