A bill calling for stiff new penalties for protesters won preliminary approval in Russia's parliament.

In Moscow, where demonstrations have occurred daily, Russian lawmakers loyal to President <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PEPLT007593" title="Vladimir Putin" href="/topic/politics/government/heads-of-state/vladimir-putin-PEPLT007593.topic">Vladimir Putin</a> gave preliminary approval to a bill that calls for stiff new penalties for protesters.
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( Sergei L. Loiko / Los Angeles Times )

In Moscow, where demonstrations have occurred daily, Russian lawmakers loyal to President Vladimir Putin gave preliminary approval to a bill that calls for stiff new penalties for protesters.

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