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Internet companies call for review of anti-piracy bill

Russian Internet companies have published an open letter against the anti-piracy bill, which the upper house of parliament approved on Wednesday.

13:50 27.06.2013

Federation Council approves bill on online piracy

The Federation Council of Russia's parliament on Wednesday approved a bill that provides for the blocking of websites which distribute movies and TV films in violation of copyright.

10:50 27.06.2013

Russia's upper house approves employment discrimination bill

The Federation Council, Russia's upper house of parliament, approved a bill Wednesday prohibiting employers from specifying restriction relating to gender, age, and marital status in job vacancy announcements, with a fine reaching 15,000 rubles (approximately $458).

18:18 26.06.2013

Federation Council approves jail terms for insulting religion

The Federation Council, Russia's upper house of parliament, has approved a bill introducing criminal liability for insulting the feelings of religious devotees, stipulating a punishment of up to three years behind bars.

17:46 26.06.2013

Russia's upper house approves gay propaganda bill

Russia's upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, has approved a bill introducing administrative liability with fines of up to 1 million rubles ($30,990) for promoting non-traditional sexual relationships among children, particularly via the media, the Internet, and viral advertising.

17:26 26.06.2013

Federation Council bans adoptions by foreign gay couples

The Federation Council, Russia's upper house of parliament, on Wednesday approved a bill banning foreign same-sex couples from adopting Russian children, already adopted by the State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament.

17:08 26.06.2013

Federation Council sets up working group to investigate online data leaks

The Federation Council, Russia's upper house of parliament, will establish an intra-agency working group to investigate user data leaks to US intelligence agencies.

15:17 26.06.2013

Russian intra-governmental group to investigate data leaks to US intelligence agencies

The Federation Council, Russia's upper house of parliament, will establish a working group to investigate data leaks to US intelligence agencies by the end of the week.

18:22 19.06.2013

Russian senate to discuss fingerprinting new arrivals without visas

The upper house of parliament plans to discuss with security agencies and the police the idea of fingerprinting new arrivals, Ruslan Gattarov, the co-author of the initiative and the chairman of the Federation Council's ad hoc commission on information society, told journalists on Tuesday.

16:41 11.06.2013

Russian upper house approves bill on drug testing at school

he Federation Council, the upper house of Russia's parliament, has approved a bill on testing school students for the use of drugs and psychotropic substances on Wednesday.

16:45 29.05.2013

Russian senators propose letting house arrest detainees take walks

Three members of the Federation Council, the upper house of Russia's parliament, have drafted amendments to the Criminal Code to allow suspects placed under house arrest to take at least a one hour-long walk a day.

13:36 29.05.2013

Russian upper house speaker proposes unified IP system

Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko has proposed setting up a federal agency responsible for Intellectual Property issues under the Government’s authority.

17:44 20.05.2013

Legislator calls for liability for providing property to be used as drug dens

Federation Council member Anatoly Lyskov has proposed introducing criminal liability not only for organizing drug dens, but also for systematically providing premises to be used for these purposes. Lyskov submitted a bill to the State Duma on Tuesday to amend the Criminal Code.

12:54 14.05.2013

Putin signs parliamentary control bills

President Vladimir Putin has signed a package of laws that stipulate the procedure for parliamentary control in Russia, its forms and cases where a parliamentary investigation can be launched.

14:23 08.05.2013

Russian senator proposes death penalty for child murder

Valentina Petrenko of the Federation Council, Russia’s upper house of parliament, has called for lifting the moratorium on the death penalty in cases involving the murder of children.

15:13 30.04.2013

Russia prepares to increase fines for poaching tenfold

The Federation Council, Russia’s upper house of parliament, approved on Saturday a bill raising fines for poaching tenfold.

13:09 29.04.2013

Federation council approves law on business ombudsman

The Federation Council on Saturday approved a law on business ombudsmen, which includes the definition of the status, basic responsibilities and competence of the federal and regional ombudsmen.

12:52 29.04.2013

State Duma adopts law on parliamentary control

On Tuesday the lower house adopted in the final reading the law on streamlining and expanding the State Duma and Federation Council's powers of parliamentary control. The bill was submitted by a group of MPs from both houses.

10:12 24.04.2013

Corruption crimes increase by almost one-fourth

The number of corruption crimes has increased by about one-fourth in 2012, according to a report submitted by Prosecutor General Yury Chaika to the Federation Council.

15:20 17.04.2013

Federation Council approves bill on polite treatment in detention

The Federation Council approved on Wednesday a government-sponsored bill on administrative detention, adding a requirement that detained individuals should be treated politely by the detention center administration, staff and medical personnel.

14:51 17.04.2013