Russia Passes Foreign Agent Bill

Russia's upper house passed the "foreign agent" bill, on Wednesday, with only one member voting against, and one other abstaining.

Last week the lower house passed it, in a move that was heavily criticized by the US and EU.

The controversial bill lists any NGO as a "foreign agent", it they take any funding from foreign sources.

NGOs that do, will be required to print "foreign agent" on anything they publish.

If they don't do so they could face fines, suspension, and even jail time.

Opposition groups state that the term is an attempt to harm their image and mark them as outcasts.

Human rights and environmental groups fear that once they are marked as such, many Russians will consider them to be traitors.