Grigory
Yavlinsky led YABLOKO’s column at the anti-fascist manifestation
in Moscow
Press Release
January 19, 2013
Grigory Yavlinsky, YABLOKO founder and member of its Political
Committee, led YABLOKO’s column at the anti-fascist manifestation
in Moscow. The action was held in memory of lawyer Stanislav
Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova killed by Neo-Nazis
in the centre of Moscow.
Yuri Medovar, Chair of YABLOKO's local branch
of the West of Moscow
The manifestation started at Tverskoy Boulevard and ended
at Nikitsky Boulevard. Then the activists took away the party
symbols and flags and laid flowers to the place of death of
Anastasia Baburova and Stanislav Markelov at Prechistinka
street.
Photo: Grigory Yavlinsky holding a banner
"Fascism will not go!"
Party activists held a banner "Fascism will not go"
and photographs of the killed Stanislav Markelov, Anastasia
Baburova, Yury Schekochikhin, Farid Babayev, Anna Politkovskaya
and Larissa Yudina.
"Fascism is very dangerous: it emerges all of a sudden
and embraces a vast mass of people. This is a huge problem
in human history and probably one of the most tragic and terrible
pages in the political history of mankind. In our country
fascism may be very dangerous especially when linked with
Stalinism, so even the slightest movements towards it have
to be stopped it. And there are lots of such movements in
life and politics now. Therefore, the more people will consciously,
openly and loudly oppose fascism, the better it is. And this
must be done continuously," said Yavlinsky.
YABLOKO leaders and activists have been taking part in the
action in memory of Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova
for several years already.
Lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova
were killed in the centre of Moscow by neo-Nazis on January
19, 2009.
Right: Galina Mikhalyova, Bureau member, and
Yuri Medovar with photographs of YABLOKO's Yuri Schekochikhin,
journalist of Novaya Gazeta
