Archive for April, 2015
Immediate release of the Yabloko activists
Vihreät De Gröna, 10.04.2015 Green Member of the European Parliament Heidi Hautala and Green Member of the Finnish Parliament Johanna Sumuvuori call for an immediate release of the two political detainees Olga Zaletskaya and Alexandra Kornilova in the Republic of Karelia.
Posted: April 10th, 2015 under Situation in Karelia, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, YABLOKO and the International Liberal Family.
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Congratulations to Grigory Yavlinsky on his birthday
10.04.2015 Dear Grigory Alexeyevich, Please receive my heartiest congratulations on your birthday! In Russian politics you the landmark of honesty and decency, wisdom and perseverance, loyalty to the principles and moral ideals. Embodying all these qualities, you save us a hope for a different future for Russia. May God give you strength and health to […]
Posted: April 10th, 2015 under Без рубрики.
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Court in Karelia transfers Kornilova and Zaletskaya to house arrest
The ALDE party, 07/04/2015 Sergei Mitrokhin, leader of ALDE member party YABLOKO, welcomed the news that Alexandra Kornilova and Olga Zaletskaya have been transferred from custody to house arrest but vowed “We will continue to seek their final release and closing of the case”. European Liberal Democrats have also expressed their concerns over the case.
Posted: April 9th, 2015 under Situation in Karelia, The ALDE party, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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YABLOKO to conduct a rally for resignation of Karelian Governor
Announcement, 07.04.2015 On April 7 YABLOKO Bureau member Dmitry Rybakov will conduct a rally in Petrozavodsk demanding the resignation of the Karelian Governor Alexandr Khudilainen.
Posted: April 8th, 2015 under Situation in Karelia, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Department of Transport took back its promise to impose an SMS-warning system on towing of vehicles
Press release, 07.04.2015 The Department of Transport changed its mind on YABLOKO’s proposal to impose an SMS-warning system on towing of vehicles which will allow the drivers to displace their car so it won’t be towed. This runs in the letter to Sergei Mitrokhin from the Moscow Department of Transport signed by Deputy Mayor Maxim […]
Posted: April 8th, 2015 under Environmental Policies.
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YABLOKO honored the memory of Boris Nemtsov
Press release, 07.04.2015 YABLOKO Chairman Sergei Mitrokhin, Secretary of YABLOKO Political Committee Galina Mikhaleva and the party activists honored the memory of Boris Nemtsov. Today is the 40th day from his death, a special memory day in the Russian tradition.
Posted: April 7th, 2015 under Human Rights, Murder of Boris Nemtsov.
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Supreme court of Karelia transferred Olga Zaletskaya and Alexandra Korlnilova to house arrest
Press release, 06.04.2015 Today the Supreme court of the Republic of Karelia varied the restraint measure of Olga Zaletskaya and Alexandra Kornilova from pretrial detention to house arrest. The court attached to the case the signatures of 230 citizens and voters, 1922 signatures collected on the Internet as well as the bails by academician Vyacheslav […]
Posted: April 7th, 2015 under Situation in Karelia, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Political Prisoners in the Republic of Karelia Must Be Released
Johan Ekman, spokesperson for international affairs of SFP, on the situation in Karelia The precarious situation of the political opposition in Russia was demonstrated once again on the 26th of March when Olga Zaletskaya and Alexandra Kornilova, active members of the Yabloko Party, were arrested on suspected politically motivated charges.
Posted: April 3rd, 2015 under YABLOKO and the International Liberal Family.
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Moscow branch of YABLOKO conducted picketing in support of imprisoned representatives of opposition in Karelia
Press relese, 02.04.2015 On 2 April YABLOKO held pickets at the Representative Office of the Republic of Karelia in Moscow, demanding the release of arrested members of the opposition: Olga Zakletskaya and and Alexandra Kornilova.
Posted: April 3rd, 2015 under Human Rights, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Statement by YABLOKO faction in St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly on the situation in Karelia
Statement by YABLOKO faction in St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly, 02.04.2015 Struggle against YABLOKO representatives on behalf of Governor of Karelia Alexander Khudilaynen has turned into political reprisal by means of law enforcement. Despite the public declaration of the President and Prime Minister of Russia on the ease of punitive practices on behalf of the state, […]
Posted: April 3rd, 2015 under YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Medinsky and Magomedov must resign
Statement by the YABLOKO party, 31.03.2015 YABLOKO express categoric protest in connection with the dismissal of head of the Novosibirsk State Academic Opera and Ballet theatre Boris Mezdrich.
Posted: April 1st, 2015 under Understanding Russia.
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YABLOKO to hold pickets in Moscow in defense of imprisoned representatives of opposition in Karelia
Press Release, 1.04.2015 On 2 April YABLOKO will hold pickets at the Representative Office of the Republic of Karelia in Moscow, demanding the release of arrested members of the opposition: Olga Zakletskaya and and Alexandra Kornilova. YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin will also take part in the picketing.
Posted: April 1st, 2015 under Human Rights, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Emprisonnement d’opposants politiques en Russie: le Parti socialiste demande la libération d’Olga Zaletskaya et d’Alexandra Kornilova
31.03.2015 Le Parti socialiste condamne très fermement l’arrestation de deux activistes russes, membres du parti d’opposition Yabloko, à Petrozavodsk, dans le nord ouest de la Russie. Les arrestations d’Olga Zaletskaya (adjointe au Conseil municipal de cette ville) et d’Alexandra Kornilova (directrice du réseau commercial Lentorng) constituent une tentative éhontée d’intimidation politique de la part du […]
Posted: April 1st, 2015 under Human Rights, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Ombudsperson for Human Rights Ella Pamfilova expressed her concern over the fate of imprisoned oppositional politicians in Karelia
Press Release, 31.03.2015 Today, Ella Pamfilova, Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia, sent a telegram to Yuri Baboydo, head of the Investigative Committee of Karelia, demanding to change the measure of restraint for Olga Zakletskaya and Alexandra Kornilova. On the threashold YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin had requested the Ombudsperson to facilitate the release of detained […]
Posted: April 1st, 2015 under Human Rights, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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