The YABLOKO party will participate in the March of the
Millions on June 12 where it will protest against signing
by President Putin of the new law on rallies virtually putting
a ban on street actions.
YABLOKO activists will form a column under the slogan The
law on rallies is a way to a fascist state. All YABLOKOs
previous protest actions were conducted under this slogan
when the draft law was examined by the State Duma and the
Federation Council. Then YABLOKO protested at all the stages
of the legislative process - by the Duma, the Federation Council
and the Kremlin.
YABLOKO activists will bring banners illustrating the reprisals
prone nature of the law: picturing Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini,
Heinrich Himmler, Felix Dzerzhinsky, Lavrenty Beria and Vladimir
Putin with a subscription Fascists are for it! KGB people
are for it!
The participants will gather at Pushkin square at 12:00 (by
the Pushkinskiy cinema). The demonstration will begin at 13:00,
protesters will go along boulvards (Pyetrovsky, Rozhdetvensky
and Sretensky) and the rally will begin at Sakharov square
at 15:00.
YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin will join the same type of
protest action in Omsk where he will be on a visit supporting
YABLOKOs candidate at the Omsk mayoral elections Alexander
Korotkov.
See also:
Mitrokhin:
signing by President Putin of the law on rallies represents
an actual ban on street actions. Interfax,
June 8, 2012.
Official
Russian human rights bodies condemn new law on rallies.
Based on Interfax reports, June 7, 2012.
Picketing
against toughening of the law on rallies took place in Novosibirsk.
Press Release, June 7, 2012.
Police
stopped the procession to the monument to Pushkin because
of the T-shirts with protest slogans. Press
Release, June 6, 2012.
Activists protesting
against the law on rallies arrested in Volgograd. Press
Service of Volgograd YABLOKO, June 6, 2012.
Pickets against
the law raising fines for rallies has taken place by the Federation
Council. Press Release, June 6, 2012.
YABLOKO
to continue protesting against adoption of the law raising
penalties on rallies by the Federation Council and in Alexander
Gardens by the Kremlin. Press Release, June 5, 2012.
Russian
United Democratic Party leader Sergey Mitrokhin arrested as
"a hooligan". EU Reporter. June 5, 2012
YABLOKO leader and 17
activists arrested by the State Duma. Press Release, June
5, 2012
Mitrokhin
released without charges, other activists will stand before
court. Press Release, May 22, 2012.
Sergei
Mitrokhin and activists detained at the "walking protests"
by the State Duma
Press Release, May 22, 2012.
Sergei
Mitrokhin and activists detained at the "walking protests"
by the State Duma
Press Release, May 22, 2012.
Youth
YABLOKO to picket the State Duma protesting against raising
of fines for rallies
Press Release, May 17, 2012.
Yavlinsky
called on the "walking protestors" in St. Petersburg
to set political goals. Interfax. May 15, 2012
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