Archive for October, 2023
A rally in memory of the victims of political repression and in support of current political prisoners held in Veliky Novgorod
Press Release, 31.10.2023 The Novgorod branch of Yabloko organised a rally on 30 October, the Day of Remembrance of Victims of Political Repression. The rally participants read out loud the names of Novgorod residents who were shot during the years of Stalin’s terror, as well as excerpts from the letters of the current political prisoners.
Posted: October 31st, 2023 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, History, Human Rights, Judiciary, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Chelyabinsk branch of Yabloko organised an excursion along the last route of the victims of Stalin’s repressions
Press Release, 31.10.2023 On the eve of the Day of Remembrance for Victims of Political Repression, the Chelyabinsk branch of Yabloko organised an excursion in memory of victims of Stalinist repression in Chelyabinsk, who were shot in 1938 allegedly for counter-revolutionary activities and were rehabilitated in the 1950-1960s.
Posted: October 31st, 2023 under Governance, History, Human Rights, Judiciary, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko held an online marathon in memory of the victims of political repression and actions throughout the country
Press Release, 31.10.2023 On the Day of Remembrance for Victims of Political Repression, Yabloko held an online marathon “People, Don’t Kill Each Other!”, during which hundreds of people read out loud the names of victims of Stalin’s repressions of 1930s-1940s, remembered their ancestors who died during the terror, and showed places of mass executions in […]
Posted: October 31st, 2023 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, History, Human Rights, Judiciary, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Yabloko Party University hosted a lecture by Tatyana Chernikova on the causes and consequences of the superficial Europeanisation of Russia
Press Release, 29.10.2023 On 27 October, the Yabloko Party University hosted a lecture “Causes, Results and Significance of the Superficial Europeanisation of Russia in the Second Half of the 15th – early 16th Centuries”. The lecture was delivered by Tatyana Chernikova, Doctor of Historical Sciences and Professor of Moscow State Institute of International Relations.
Posted: October 30th, 2023 under Conferences and Seminars, History.
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The 7th Yablokov Readings dedicated to the anniversary of ecologist Academician Alexei Yablokov held in St.Petersburg
Press Release, 26.10.2023 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 25 October, the 7th Yablokov Readings were held at the House of Journalists in St. Petersburg. The readings were dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the birth of Alexei Yablokov (1933-2017), an outstanding scientist, ecologist, head of the Yabloko Green Russia faction, and public and […]
Posted: October 30th, 2023 under Conferences and Seminars, Environmental Policies, Human Rights, Protection of Environment, YABLOKO for Nuclear Safety.
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On the meeting of Grigory Yavlinsky with President Vladimir Putin. Comment by the Yabloko Press Service
Press Release, 26.10.2023 Photo: Grigory Yavlinsky / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Due to numerous requests received by the Yabloko Press Service, we are informing you of the following: On 26 October, 2023, Grigory Yavlinsky met with President Vladimir Putin. The key subject of discussion was the need for a ceasefire agreement in the […]
Posted: October 27th, 2023 under Economy, Foreign policy, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russian Economy.
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The Ivanovo branch of Yabloko asks citizens to sign a petition to ban the construction of a landfill near the city of Shuya and the village of Kitovo
Press Release, 26.10.2023 Photo: The Teza River near the city of Shuya / Photo by Wikimedia Commons More than 5,500 people have already signed a petition against the construction of a landfill near city of Shuya and the village of Kitovo. Now the process of coordination and approval of the project “Complex facility, including processing, […]
Posted: October 26th, 2023 under Economy, Environmental Policies, Human Rights, Protection of Environment, Russian Economy, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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On 30 October, the Novgorod branch Yabloko will hold a rally in memory of the victims of political repression. The public action has got a permission from the authorities
Press Release, 25.10.2023 Photo by the Novgorod branch of Yabloko The rally will take place in Veliky Novgorod at the memorial sign to victims of terror on Monday, the Day of Remembrance of Victims of Political Repression, 30 October, from 14:30 to 17:30. Participants will remember the names of the victims of Stalin’s terror – […]
Posted: October 26th, 2023 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Yabloko faction in the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly on the initiative to return Soviet monuments from abroad: “This is a pseudo-patriotic imitation of lawmaking”
Press Release, 25.10.2023 Photo: Boris Vishnevsky and Alexander Shishlov / Photo by the Yaboko Press Service The Yabloko faction in the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly criticised the bill on the return of Soviet and Russian monuments from abroad. The initiative bill was examined in the first reading at the meeting of the Legislative Assembly on […]
Posted: October 26th, 2023 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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A charity warehouse for the needy has opened in the office of the Bashkirian branch of Yabloko
Press Release, 25.10.2023 Photo by the Yabloko branch in Bashkiria A charity warehouse for the needy with clothes, shoes, household goods, medicines for those in need (fire victims, large families, people with disabilities) and animals has opened in the office of the Bashkirian branch Yabloko in Ufa. Yabloko supporters, party members and all caring citizens […]
Posted: October 26th, 2023 under Charity, Environmental Policies, Protection of Environment, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko to hold an all-Russian marathon “People, Don’t Kill Each Other!”, dedicated to the Day of Remembrance of Victims of State Terror
Press Release, 24.10.2023 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Members and supporters of the Yabloko party from more than 50 regions of the country will take part in the marathon reading out the names of the victims of Joseph Stalin’s repressions: people shot in the cities of our country during the years of state terror […]
Posted: October 25th, 2023 under Conferences and Seminars, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, History, Human Rights, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Imprisoned historian Yury Dmitriyev to Yabloko: “United we stand”. Yabloko to hold actions of writing letters to political prisoners
Press Release, 23.10.2023 Photo: Voronezh On 25 October – 6 November Yabloko will hold actions of writing letters to political prisoners. Some actions in the regions will be timed to coincide with the Day of Remembrance of Victims of Political Repression, 30 October. From 25 October until 6 November Yabloko will conduct actions of writing […]
Posted: October 25th, 2023 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Boris Vishnevsky called on the Public Prosecutor General to open a criminal case against MP Gurulyov, who proposed exterminating 20% of Russia’s population who disagree with Vladimir Putin’s policies
Press Release, 23.10.2023 Photo: MP Gurulyov, a screenshot of the programme “Sunday Evening with Vladimir Solovyov” Boris Vishnevsky, Deputy Chairman of the Yabloko party and deputy of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, sent an appeal to Igor Krasnov, Public Prosecutor General of Russia, asking to organise a check of the statement by State Duma […]
Posted: October 25th, 2023 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly.
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The Sverdlovsk Region branch of Yabloko held a picket against the deratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Press Release, 23.10.2023 On 22 October, the Sverdlovsk Region branch of Yabloko held a picket against the deratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. The action was attended by members of the regional branch, Youth Yabloko activists and residents of Yekaterinburg.
Posted: October 24th, 2023 under Foreign policy, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-US Relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Maxim Kruglov, head of the Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma, about the inability for citizens to vote at polling stations due to e-voting: “The electoral commission concluded that the voters themselves were to blame”
Maxim Kruglov’s blog post, 20.10.2023 Photo: Maxim Kruglov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The questions for the electronic voting [in Moscow] have been increasing, but there are virtually no answers. I have written recently about how the administrative resource force people to electronic voting, now I will tell you about citizens who, due […]
Posted: October 24th, 2023 under Elections, Human Rights, The Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Forum of Yabloko Deputies: “We will do what we can and should do: help people and improve our competence.”
Press Release, 20.10.2023 Yabloko representatives in the regional legislative assemblies and city and municipal councils, discussed during the three-day forum the specifics of work of an opposition deputy, shared their experiences and analysed the most popular cases encountered in the practices of Yabloko deputies. The forum was organised by the Centre for Work with Local […]
Posted: October 24th, 2023 under Conferences and Seminars, Elections, Environmental Policies, Governance, Human Rights, Protection of Environment, Regional and Local Elections, Social Policies, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko leader in Tatarstan Ruslan Zinatullin at the State Council: “Militaristic practices are passed off as patriotism”
Press Release, 20.10.2023 Photo: Ruslan Zinatullin / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 19 October, the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan adopted in the first reading the bill “On the Patriotic Education of Citizens in the Republic of Tatarstan,” which was developed so that to determine a “unified approach” to patriotic education […]
Posted: October 24th, 2023 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Political Parties, Social Policies, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Youth Policies.
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Anna Cherepanova: The Yabloko faction has been registered in the Duma of Veliky Novgorod
Anna Cherpanova’s blog post, 19.10.2023 Photo: Anna Cherepanova The key task is to protect and represent the interests of thousands of our voters; formulate a meaningful alternative to the current government. The questions I will raise in the Duma are as follows:
Posted: October 19th, 2023 under Economy, Elections, Environmental Policies, Housing and Utilities Reform, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, Russian Economy, Social Policies, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Sverdlovsk region branch of Yabloko to hold a picket against Russia’s deratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Press Release, 18.10.2023 Photo: A leaflet of the picket / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 22 October, the Sverdlovsk region branch of the Yabloko party will hold a picket in Yekaterinburg against the Russian Federation’s withdrawal of ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). On 5 October, Vladimir Putin announced Russia’s possible withdrawal […]
Posted: October 19th, 2023 under Foreign policy, Governance, History, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Nikolai Rybakov demanded that the State Duma and the Federation Council check the co-authors of the bill on cutting down forests in the Lake Baikal area for corruption
The Yabloko Party’s Anti-Corruption Policy Centre indicated that six deputies and senators may have vested interests in the adoption of the law Press Release, 18.10.2023 Photo by unsplash.com Chairman of the Yabloko party Nikolai Rybakov demanded that the State Duma and the Federation Council conduct a conflict of interest check on the co-authors of the […]
Posted: October 19th, 2023 under Economy, Environmental Policies, Protection of Environment, Russian Economy, YABLOKO against Corruption, Без рубрики.
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