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May 20th, 2015 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda 
Russia’s lower house has given final approval to a bill that, once signed into law, will prohibit the activities of foreign groups if prosecutors recognize them as threatening to Russia’s security or defense potential.
The bill was drafted jointly by two opposition MPs – Aleksandr
Tarnavsky of the Fair Russia party and Anton Ishchenko of the
Liberal Democratic Party of Russia. Formally it is a set of
amendments to the 2012 Federal law ‘On measures of influence on
persons involved in violation of basic rights and freedoms of
Russian citizens’.
The fresh draft charges the Prosecutor General’s Office with the
task of creating an official list of “undesirable foreign
organizations” and outlaw their activities in the country. For
this, prosecutors must consult with the Foreign Ministry and the
complete list must be made public by the Justice Ministry. The
main criterion for putting a foreign or international NGO on the
list is “the threat to the Constitutional order and the defense
capability or security of the Russian State.”
Once the group is recognized as undesirable all its assets in
Russia must be frozen, offices closed and distribution of any of
its information materials must be banned.
If the group chooses to continue its activities in Russia despite
the bans the law orders to impose administrative fines on those
who continue to work with it. Private persons can be fined
between 5,000 and 15,000 rubles ($1000-$3000), officials will pay
between 20,000 and 50,000 rubles and companies will face fines
between 50,000 and 100,000 rubles.
Heads of such defiant NGOs will face criminal prosecution and
fines of between 300,000 and 500,000 rubles or up to six years
behind bars. Ordinary staff members who continue to work for an
undesirable group despite being brought to administrative
responsibility twice within 12 months with face similar criminal
responsibility.
The bill has already raised a wave of criticism among foreign
NGOs and Russian rights community. Mass media reported that when
interpreted broadly the new rules could oust all major rights
organizations from Russia – including Amnesty International,
Human Rights Watch and others. HRW already called the bill
“strangling” and “a draconic advance on civil society” in an
official release.
The chairman of the Presidential Council for Human Rights Mikhail
Fedotov described the new bill as “exotic” and said that many
foreign groups were “shocked” by it.
The sponsors of the bill, however, have repeatedly denied that it
was prepared against some particular groups and described it as
more of preventive measure.
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Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov declined to comment on
the new bill on Tuesday evening, adding that Vladimir Putin would
consider the document when it is officially submitted to him for
signing.
“We never present any preliminary position,” Peskov told
reporters.
The Upper House of the Russian Parliament – the Federation
Council – passed the bill on undesirable groups on Wednesday.
The new bill can be seen in line with the ‘Foreign Agents Law’
introduced in Russia in late 2012. According to that act, all
NGOs who receive funding from abroad, and that are even partially
engaged in political activities, must register as foreign agents
or risk substantial fines.
In November, last year the Foreign Agents Law was expanded with a
bill that makes it illegal for Russian political parties to
receive sponsorship, or enter any business deals with NGOs with
‘foreign agent’ status.
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