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On 24 June 2009 President Dmitry Medvedev of the Russian Federation signed a decree “ Об общероссийских обязательных общедоступных телеканалах и радиоканалах ” (On National Mandatory Free Television Channels and Radio Stations). The decree aims at “pursuing the objectives of ensuring freedom of information and guaranteeing that people everywhere in Russia will have access to information important for society”. It sets out a list of television channels and radio stations that must be broadcast nationwide and free of charge. The decree states that these channels and stations will be broadcast in...

On 24 June 2009 the State Duma (parliament) adopted at the first reading the bill «О защите детей от информации, причиняющей вред их здоровью и развитию» (On the Protection of Minors against Information Detrimental to their Health and Development). The proposed federal statute shall regulate “products of the mass media, printed materials, movies, TV and video films, electronic and computer games, other audiovisual products on any material object, including those disseminated in public performances and on the information telecommunication networks of general access (including Internet and mobile...

On 2 June 2009 Basmanny District Court in Moscow took an important decision in a case taken by a broadcaster against the prosecutor’s office. The court overruled a 22 August 2008 warning issued by the Basmanny Inter-District Prosecutor to the 2x2 television channel, owned by a Russian private ProfMedia holding company. The 2x2 channel broadcasts via cable networks in Russia and in St. Petersburg over the air a 24-hour daily programme of cartoons for adults. Acting on complaints from private individuals the prosecutor’s office ordered and obtained an expert opinion that claimed in particular that...

On 12 May 2009 President Dmitry Medvedev of Russia signed into law the Federal Statute О гарантиях равенства парламентских партий при освещении их деятельности государственными общедоступными телеканалами и радиоканалами (“On Guarantees of Equality of Parliamentary Parties as to the Coverage of their Activities by the State-Run General TV and Radio Channels”). The Statute deals with the coverage of the political parties represented as factions in the State Duma (the national parliament) by State-run broadcasters other than special sports, culture, music and children’s channels. The Statute shall...

In December 2008 the State Duma (Russian parliament) adopted and the President signed into law the federal Statute “On Provision of Access to Information on the Activity of Courts in the Russian Federation”. Among other things the Statute stipulates that full texts of decisions and verdicts of all courts and well as information on appeals and their results shall be published on official Internet sites to be established by the courts in Russia. The texts will be edited to remove information pertaining to State secrets and other secrets protected by law. In addition, all names (except those of participating...