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Russian actress fined about $500 for drug possession
16:44 20/01/2020 Moscow's Preobrazhensky District Court on Monday fined actress Natalya Bochkareva 30,000 rubles (about $500) as part of a case over illegal drug possession.
Russia's Supreme Court upholds blocking of positive publications about drug consumers
15:56 20/01/2020 Russia's Supreme Court has found lawful the criteria state agencies use to disallow publications promoting positive images of drug consumers.
Moscow court to decide on drug possession case against Russian actress on January 20
17:47 14/01/2020 Moscow's Preobrazhensky District Court will decide on a drug possession case against actress Natalya Bochkareva and possible imposition a fine on her. The hearing will be held on January 20.
Doctors should be released from criminal liability for unwilful drug loss - Putin
15:59 13/01/2020 Unwilful loss of narcotic drugs by medical staff must not be punished in accordance with the Criminal Code of Russia. A relevant instruction of President Vladimir Putin is published on the Kremlin website.
Russian government proposes severe penalties for online drug propaganda
13:55 09/01/2020 Russian government has submitted a bill setting fines of up to 1.5 million rubles ($24,500) for publishing banned information on drugs and psychotropic substances on the Internet to the lower house of parliament.
Argentina-Russia drug smuggling case pending in Moscow court
14:51 27/11/2019 The Solntevsky District Court will hold a preliminary hearing of the case over cocaine smuggling from Argentina to Russia on November 29.
Two drug companies fined $4.4 mln for pharma auction collusion
17:30 26/11/2019 Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has fined two drug firms 283.5 million rubles ($4.4 million) for collusion at an auction of medicines.
Russia's security officers arrest seven alleged drug pushers
11:47 13/11/2019 Seven alleged employees of one of the largest illegal online drug sale stores have been arrested with 440 kilos of narcotic substances.
Tougher sanctions for drug propaganda should be applied in integrated manner - Moskalkova
18:10 31/10/2019 Toughening of punishment for drug propaganda must come amid realization of practical actions and public dialog, according to Russia's Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova.
Putin argues against excess liability of doctors working with strong painkillers
15:55 31/10/2019 Excessive criminal responsibility should be taken off doctors working with strong anesthetics, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during his meeting with public members in the Kaliningrad Region on Thursday.
Russian MPs propose 7-year imprisonment for online drug propaganda
14:02 30/10/2019 Lawmakers from Just Russia political party have submitted a bill on criminal punishment of up to 7 years in prison for online propaganda of drugs to the State Duma.
Defendant in drug possession case freed from detention following ECHR ruling
13:30 30/10/2019 The Supreme Court's Presidium on Wednesday reversed a sentence of Alexander Borisov convicted of drug possession and ordered his release from detention after the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found violations in the case.
Putin presses for criminalization of online drug propaganda
13:24 28/10/2019 Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the government to draft a bill fixing criminal punishment for online inducing to drug use and propaganda of drugs.
Three Bulgarians to serve long terms for attempted sale of 39 kg of cocaine in Russia
15:49 23/10/2019 A St. Petersburg court has sentenced three citizens of Bulgaria to prison terms ranging from 10 to 12 years for attempt to sell 39 kilograms of cocaine.
Ex-employee of Moscow detention center to stand trial on drug possession charges
15:31 07/10/2019 Moscow's Dorogomilovsky District Court will consider a criminal case against a former employee of the city's Butyrka detention center charged with illegal drug possession.
Russia's Civic Chamber opens hotline on enforcement practices in drug-related crimes
14:39 01/08/2019 Russia's Civic Chamber has launched a hotline on problems encountered in the enforcement practices related to the antidrug provisions of the national Criminal Code.
Russian senators lobby for penalties for breaking drug cropping rules
15:20 26/07/2019 Members of the Federation Council on Friday backed an initiative to punish violators of rules of cultivating plants containing drugs or psychoactive substances by up to 3 years in prison.
Russian court overturns sentence quoting indictment word for word
12:56 08/07/2019 Presidium of the Supreme Court of Russia's Republic of Bashkortostan has overturned sentence against four men in a drug trafficking case as its text is congruent with the text of indictment.
Russian human rights council opposes decriminalization of drug-related crimes
11:32 21/06/2019 Chairman of the Presidential Council for Human Rights Mikhail Fedotov believes that decriminalization of the Criminal Code's Article on punishment for drug crimes is fraught with evident danger.
Chechen human rights advocate Titiyev leaves prison
10:59 21/06/2019 Oyub Titiyev, the director of the Chechen office of Memorial human rights center was freed from prison on Friday.
Russian Economy Minister Ulyukayev charged with bribery
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