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Justice Ministry seeks real prison sentence for opposition figure Navalny
Russia’s federal prison agency wants to change the suspended sentence for anti-corruption blogger-turned-opposition activist Aleksey Navalny to actual time in prison, apparently because of repeated violations of public order during recent protests.
‘Denaturalization oath’ proposed for wannabe Russian citizens from Ukraine
Russian MPs have decided to develop a procedure of “public renouncement of citizenship” that could replace an official document from nations, such as Ukraine, that use red tape to prevent their citizens from naturalizing as Russians.
Russia contemplates recall of NATO permanent representative – report
Russian authorities are considering replacing the permanent representative with NATO with a temporary one due to the bloc’s unwillingness to hold a constructive dialogue, a popular Russian daily reports.
Mandatory treatment proposed for HIV-infected children
Russian MPs plan a bill making it obligatory to treat HIV-infected children, after a mother in Siberia denied the existence of the disease and refused to let doctors help her daughter, eventually causing the child’s death from AIDS.
Duma approves 10-year ban on civil service for draft dodgers
The Russian Lower House has approved in the second reading a bill that introduces a 10-year ban on work in state agencies and municipal organizations for people who evade the military draft without a valid excuse.
Duma committee recommends scrapping latest bill banning ‘baby boxes’ in Russia
The Lower House Committee for Women, Family and Children has recommended that lawmakers reject a bill banning ‘baby boxes’ – devices which allow mothers to leave their unwanted newborns at medical institutions without disclosing themselves.
Communist MP wants Poland ties severed over threat to Red Army monuments
Communist Party MP Nikolay Kharitonov has urged fellow lawmakers to recall the Russian ambassador from Warsaw and sever all diplomatic ties with Poland, in protest at a recent bill that could see Red Army monuments razed.
Two-thirds of Russians want Putin to remain president after 2018
About two-thirds of the Russian public wants Vladimir Putin to remain at the helm after the 2018 presidential election with 40 and 56 percent of respondents reporting satisfaction with the current course in domestic and international politics respectively.
Jailed pilot Yaroshenko asks US President Trump to send him to Russia
Russian citizen Konstantin Yaroshenko has addressed the US president with a plea to send him back to Russia because the 20-year sentenced passed on him in 2011 is unlawful and unjust. He hopes for Donald Trump’s “humanity and understanding.”
‘Orwellian inside-out reality’: West’s ‘fake news’ motives must be exposed, Russian senator says
The head of the upper house Committee for International Relations has called for reporters to disclose the real motives and methods of Western nations in order to debunk the ‘Russian danger myth’ circulated in the media.
