Russia
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- semi-presidential federation
- CONSTITUTION
- December 12, 1993
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on civil law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral; Federation Council (Soviet Federatsii) and State Duma (Gosudarstvennaya Duma)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Constitutional Court; Supreme Court; the Federation Council appoints judges for life, on the recommendation of the Head of State
RELIGIONS
15-20% Russian Orthodox; 10-15% Muslims; 2% Christians
From the country
- APRIL 29, 2012RussiaDEATH PENALTY
offenders can be sentenced to death.
offenders can be sentenced to death.
- MARCH 20, 2012BelarusDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA CALLS ON MINSK TO JOIN MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
Russia wants all European countries including Belarus to join the moratorium on the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2012RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia is committed to abolishing the death penalty as a member of the Council of Europe
Russia is committed to abolishing the death penalty as a member of the Council of Europe
- DECEMBER 13, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: RUSSIAN WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
Russian national Marina Lopatina said she will not appeal her death sentence with a two year reprieve.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: RUSSIAN WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHINA FOR DRUG-TRAFFICKING
Russian national Marina Lopatina, 37, a Khabarovsk resident, was sentenced to death with a two year reprieve by a court in the Chinese city of Zhuhai, the Russian Embassy in Beijing said.
- JULY 7, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA SENTENCES RUSSIAN TO DEATH FOR HEROIN SMUGGLING
a Chinese court sentenced a Russian national to death for attempting
- JANUARY 1, 2011RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia is committed to abolishing the death penalty as a member of the Council of Europe
Russia is committed to abolishing the death penalty as a member of the Council of Europe
- DECEMBER 12, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: DEATH ROW CONVICTS IN DUBAI LOSE SECOND PLEA
Presiding Judge Eisa Al Sharif of the Dubai Appeal Court rejected the appeal of Russian, S.A., 31, and Ukrainian, S.N., 35, against their death sentences in the United Arab Emirates.
- OCTOBER 26, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST TWO FOREIGNERS UPHELD
in the United Arab Emirates, Presiding Judge Al Saeed Mohammad Barghout of the Dubai Court of First Instance dismissed the pleas made by Russian S.A., 31, and Ukrainian S.N., 35, to have their death sentences reduced to a year in jail because they had pai
MARCH 31, 2010RussiaDEATH PENALTYRUSSIA: UPPER HOUSE SPEAKER DOESN’T SUPPORT DEATH PENALTY FOR TERRORISTS
Sergei Mironov, speaker of the Federation Council upper house of Russian parliament, does
- MARCH 23, 2010RussiaDEATH PENALTY
GRYZLOV: TERRORISM PREVENTS RUSSIA FROM BANNING THE DEATH PENALTY
Russian State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov said Russia has refrained from ratifying Protocol 6 to the
- FEBRUARY 19, 2010RussiaDEATH PENALTY
TWO-IN-FIVE RUSSIANS SUPPORT DEATH PENALTY
44 per cent of Russians think capital punishment should be fully re-instated and applied...