Archive for December, 2015
The authorities do not allow YABLOKO to celebrate the Constitution Day on Pushkin Square
Press Release, 08.12.2015 The Moscow authorities denied the YABLOKO the permission to conduct a picket to mark the Constitution Day (the 12th of December) in Pushkin Square in the centre of Moscow.
Posted: December 8th, 2015 under Freedom of Assembly, Human Rights.
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Court postponed consideration of Evgeny Vitishko’s appeal on release on parole
Press release, 03.12.2015 Today, December 3, the Kirsanovsky Court of the Tambov region postponed consideration of YABLOKO’s Evgeny Vitishko’s appeal on his release on parole until December 25.
Posted: December 5th, 2015 under Evgeny Vitishko case, Human Rights.
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Sergei Mitrokhin: Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly demonstrates hypocrisy and confusion
Press Release, 3.12,2015 YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin said that the annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation demonstrated that there would be no qualitative changes in the country: the course towards militarization would remain and the policies of “tightening the screws” would go on. The President underestimated the crisis tendencies in […]
Posted: December 5th, 2015 under Economy, Foreign policy, Russia-Ukraine relations.
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Petrozavodsk Mayor Galina Shirshina wins the RBC award
Press Release, 3.12.2015 Petrozavodsk Mayor Galina Shirshina who was elected on the post with the support of the YABLOKO party, won the RBC (RosBusinessConsulting) award in the nomination the State Person. The prize was awarded in Moscow today.
Posted: December 4th, 2015 under Situation in Karelia, YABLOKO against Corruption.
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Congratulations to Galina Shirshina, Mayor of Petrozavodsk!
03.12.2015 Congratualtions to Galina Shirshina, Mayor of Petrozavodsk (capital of Karelia), on winning the RBC (RosBusinessConsulting) award in the nomination “The States Person”. Galina Shirshina was elected Mayor with YABLOKO support two years ago and is known for her tough anti-corruption stance. The award runs “for openness and transparency in the regional policy, defending self-government […]
Posted: December 3rd, 2015 under Situation in Karelia.
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[YABLOKO’s] Galina Shirshina has accomplished in eight months what no one in Russia could do before her
/ / Znak.com, 29.04.2014 Galina Shirshina, aged 34, is head of Petrozavodsk [the capital of the Republic of Karelia, North-West Russia], and for the eight months in office as the City Mayor she has managed to accomplish what male officials could not.
Posted: December 3rd, 2015 under Regional and Local Elections, Situation in Karelia, YABLOKO against Corruption.
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Launch of new books by Grigory Yavlinsky
Press release, 29.11.2015 Politician and economist Grigory Yavlinsky presented his new books at the Book Fair of Intellectual Literature Non / Fiction. This year two news books by Grigory Yavlinsky were published: “Peripheral Authoritarianism What Russia Has Achieved and Why”and “Notes on History and Politics: the People, the Country, and the Reforms” written together with […]
Posted: December 2nd, 2015 under Economy, Human Rights, Understanding Russia.
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YABLOKO to conduct an action in support of Constitution on 12 December
Announcement, 01.12.2015 On 12 December, the Russian Constitution Day, YABLOKO will conduct a picket in support of the observing the Russian Constitution. YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin will take part in the action.
Posted: December 2nd, 2015 under Human Rights, Street Actions.
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Sergei Mitrokhin made a speech on Russia’s foreign policy in the Danish Parliament
Press Release, 29.11.2015 On 27 November, YABOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin participated in the conference “Russia’s Role in the World Community: Towards Mutual Trust or Distrust?” which was held at Christiansborg, the Danish parliament, the Folketing. Mitrokhin also made met with the students of the University of Southern Denmark in Odense within the framework of the […]
Posted: December 2nd, 2015 under Political Parties, The ALDE party, YABLOKO and the International Liberal Family, YABLOKO Sister-parties.
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Regional Council of Moscow region branch of YABLOKO summed up 2015 work results
Press release, 30.11.2015 On November 29, the enlarged session of the Regional Council of the Moscow region branch of YABLOKO took place.
Posted: December 2nd, 2015 under Elections, Regional and Local Elections, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing.
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Andrei Khomov spoke about “Big Petersburg. XXI century” concept at the conference on city logistics development
Press release, 30.11.2015 On November 27, YABLOKO’s Andrei Khomov, headmaster of the Nizhny Novgorod branch of Moscow State University of Railway Engineering, participated in a conference called “Transport and logistic component of the cluster development in the field of motor industry and petrochemistry.”
Posted: December 2nd, 2015 under Education and Science, Social Policies.
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