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What is changing in the law

New laws that change what our guides say: who is affected, what changes and from when, what to do now. Only signed laws are listed; dates come from the official text. We do not retell bills until they are signed.

Russia

In force · in force from 4 August 2026Register of people abroad: passports, powers of attorney, accounts284-ФЗ →
In force · in force from 26 June 2026New controls on 'foreign agents'215-ФЗ →
In force · in force from 1 September 2026Administrative cases in absentia and arrest of property of people abroad168-ФЗ →
In force · in force from 3 March 2026Internet and phone shutdowns at the FSB's demand33-ФЗ →
In force · in force from 3 March 2026Confiscation of cryptocurrency38-ФЗ →
In force · in force from 9 January 2026Harsher penalties for leaving a unit for those released under a contract534-ФЗ →
In force · in force from 28 June 2026Some prisoners no longer serve their sentence near home537-ФЗ →
In force · in force from 26 October 2025A criminal case for a 'foreign agent' after one fine378-ФЗ →
In force · in force from 1 September 2025Fines for searching for 'extremist' materials281-ФЗ →
In force · in force from 23 July 2025Phone checks at the border and children without a passport257-ФЗ →
In force · in force from 21 April 2025'Discreditation' for gain, and confiscation90-ФЗ →
In force · in force from 21 April 2025Trials in absentia for lesser 'political' articles101-ФЗ →

Belarus

Signed · in force from 25 January 2027Belarus: the State Control Committee gets access to bank data172-З →
In force · in force from 19 June 2026Belarus: new administrative penalties for spreading information138-З →

Kazakhstan

In force · in force from 2 March 2026Kazakhstan: ban on 'LGBT propaganda'248-VIII ЗРК →