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Controversial US surveillance law passes lower house of Congress

14:49 13/09/2012 The US House of Representatives approved the extension Wednesday of a highly controversial intelligence surveillance law that had been set to expire at the end of this year, according to the House website. The extension passed the House with 301 yeas trumping 118 nays, and will next be subject to a Senate vote.

Government considers clarifying law protecting children from harmful information

12:35 13/09/2012 The government will consider a resolution aimed at clarifying a recently enacted law on the protection of children from harmful information that has come under fire for being too ambiguously worded, the Russian Cabinet press service announced.

U.S. Congress in no rush to repeal Jackson-Vanik

17:07 12/09/2012 The U.S. Congress is still not ready to make a decision on the law on normalizing trade relations with Russia, Eric Cantor, the (Republican) House Majority Leader in the House of Representatives said.

Russia expects visa liberalization response from EU in October

13:46 12/09/2012 Moscow expects to receive a response in October from the European Union on Russia's visa liberalization proposal, First Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Denisov told RIA Novosti Wednesday.

Putin signs decree on Russian companies' actions in claims abroad

17:34 11/09/2012 President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on measures to protect Russia's interests through legal entities conducting foreign economic activity. Strategic companies will now have to agree their actions with the government when claims are brought against them by foreign states.

Federation Council drafts bill increasing punishment for cybercrimes

14:38 11/09/2012 The Federation Council has put together a draft bill on cyber-security strategy which increases the severity of the punishment for hacking state websites.

Problems with trial by jury in Russia

12:51 11/09/2012 A bill which aims to reduce the power and scope of juries has failed to receive adequate government support, according to the official conclusions on the draft law published on the State Duma website. The argument draws attention to the fact that trial by jury is the most effective way of ensuring the adversarial principle is adhered to in our justice system.

Another draft law aimed at NGOs submitted to the Duma

12:18 11/09/2012 The Russian government has submitted to the State Duma a draft law on the transparency of self-regulating organizations, including non-governmental organizations which are classed as such based on membership, activities, service markets (goods or work), or field of service production (goods or work).

Russia-US visa liberalization agreement takes effect

11:52 10/09/2012 The Russia-US visa liberalization agreement took effect as of September 9. Russians and Americans will now be able to obtain three-year multiple-entry business and tourist visas in order to visit each other's countries.

Romney wants sanctions before restoring Russian trade relations

11:05 07/09/2012 Republican US presidential candidate Mitt Romney believes that in order for normal trade relations with Russia to be restored and for the Jackson-Vanik amendment withdrawn, the Magnitsky list bill must be adopted at the same time, according to a statement by Romney Campaign Advisor Lahnee Chen.

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