Archive for June, 2015
Leader of a Russian opposition party congratulates the People’s Democratic Party with entering the Turkish Parliament
Dear Mr. Selahattin Demirtaş, Dear Ms. Figen Yüksekdağ, I am pleased to congratulate the Peoples’ Democratic Party protecting the rights of the Kurds with entering the Turkish parliament!
Posted: June 8th, 2015 under Foreign policy.
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Boris Mezdrich will head YABLOKO list at the elections to Novosibirsk region Legislative Assembly
Press release, 05.06.2015 Former head of the Novosibirsk State Academic Opera and Ballet theatre Boris Mezdrich will head YABLOKO list of candidates at the elections to the Lagislative Assembly of the Novosibirsk region. Boris Mezdrich was dismissed in March 2015 because of the scandal around Richard Wagner’s opera Tannhauser put on by theatre director Timofei […]
Posted: June 5th, 2015 under Elections, Regional and Local Elections, Regional elections 2015.
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YABLOKO celebrated World Environment Day
Press release, 05.06.2015 On June 5, World Environment Day, YABLOKO conducted picketing outside the Ministry for Natural Resources and the Environment of Russia. YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin and Secretary of YABLOKO Political Committee Galina Mikhaleva participated in the action.
Posted: June 5th, 2015 under Environmental Policies, Evgeny Vitishko case.
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Mitrokhin demands to demolish the monument to Stalin in Lipetsk
Press release, 03.06.2015 YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhim called to demolish a monument to Joseph Stalin in Lipetsk and bring the Communist party to responsibility for erecting it. The appeals were forwarded to prosecutor of the Sovetsky district of Lipetsk Mikhail Makeyev, deputy head of the city administration Anna Shamayeva and chief of Lipetsk regional office […]
Posted: June 5th, 2015 under Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, Understanding Russia.
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YABLOKO will run in elections independently
However, is ready to negotiate with RPR-PARNAS in single-mandate constituencies By Viktor Khamrayev, Kommersant, 2.06.2015 The YABLOKO party will run independently in the upcoming regional elections, however, it may nominate any nonpartisan candidates recognizing YABLOKO’s coalition principles to run on behalf of YABLOKO. This was announced by party leader Sergei Mitrokhin, who also added that […]
Posted: June 5th, 2015 under Elections, Regional elections 2015, Situation in Karelia.
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The YABLOKO faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly did not support budget cuts for 2016
Statement by the YABLOKO faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, 3.06.2015 STATEMENT On the draft Law on St.Petersburg Budget “On the Introduction of Changes and Amendments into St.Petersburg Law “On the Budget of St.Petersburg for 2015 and for the Period of 2016-2017”
Posted: June 4th, 2015 under YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly.
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Stigmatisation of NGOs working in the field of education and science is a way towards degeneration of the Russian nation
Statement by YABLOKO Bureau, 2.06.2015 The government’s policies in respect of the remaining fragments of the civil society aim at their complete elimination and lead Russia to even greater backwardness.
Posted: June 4th, 2015 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights.
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Come-back to anti-constitutional practices in family and marital relations is unacceptable
YABLOKO Buereau statement, 02.06.2015 The marriage of 17-year-old Kheda Goylabiyeva and Chechen police chief Nazhud Guchigov under support of Ramzan Kadyrov, leader of Chechnya, is a dangerous precedent of a come-back to traditional practices which are contrary to the Consitution principals. It is a case of obvious underage forced marriage, possibly as a second wife. […]
Posted: June 3rd, 2015 under Gender Faction, Human Rights, Understanding Russia.
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Petrozavodsk Mayor Galina Shirshina may be removed from office on June 3
Argumenty.ru, Valentina Karelova, 02.06.2015 Mayor of Petrozavodsk [the capital of the Republic of Karelia] Galina Shirshina doesn’t rule out that during the session of the City Council, which will take place on 3 June, deputies can go beyond giving low estimation to her work. Nevertheless, she is not going to rest on oars and is […]
Posted: June 2nd, 2015 under Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Situation in Karelia, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Human rights defenders conducted picketing against “sadists’ law”
Press release, 01.06.2015 On May 29, the human rights defenders conducted a series of one-person pickets against the governmental bill broadening the possibilities of using force and impact munition against prisoners. The picket took place outside the State Duma.
Posted: June 2nd, 2015 under Human Rights.
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