LI news, 07.08.2014 Following the entry into force of the Istanbul Convention on Prevention and Elimination of Violence against Women, the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Anne Brasseur MP of LI full member, Demokratesch Partei (Luxemburg), has vouched to continue to work for its ratification both within and outside […]

Press Release, 07.08.2014 Today YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin published an open letter to Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev demanding to dismiss the Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky. The reason for this is a number of offensive and unprofessional statements by Medinsky towards the citizens of Russia who suffered from the tourism industry crisis.

Press Release, 06.08.2014 On July 28 Elena Gorkovyenko, born in 1958, set herself on fire protesting against unlawful actions of the authorities who plan to strip the residents of No 15 Karasnoarmeyskaya Street, Searatov, Mordovia, of their land. At the moment the woman is in the resuscitation department.

Press Release, 06.08.2014 The staff of the Third Way NGO and YABLOKO’s Sofya Rusova checked the condition of the cultural objects and private belongings which have been taken away from the NGO’s premises.

Frankfurter Allgemeine, 04.08.2014 Jewgenij Witischko, einer der bekanntesten Kritiker der Olympischen Winterspiele in Sotschi, protestiert mit seiner Aktion gegen die Isolationshaft, die gegen ihn verhängt wurde.

OSCE, 04.08.2014 VIENNA, 4 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today she was saddened by the death of journalist and blogger Timur Kuashev whose body was found in a suburb of Nalchik, in Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia.

The Guardian, 05.08.2014 The body of an independent Russian journalist was found in a wood the day after he had gone missing following threats from law enforcement authorities.

NUJ, 05.08.2014 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) have called on the Russian authorities to carry out an immediate and through investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of journalist Timur Kuashev.

Press Release,04.08.2014 Youth YABLOKO conducted picketing against the use of the administrative recourse at the Moscow City Duma elections. YABLOKO candidates for the Moscow City Duma deputies Nikalai Kavkazsky and Igor Nikolayev participated in the action.

Press Release,04.08.2014 Youth YABLOKO activists Nikolai Kavkazsky and Maria Yefimova conducted one-person picketing outside the permanent establishment of the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria in Moscow demanding to investigate the murder of opposition journalist, YABLOKO member Timur Kuashev.

Press release, 04.08.2014 YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokin forwarded a letter to head of the Investigativr Committee Alexandr Basrtikin claiming that the Artyom Akopyan, the political consultant of the temporary acting governor of the Pskov region Andrei Turchak, has committed a crime. Akopyan called to destroy liberals, the Jews and the Germans on his Facebook page. […]

Press Release, 04.08.2014 YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin forwarded an appeal to head of the Investigative Committee demanding to start a criminal case on the murder of 26 year old journalist, YABLOKO candidate for the Kabardino-Balkaria parliament deputy Timur Kuashev.

Press Release,01.08.2014 The Voronezh branch of YABLOKO participated in picketing in support of political prisoners on July 31. Chairperson of the local YABLOKO branch Tatyana Shkred and deputy Chair Victor Khlebosterov also participated in the action.

Statement by the YABLOKO party, 31.07.2014 The prosedjure of collection of signatures for registration as candidate for governor of the Pskov region finished on July 30.

Condolences from Grigory Yavlinsky, 03.08.2014 Dear Mikhail Borisovich, Please receive my deep condolences in connection with a great loss – passing away of your mother. Words fall short for expressing my sorrow for your loss. Please give my condolences to your family and next of kin. Yours, Grigory Yavlinsky

Press Release, 03.08.2014 YABLOKO member and candidate for the Kabardino-Balkaria parliament deputy, oppositional journalist and human rights defender Timur Kaushev was found dead in the suburbs of Nalchik, Kabaridino-Balkaria. He was 26 years old.

Press Release,01.08.2014 Candidate for the Kabardino-Balkariya parliament deputy and YABLOKO member Timur Kaushev was found dead in the suburbs of Nalchik today. The details of the crime are not identified.

Press Release,01.08.2014 A well-known ecologist, political prisoner Evgeny #Vitishko serving a sentence in the Tambov penal colony settlement was sent to punitive confinement. One of the prisoners gave a phone call to the Environmental Watch on North Caucasus and told about this. According to this person, Vitishko was sent to punitive confinement yesterday evening.

Chair of the Moscow Electoral Commission Valentin Gorbunob sent a letter to district election commissions claiming that the candidates must apply to the district authorities for a permission for each distribution of leaflets or meeting with residents. This means that an application should be made several days before the event itself but the prefecture can […]