Archive for July, 2015
YABLOKO supported rally for preservation of Torfyanka park
Press release, 10.07.2015 On July 9, YABLOKO activists participated in a rally against the illegal construction of a temple in Torfyanka park, Moskow. More than 600 people took part in the action.
Posted: July 12th, 2015 under Environmental Policies.
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Hands off Golos!
Statement by the YABLOKO party, 09.07.2015 The searches of the apartments of Golos [a respected election-monitoring NGO] representatives Grigory Melkonyants, Tatyana Troinova and Roman Udot which took place in the brutal traditions of Joseph Stalin’s times – early in the morning, breaking the doors and a simultaneous search in the office of the Moscow department […]
Posted: July 9th, 2015 under Elections, Human Rights, Regional elections 2015.
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Activists conducted picketing demanding to preserve retirement public transport benefits
Press release, 09.07.2015 On July 9, an action demanding to preserve the retirement public transport benefits took place outside the Moscow Regional Duma. Chair of the Moscow region branch of YABLOKO Alexander Gunko, representatives of the Klin branch of YABLOKO and party activists participated in the action. The activists held placards comparing budget expenditures for […]
Posted: July 9th, 2015 under Social Policies.
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YABLOKO demand to preserve the retirement public transport benefits
Announcement, 07.07.2015 On July 9, an action demanding to preserve the post retirement public transport benefits in the Moscow region will take place outside the Moscow Regional Duma. Chair of the Moscow region branch of YABLOKO Alexander Gunko, representatives of the Klin branch of YABLOKO and party activists will participate in the action.
Posted: July 8th, 2015 under Economy.
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YABLOKO supported people’s gathering against construction of high-rise building without permission documentation
Press release, 07.07.2015 On July 6, a people’s gathering against the construction of a high-rise building without permission documents took place in Izhevsk, the Republic of Udmurtia. Chair of the local YABLOKO branch Mikhail Nazarov and YABLOKO Chairman adviser Sofya Rusova participated in it.
Posted: July 8th, 2015 under Environmental Policies.
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Olga Makhotina to run for governor of the Bryansk region as YABLOKO candidate
Press release, 06.07.2015 Today the election commission of the Bryansk region registered Olga Makhotina as a YABLOKO candidate for governor of the Bryansk region.
Posted: July 8th, 2015 under Elections, Gubernatorial Elections, Regional elections 2015.
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Valery Borshchev participated in picketing against granting the police the right to open fire in crowded places
Press release, 06.07.2015 Member of Moscow Observation Commission, YABLOKO Bureau member Valery Borshchev, head of For human rights movement Lev Ponomaryev and human rights defender Svetlena Gannushkina conducted a series of one-person picketing against the bill broadening the possibility to use small arms for police and FSB (Federal Security Service) officers. The picketing took place […]
Posted: July 7th, 2015 under Human Rights.
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Granting the police the right to open fire in crowded places represents a crime against Russian citizens
Statement by the YABLOKO party, 3.07.2015 The initiative of Russian MPs from all the factions of the State Duma grating the police exclusive rights in the use of force represents preparation for the suppression of civil protests by force and blood.
Posted: July 6th, 2015 under Human Rights.
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YABLOKO turned out a batch of T-shirts by Evgeny Vitishko’s birthday
Press release, 3.07.2015 YABLOKO turned out a batch of T-shirts devoted to the birthday of environmentalist and political prisoner Evgeny Vitishko. Today he turns 42.
Posted: July 3rd, 2015 under Evgeny Vitishko case, Human Rights.
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Bringing street musicians to responsibility under political articles is unacceptable
Statement by the Moscow branch of YABLOKO, 02.07.2015 Within the last weeks of spring and the beginning of summer of 2015 the number of detention of street musicians on behalf of police has increased, they are accused under articles that have been used only against political activists before.
Posted: July 3rd, 2015 under Street Actions.
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Grigory Yavlinsky drew up the results of work of the YABLOKO faction in the spring session of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly
Press Release, 25.06.2015 Grigory Yavlinsky, head of YABLOKO faction in the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly, summed up the work of the faction in the spring session.
Posted: July 3rd, 2015 under YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly.
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YABLOKO picketed the house where Stalin’s victims were shot
Press Release, 01.06.2015 YABLOKO conducted a picket near the house where Stalin’s victims were shot demanding from the authorities to open a memorial museum there. Activists handed out leaflets on the history of the place. Every Wednesday since 2011 YABLOKO’s Alexei Nesterenko has been conducting one-person picketing outside the house. His father was shot there, […]
Posted: July 2nd, 2015 under Human Rights, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy.
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Sergei Mitrokhin: Development of businesses requires a competitive rather than a rent-based economy
Press Release, 24.06.2015 A round table “What reforms are needed in the context of sustainable development of small and medium-sized enterprises” took place in the International University in Moscow today within he frameworks of an independent Public Expert Council for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises (SMEs). YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin participated in the event.
Posted: July 2nd, 2015 under Support of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses.
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