Archive for November, 2022
Dmitry Rybakov, environmentalist and deputy from Yabloko, on the results of environmental studies: Petrozavodsk is polluted with heavy metals
Press Release, 21.11.2022 Photo: Dmitry Rybakov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Dmitry Rybakov, a Yabloko deputy of the Petrozavodsk City Council, announced the results of geoecological studies of Petrozavodsk, Karelia, the standing Committee of the Council for Healthcare, Environment and Social Development. The study was conducted by the Institute of Geology of the […]
Posted: November 21st, 2022 under Environmental Policies, Protection of Environment, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko will host a screening of the film “The Solovki Power. Evidence and Documents” about the prisoners of one of the largest concentration camps during the Stalin’s regime
Press Release, 18.11.2022 Photo: Poster for the film “The Solovki Power. Evidence and Documents” (USSR, 1988) On 22 November 22, Yabloko will hold in its Moscow office a screening and discussion of Marina Goldovskaya’s 1988 documentary film “The Solovki Power. Evidence and Documents” devoted to the prisoners of the Solovki concentration camp, the archipelago where […]
Posted: November 18th, 2022 under Conferences and Seminars, History, Human Rights, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko urges the Ministry of Education to abandon introduction Elementary Military Training lessons at schools
Press Release, 17.11.2022 Photo by Yevgeny Pereverzev, Kommersant Nikolai Rybakov, Chairman of the Yabloko party, sent a corresponding letter to Russian Minister of Education Sergei Kravtsov. Rybakov proposed to include additional hours for learning foreign languages in the educational standards instead of elementary military training.
Posted: November 17th, 2022 under Education and Science, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, Social Policies, Youth Policies, Без рубрики.
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The court in Abakan returned to the Public Prosecutor’s Office the criminal case of Mikhail Afanasyev on “fakes about the army”
Press Release, 17.11.2022 Photo: Mikhail Afanasyev / Photo from social media The Abakan City Court returned to the Public Prosecutor’s Office the case of Mikhail Afanasyev, a member of the Yabloko party and editor-in-chief of the Novy Focus online media, who was charged with spreading “fakes about the army” under Article 207.3 Part 2 of […]
Posted: November 17th, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Moscow City Duma Commission to consider Sergei Mitrokhin’s bill on the ecological expertise of the specially protected natural areas
Press Release, 16.11.2022 Photo: Sergei Mitrokhin with municipal candidates from Yabloko inspects the improvement of the Pokrovskoye-Streshnevo park, August 2022 / Photo: Screenshot of the inspection video On 17 November, the Moscow City Duma will conduct a meeting of the Commission on Environmental Policy, which will consider a draft resolution of the Moscow City Duma […]
Posted: November 17th, 2022 under Environmental Policies, Governance, Protection of Environment, The Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Moscow Yabloko collected 50 boxes of humanitarian aid for refugees from Ukraine
Press Release, 16.11.2022 Photo: Boxes with collected humanitarian aid prepared to be sent to the Civic Assistance Committee / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 14 November, activists of the Moscow branch of the Yabloko party delivered 50 boxes of humanitarian aid to the office of the Civic Assistance Committee. Clothes and food-stuffs were […]
Posted: November 17th, 2022 under Charity, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko demands from the Investigative Committee to open a criminal case on the fact of the brutal murder of a prisoner recruited for the “special military operation”
Press Release, 15.11.2022 Photo: Yevgeny Prigozhin (left) / Photo by Artyom Krasnov, Kommersant The Yabloko factions in the Moscow City Duma and the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg sent appeals to Alexander Bastrykin, head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, demanding to conduct an investigation and initiate a criminal case into the brutal murder (according […]
Posted: November 16th, 2022 under Governance, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, The Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The St. Petersburg City Court refused to cancel the fine to Alexander Shishlov for “discrediting the army”
Press Release, 15.11.2022 Photo: Alexander Shishlov and his lawyer Andrei Chertkov / Photo by Dinar Idrisov A judge of the St. Petersburg City Court upheld the decision on the fine in the case of “discrediting the army” against Alexander Shishlov, the leader of the Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg and the […]
Posted: November 16th, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The court dismissed the case of “discrediting the army” against Alexander Makhankov, head of a Yabloko district branch in St.Petersburg
Press Release, 15.11.2022 Photo: Alexander Makhankov / Photo from social media The Pushkinsky District Court decided not to prosecute Alexander Makhankovm Chairman of the Yabloko branch in Pushkinsky District of St.Petersburg. The hearings took place on Tuesday, 15 November.
Posted: November 15th, 2022 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2022, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Alexander Shishlov spoke out in the Legislative Assembly of St.Petersburg against the repressive federal law on the deprivation of filmmakers of state funding
Press Release, 15.11.2022 Photo: Alexander Shishlov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Alexander Shishlov, head of the Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, spoke out against the draft amendment to the federal law “On State Support for Cinematography”, initiated by the deputies from A Just Russia faction in the State Duma.
Posted: November 15th, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Political Parties, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Moral Choice
Grigory Yavlinsky’s website, 14.11.2022 Photo: Ditches across the road dug by Russian soldiers near Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station, Ukraine, 7 April 2022 // REUTERS/ Gleb Garanich Grigory Yavlinsky on war and peace, the future of Russia, as well as the role of the political party at a time of military actions which are precipitating the […]
Posted: November 15th, 2022 under Economy, History, Human Rights, Political Committee Decisions, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, Russian Economy, Без рубрики.
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The Rostov-on-Don branch of Yabloko will conduct an action of writing letters to Russian political prisoners
Press Release, 11.11.2022 Photo by the Rostov-on-Don branch of Yabloko On 19 November the Rostov-on-Don regional branch of the Yabloko party will conduct an action of writing letters to Russian political prisoners. Yabloko invites all interested Russian citizens to participate. The action will start at 17:00.
Posted: November 14th, 2022 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Lev Shlosberg: “The struggle for perpetuating the memory of the victims of the repressions of the 20th century is a struggle for the rights and freedoms of those living in Russia today”
PLN FM, 11.11.2022 Photo: Lev Shlosberg / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The leader of the Pskov branch of Yabloko, Lev Shlosberg, commented on the air of the “Day Watch” programme on the PLN FM radio station on the proposal to resume the work of the commission on perpetuating the memory of victims of […]
Posted: November 14th, 2022 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Yabloko Party University will host the second lecture by Sergei Mitrokhin on why Russia has not become a law-governed state
Press Release, 11.11.2022 Photo: Sergei Mitrokhin / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 22 November, the Yabloko Party University will host a second lecture by Sergei Mitrokhin, a member of the Federal Political Committee of the Yabloko Party, a deputy of the Moscow City Duma and candidate of political sciences. Sergei Mitrokhin will continue […]
Posted: November 11th, 2022 under Conferences and Seminars, Elections, History, Human Rights.
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Yaroslav Shcherbakov on the discussions of the regional budget: “They forgot to ask you”
Yaroslav Shcherbakov’s blog post, 11.11.2022 Photo: Yaroslav Shcherbakov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Today, the so-called public discussions on the draft budget of the Chelyabinsk region for 2023 (and the planned period of 2024 – 2025) are coming to an end. I have sent a protest regarding the form of conducting such discussions.
Posted: November 11th, 2022 under Economy, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Political Parties, Russian Economy, Social Policies, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The State Duma must turn down the law banning “propaganda of non-traditional relations”
Statement by the Gender Faction of the Yabloko Party, 10.11.2022 Photo by Emin Dzafarof, Kommersant The State Duma unanimously adopted in the first reading the Draft Law No. 217471-8 On Amending the Federal Law “On Information, Information Technologies and Information Protection” and certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation (regarding the prohibition of propaganda of […]
Posted: November 10th, 2022 under Gender Faction, Human Rights.
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Yabloko conducted a round table dedicated to 105 years since the Bolshevik coup d’etat
Press Release, 10.11.2022 A round table dedicated to the 105 years since the October 1917 coup was held at Yabloko. Its participants – historians and politicians – spoke about the lessons to be learned from the October coup. The round table was opened by Nikolai Rybakov, Chairman of the Yabloko party. According to Rybakov, despite […]
Posted: November 10th, 2022 under Conferences and Seminars, Governance, History, Human Rights, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko won the litigation for opening three public areas in Chelyabinsk where rallies can be held without prior notification of the authorities
Press Release, 9.11.2022 Photo: Yaroslav Shcherbakov and Vasily Moskovets / Photo from social media On 9 November, the Second Court of Appeal in St. Petersburg overturned the decision of the Chelyabinsk Regional Court and invalidated the decrees of the Government of the Chelyabinsk Region that excluded three territories from the list of public areas in […]
Posted: November 10th, 2022 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The founder of the Noviy Fokus media Mikhail Afanasyev is accused of extremism for exposing different abuses by the interior
Press Release, 9.11.2022 Photo: A screenshot of the main page of the online media Noviy Fukus ( The New Focus) khakasia.info An administrative case was filed under Article 20.3.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (inciting hatred or enmity) against the legal entity of the Internet media Noviy Fokus in Abakan. The Public Prosecutor’s Office […]
Posted: November 9th, 2022 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The districts of the Pskov region where local authorities are headed by Yabloko members are among the best in the field of financial management
Press Release, 9.11.2022 Photo: Sofia Pugachyova and Svetlana Vasilkova / Photo by the Pskov Yabloko Press Service The Novorzhevsky and Pustoshkinsky districts of the Pskov region, which are headed by Sofia Pugacheva and Svetlana Vasilkova, members of the Yabloko party elected heads of the districts in 2019, were among the best in the region in […]
Posted: November 9th, 2022 under Economy, Elections, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2019, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Russian Economy, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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