Archive for November, 2025
“He is the embodiment of honour, principled conviction and unbending civic stance”: farewell to human rights defender Valery Borshchev in Moscow
Press Release, 10.11.2025 Photo: Valery Borshchev was buried at Nikolo-Arkhangelsky Cemetery in Moscow / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On Sunday, 9 November, Moscow held the funeral of one of the most outstanding human rights defenders — of both contemporary Russia and the Soviet era — Valery Vasilyevich Borshchev. He passed away on 3 […]
Posted: November 12th, 2025 under Condolences, Human Rights, Без рубрики.
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“A loyal and sincere friend, our moral compass, an impeccably honest and decent person” Grigory Yavlinsky on the passing of Valery Borshchev
Condolences from Grigory Yavlinsky, 3.11.2025 Photo: Valery Borshchev at his home / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 3 November, Valery Vasilyevich Borshchev, Soviet dissident, Russian human rights defender, one of the founders of the Yabloko party and leader of its human rights faction, passed away. Yabloko Federal Political Committee Chairman Grigory Yavlinsky expressed […]
Posted: November 12th, 2025 under Condolences, Human Rights.
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Human rights defender and Yabloko Federal Political Committee member Valery Borshchev has passed away
Press Release, 3.11.2025 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 3 November 2025, Valery Borshchev, member of the Yabloko Federal Political Committee, leader of the Human Rights Faction, and co-chairman of the Moscow Helsinki Group, passed away at the age of 82, after a prolonged illness. Soviet dissident and Russian politician, human rights defender and […]
Posted: November 12th, 2025 under Condolences, Human Rights.
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No to compulsory medical insurance payments from non-working citizens!
Decision by the Yabloko Federal Bureau adopted on 14.10.2025, published on 31.10.2025 Photo by RIA Novosti, Taras Litvinenko At parliamentary hearings on the draft budget for 2026 and the planning period 2027–2028, Federation Council Chairwoman Valentina Matvienko proposed collecting fees to the Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund from non-working able-bodied citizens in the amount of 45,000 […]
Posted: November 12th, 2025 under Governance, Healthcare, Social Policies, Без рубрики.
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Court keeps Maxim Kruglov in remand prison despite monstrous number of investigative errors
Press Release, 30.10.2025 Photo: Maxim Kruglov spoke at the hearing via video link from Butyrka remand prison / Photo by the Moscow City Court Press Service Yabloko Deputy Chairman Maxim Kruglov will remain in a remand prison until 29 November. Such was the ruling of the Moscow City Court on 30 October, after considering an […]
Posted: November 12th, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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