Italia dei Valori, 15.02.2014 Il segretario nazionale dell’Italia dei Valori, Ignazio Messina, ed il responsabile delle relazioni internazionali del partito, Massimo Bernacconi, esprimono la loro solidarietà e vicinanza all’ambientalista russo Evgeny Vitishko, condannato alla pena di tre anni di reclusione per le sue azioni in difesa dell’ambiente nella regione di Krasnodar.

Mr. Thomas Bach, President, International Olympic Committee No 1257 of February 17, 2014 Dear Mr.Bach, Informing you herewith that environmentalist Yevgeny Vitishko imprisoned for three years began a hunger strike, which has been lasting for six days already. A politically motivated arrest of a public figure in the region during the Olympics represents an event […]

Sergei Mitrokhin’s blog at the Ekho Moskvi web-site, 15.02.2014 A sluggish and delayed reaction of the IOC to the sentence to environmentalist Evnegy Vitishko [envisaging three years of imprisonment for him for his criticism of Governor’s seizure of public lands] represents another example of vain hopes of international interference in the issue of protection of […]

Press Release, 14.02.2014 This morning, Vladimir Kimayev, leader of the Sochi branch of the YABLOKO party, had a meeting with Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg, where they discussed prosecution of environmental activists in the Krasnodar Territory and the sentence of the court envisaging three years of imprisonment for Evgeny Vitishko. The meeting was attended […]

The Sydney Morning Herald, Press Release, 13.02.2014 Olympics chiefs have sent a ‘please explain’ to Russian authorities after a Sochi environmentalist was sentenced to three years in a penal colony for damaging a fence. Yevgeny Vitishko, a 40-year-old geologist, had campaigned against the environmental damage caused by the development of Sochi for the Winter Olympics.

Press Release, 14.02.2014 Public Prosecutor of the Krasnodar Territory detected encroachment of the law in a criminal case for “slander against the judge” filed on YABLOKO’s Andrei Rudomakha. This is stated in an official response to Assistant Attorney General to an appeal by YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin who stated that the prosecution was not justified.

Liberal International, February 23, 2014 A regional court in Russia – the same province in which the Winter Olympics are currently taking place – has rejected the appeal of an activist from LI full member Yabloko, who was found ‘guilty’ of criticising corrupt practices of the regional governor. his verdict envisages a three-year prison sentence […]

Front Line Defenders, 12.02.2014 Evgeny Vitishko is part of the Rights.Risks.Change! campaign On 12 February 2014, the Krasnodar Appeals Court ruled to uphold a decision to enact a three-year custodial sentence against environmental human rights defender Mr Evgeny Vitishko. He will now be transferred to a penal colony to serve out the remainder of his […]

UPI, February 12, 2014 NEW YORK, Feb. 12 (UPI) — The International Olympic Committee should urge the freeing of environmental activist Evgeni Vitishko, an international human rights group said Wednesday. The Human Rights Watch, based in New York City, called on Olympics leaders in a statement Wednesday to pressure Russia to free Vitishko, whose three-year […]

Yevgeny Vitishko, 40, had his suspended sentence turned into full jail term Environmental activist had originally been convicted for vandalising fence But judge ruled he has now violated the terms of the suspended sentence Vitishko is one of the most prominent campaigners against Sochi Games By JOHN HALL, The Daily Mail, 12.02.2014

French Association, 12.02.2014 Aujourd’hui le tribunal de la région de Krasnodar a confirmé la condamnation à 3 ans de camps de l’écologiste russe Evgueni Vitishko. En plein JO de Sotchi, Russie-Libertés dénonce une nouvelle condamnation politique orchestrée par le régime russe.

De Telegraaf, 12.02.2014 Een Russische milieuactivist uit de regio Sotsji moet 3 jaar naar een strafkamp. De man, Jevgeni Vitisjko, kwam vorige week nog in het nieuws toen hij werd opgepakt wegens schelden bij een bushalte.

Volkskrant, 12.02.2014 Een Russische milieuactivist uit de regio Sotsji moet 3 jaar naar een strafkamp. De man, Jevgeni Vitisjko, kwam vorige week nog in het nieuws toen hij werd opgepakt wegens schelden bij een bushalte.

Statement by the YABLOKO party, 12/02/2014 Earlier today the Krasnodar Regional Court has dismissed the complaint submitted by lawyers of environmental activist Evgeny Vitishko. This means that the verdict of the court of a lower instance in coming into force. This verdict envisages a three-year imprisonment term for Vitishko due to his criticism of Governor […]

Press Release, February 11, 2014 The agents of the Zamoskvoretsky Department of Internal Affairs continued the illegal deprivation of “The Third Way” NGO’s property. They act despite the court decision which states that the eviction is only possible after another premises for the NGO are provided. Migrant workers helped the police. YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin […]

Press Release, February 10, 2014 Amnesty International named YABLOKO’s member Irog Kharchenko prisoners of conscience. “It took a judge only a few minutes, behind a closed door, to decide that yet another environmental activist should be behind bars when the Games begin. This happened precisely on the day when the Olympic torch arrived in Sochi. […]

Press Service of the Krasnoyarsk branch of YABLOKO, 10.02.2014 The Human Rights Faction of the Krasnoyarsk regional branch of the YABLOKO party adopted a decision to establish a School of Young Politicians.

Press Release, February 8, 2014 Grigory Yavlinsky is one of the most recognisable Russian oppositional politicians: 42 per cent of respondents in the Levada Centre poll mentioned Yavlinsky when replying to the question “whom of the following oppositional politicians you know”.

Press Release, February 6, 2014 The Voronezh Mayor’s Office excepted the proposal of YABLOKO’s member Valentin Batishchev on creation of a working group on environmental problems, runs the official letter from the city’s administration.

Press Release, February 7, 2014 The Voronezh branch of YABLOKO participated in the rally in support of the Bolotnaya Square case prisoners and other political prisoners on February 6.