Press release, 17.07.2017 On 16 July, a prominent environmental activist and ex-political prisoner Yevgeny Vitishko was elected Chair of the Krasnodar Territory branch of Yabloko. In January 2014 Vitishlo, known for his criticisms of the environmental impact of the Sochi Winter Olympics, was sentenced to a three-year imprisonment by the Krasnodar Regional Court for spray-painting […]

Press release, 22.12.2015 Today the Tambov regional court has made the decision to commute the sentence to Evgeny Vitishko, environmentalist and YABLOKO member. Imprisonment was replaced with custodial restraint according to the place of Vitishko’s residence, which means he will return home and stay their until the end of the detention period under supervision.

EWNC, 12.12.2015 UPD Today Evgeny Vitishko had to stop his hunger strike due to abrupt deterioration of his condition. (http://ewnc.org/node/20283) Environmentalist Evgeny Vitishko, who is in prison since February 2014 and was set to be freed last month, is still in prison, and his health is deteriorating due to a hunger strike he declared to […]

Press release, 03.12.2015 Today, December 3, the Kirsanovsky Court of the Tambov region postponed consideration of YABLOKO’s Evgeny Vitishko’s appeal on his release on parole until December 25.

Press release, 26.11.2015 YABLOKO’s environmentalist Evgeny Vitishko announced a hunger strike as a sign of protest against the actions of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Tambov region which had challenged the court decision to commute the sentence to Vitishko.

Press release, 20.11.2015 On November 20, the public prosecution office challenged the Kirsanovsky district court decision to commute the sentence to YABLOKO’s environmentalist Evgeny Vitishko. Today it was the last day to challenge the court judgement and tomorrow Evgeny Vitishko should have been released.

Press release, 16.10.2015 Enviromnmentalist Evgeny Vitishko submitted another application on release on parole to the Kirsanovsky district court of the Tambov region. The Federal Penitentiary Service supported Vitishko’s motion for the first time.

Press release, 08.10. 2015 Today, October 8, the Tambov regional court annulled the decision of the inferior Kirsanovsky district court (court of the first instance) on the refusal to release on parole Evgeny Vitishko, environmentalist from the Sochi region and YABLOKO member, and the refusal to amnesty him in connection with the 70th anniversary of […]

Press release, 06.10.2015 On September 29, YABLOKO member and environmentalist Evgeny Vitishko, who is serving his three year sentence in a colony in the Tambov region, went on hunger strike demanding to release him. His lawyer Sergei Loktev reported the information to the press.

Press Release, 02.10.2015 Andrei Babushkin, Member of the Council for Development of Civil Society and Human Rights, a member of YABLOKO’s Bureau, President Vladimir Putin to commission the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia to inspect the penal colony, where Evgeny Vitishko, YABLOKO’s environmentalist, is serving his sentence. Vladimir Putin assured that the inspection would be […]

Press release, 01.08.2015 The Kirsanovsky district court of the Tambov region refused to release environmentalist Evgeny Vitishko on parole. Earlier Vitishko’s lawyer Sergei Loktev filed a motion suggesting that Vitishko should be released on parole as having served most of his imprisonment term. The defense plans to appeal against the decision.

Press release, 30.07.2015 Human rights defender and YABLOKO Bureau member Andrei Babushkin will visit the court hearing on Evgeny Vitishko’s case where his lawyer Sergei Loktyev’s motion on replacing the rest part of the imprisonment term with release on parole will be considered on July 31.

Press release, 30.07.2015 On July 30, activists of the Novosibirsk branch Of Youth YABLOKO Svetomir Yun and Maria Trakhanova conducted a series of one-person picketing in support of environmentalist and political prisoner Evgeny Vitishko.

Announcement, 27.07.2015 On July 31, the final court hearing on Evgeny Vitishko’s case will take place. The Kirsanovsky District Court of the Tambov region will consider Sergei Loktev’s, lawyer of Evgeny Vitishko, motion on replacing the rest of the imprisonmemt term with release on parole.

Press Release, 23.07.2015 Wednesday, July 22, YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin met in YABLOKO’s office with a group of human rights defenders from the Danish Helsinki Committee led by Carl Eric Foverskov. Olga Radayeva, YABLOKO International Secretary, also took part in the meeting.

Press release, 20.07.2015 The YABLOKO party calls for directing motions in support of politcial prisoner and environmentalist Evgeny Vitishko on replacing the rest of the imprisonment term with release on parole to the Kirsanovsky District Court of the Tambov region until July 31, 2015.

Press release, 3.07.2015 YABLOKO turned out a batch of T-shirts devoted to the birthday of environmentalist and political prisoner Evgeny Vitishko. Today he turns 42.

Announcement, 24.06.2015 On June 25, the Tambov Regional Court will consider Evgeny Vitishko’s appeal against the decision of the Kirsanovsky District Court which refused to relese Vitishko on parole. Lawyer Sergei Loktev will represent Vitishko’s interests. In case the Tambov Regional Court dismisses the motion of the defense, Vitishko will fill a cassation appeal to […]

Press release, 05.06.2015 On June 5, World Environment Day, YABLOKO conducted picketing outside the Ministry for Natural Resources and the Environment of Russia. YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin and Secretary of YABLOKO Political Committee Galina Mikhaleva participated in the action.

// freevitishko.org, 15.05.2015 One hundred fifty human rights and environmental NGOs from all over the world petition the Russian authorities to free Evgeny Vitishko immediately.