Liberal International on the arrest of Sergei Mitrokhin and other activists
12.12.2015
LI Vice President on the Bureau Robert Woodthorpe Browne MBE strongly condemned the news that the Russian authorities yet again arrested Sergey Mitrokhin, leader of Russian United Democratic Party Yabloko, alongside 11 party collegues, while peacefully commemorating Russian Constitution day.
“The Liberal Family is appalled that #Russia continues to ignore its commitments under European and International Human Rights accords and persecutes its own citizens when they peacefully demonstrate in favour of democracy, a withering flower in modern Russia,” says VP Woodthorpe Browne.
Latest reports indicate further unaccepable news that our colleagues in Mosocw will remain in detention over the weekend. LI demands their immediate release!
Posted: December 12th, 2015 under Freedom of Assembly, Human Rights, YABLOKO and the International Liberal Family.