The YABLOKO party will take part in an anti-fascist manifestation
in memory of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia
Baburova. The action will be held in Moscow on January 19.
Party activists will hold a banner "Fascism will not
go". YABLOKOs column will be headed by Grigory Yavlinsky,
YABLOKO founder and member of its Political Committee.
"Nationalism is impermissible in Russia and is far more
dangerous than in other countries. Xenophobia and demonstration
of the extreme nationalist views is a time bomb for such a
multinational country as Russia. I am urging all who oppose
fascism in Russia and in the world to come to the manifestation
on January 19 and honor the memory of the victims of neo-Nazis,"
said YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin. He himself will be in
Kemerovo on that day, as mayoral elections will be held there
in a week.
The manifestation under the slogans "Moscow is an antifascist
city" and "For Freedom! Against fascism!" will
start at 2 p.m. from the crossing of Tversloy Boulevard and
Tverslaya Street (by the Pushkin Square) along Nikitsky Boulevard.
The activists and supporters of the YABLOKO party will gather
by the office of the Izvestia paper (Tverskaya metro station)
at 1:30 p.m.
The demonstrators will also be able to lay flowers at the
place of death of Stanislav Markelov and Anastasiya Baburova
(at the address: 1 Prechistenka street).
Antifascist actions will be also held in St. Petersburg,
Nizhny Novgorod, Tyumen and Irkutsk.
Lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova
were killed in the centre of Moscow by neo-Nazis on January
19, 2009.
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