Laws for speed Why are State Duma deputies increasingly in a hurry to adopt repressive laws? During the spring session, the State Duma adopted 13 new repressive laws. Most often, deputies approved government initiatives - out of 320 bills adopted in the final reading, 142 were introduced by the Cabinet. Parliamentarians set new records for the speed of adoption of documents. At the beginning of August, deputies and senators went on summer vacation until September.

The first criminal case has been opened in Russia against political activists for organizing an “undesirable” NGO - against the co-chairman of “Voice” Movement coordinators undergo massive searches A criminal case has been opened against the co-chairman of the Golos movement, Grigory Melkonyants, for organizing the activities of an “undesirable” organization (Part 3 of Article 284.1 of the Criminal Code), RIA Novosti reports, citing a source.