6,200 participants of the legal forum scattered across the country to adjust their practice to the new ideology XIV St. Petersburg International Legal Forum. Photo: Petr Kovalev / TASS The St. Petersburg International Legal Forum (SPBILF), held this year on June 24–26, actually represents two alternative series of events held in parallel.

What made the president talk about the “schism” again and why the authorities are trying to separate more and more social groups from society Illustration: Petr Sarukhanov / Novaya Gazeta At a meeting on Russia Day, President Putin explained to the participants of the North Military District: Ukraine is increasing the use of UAVs “mainly to solve one problem - to create a split in Russian society...”.

Why anti-corruption claims of the prosecutor's office against the lands of Kuban restore only half of justice Photo: Sergey Karpukhin / TASS In the spring of 2018, as part of the former Human Rights Council, I took part in a visiting meeting of the HRC in the Krasnodar Territory.

The Duma adopted in the third reading a law creating new restrictions and inconveniences for “foreign agents.” Project No. 1129941-8 was introduced by deputies Piskarev, Lugovoy and others. The procedure for interaction between the Ministry of Justice, which maintains a register of “foreign agents,” and banks where these agents may have money accounts will be simplified.

How they force us to love our Motherland Photo: Ekaterina Abolmasova / Kommersant Indiscriminate patriotism is instilled not only with the help of “carrots”, which is the subject of a note from colleagues in this issue, but also with the help of “sticks”. If we do not consider grant programs as simply cutting up budget funds, these programs themselves would not work if they were not backed up by coercion, which is so familiar to Russia that it is no longer perceived as violence.

The weaker the law, the more menacing the speeches against relocants State Duma meeting. Photo: Press service of the State Duma of the Russian Federation / TASS State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin did not skimp on terrible words when speaking about the law adopted by the Duma on Tuesday on administrative fines for “scoundrels” who left: “Anyone who gets lost, commits an offense, and then continues to discredit...

The state is strengthening its presence in the non-profit sector. For what? On the next amendments to the law “On Public Associations” Photo: Andrey Lyubimov / RBC / TASS Amendments to the law “On Public Associations” prepared by the Ministry of Justice appeared on the Federal Portal of Draft Regulatory Legal Acts. This law (dated May 19, 1995 No.

The Duma has made another attempt to reach the property of political emigrants remaining in Russia Photo: Oleg Elkov / TASS The Duma adopted in the second and third readings draft No.

The Prosecutor General announced problems with the sale of ex-property of corrupt officials Prosecutor General of Russia Alexander Gutsan speaking at the meeting.

Are there hidden springs behind the bill on amendments to the “people's” article submitted to the Duma? Photo: Anatoly Zhdanov/Kommersant The Supreme Court introduced to the State Duma a bill on humanizing criminal penalties for possession of drugs without the intent to sell (Article 228 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), which was previously approved by the Plenum of the Supreme Court and was not without difficulty supported by the government.

Why the law on statute of limitations for privatization transactions has no legal meaning and will not protect anyone from arbitrariness Photo: Eddie Opp / Kommersant On May 13, the Duma approved in the first reading draft law No. 1208563-8 “On amendments to Article 217 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation” on the privatization of state and municipal property.

Half a century of the Moscow Helsinki Group - MHG Photo: Alexander Kazakov / Kommersant The remnants of the Moscow Helsinki Group, liquidated by decision of the Moscow City Court in January 2023, held a “semi-clandestine” meeting dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the formation of the MHG on May 12, 1976. Some of the participants gathered in Moscow in a room provided by like-minded people, while others joined via Zoom. Does the human rights movement have a future?

The confiscation of the property of the ex-chairman of the Krasnodar Regional Court continues. But nothing has been heard about the criminal case Alexander Chernov.

The amendments proposed by the government will not stop the process of deprivatization of large property Photo: Valentin Antonov / TASS The government submitted to the Duma bill No. 1208563-8 “On amendments to Article 217 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation.” As often happens, under a meaningless title hides an acute and pressing issue: the recognition of illegal and invalid acts of privatization of state and municipal property, most of which were committed back in the 90s.

Anti-corruption lawsuits initiated by the Chairman of the Supreme Court cover an increasingly wide range of officials Photo: Anatoly Zhdanov / Kommersant As RBC reported, the Prosecutor General's Office filed a claim for the seizure of property worth 23 million rubles. from the Chairman of the Notary Chamber of the Krasnodar Territory Galina Chernova. This message is doubly interesting: Galina Chernova is the ex-wife of the chairman of the regional court, Alexander Chernov.