Archive for 'Без рубрики'
The Ministry of Natural Resources of Udmurtia will provide Yabloko with data on the quality of drinking water in Izhevsk
Press Release, 18.06.2025 Photo: Izhevsk Pond / Photo by Vyacheslav Bukharov, Wikimedia Commons The appeal to the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Republic of Udmurtia was sent on the initiative of Elizaveta Khusnutdinova, a member of the regional Bureau of the Yabloko branch in Udmurtia. Yabloko is requesting information about the quality of water […]
Posted: June 19th, 2025 under Environmental Policies, Governance, Protection of Environment, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Yabloko faction in the St Petersburg Legislative Assembly submitted a bill to abolish the discriminatory ban on participation in elections for “foreign agents”
Press Release, 18.06.2025 Photo: Legislative Assembly of St Petersburg / Photo by the St.Petersburg parliament Press Service The Yabloko faction in the St Petersburg Legislative Assembly has prepared and submitted to the St.Petersburg parliament a draft federal law on restoring passive electoral rights for Russian citizens included in the “foreign agents” registry. According to the […]
Posted: June 19th, 2025 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Pskov Yabloko demands the lifting of all types of freedom restrictions on Lev Shlosberg and will seek the termination of his criminal case
Statement by the Regional Council of Pskov Yabloko, 16.06.2025 Photo: Lev Shlosberg’s support group at the court hearing on choosing his preventive measure in Pskov on 11 July 2025 / Photo by Stepan Baranov, Pskov Yabloko We firmly condemn the detention of Lev Shlosberg on the contrived charge of “discrediting the army”. We believe that […]
Posted: June 16th, 2025 under Foreign policy, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Lev Shlosberg has been placed under house arrest as part of a criminal case concerning “repeated discrediting of the army”
Press Release, 11.06.2025 Photo: Lev Shlosberg in the court room / Photo by Nikolai Rybakov The investigation insisted on such a preventive measure for the Deputy Chairman of the Yabloko party during a court hearing at Pskov City Court today. The judge also closed the hearing at the request of the investigator and public prosecutor. […]
Posted: June 11th, 2025 under Foreign policy, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko marked the 75th anniversary of Yuri Shchekochikhin’s birth
Press Release, 10.06.2025 The legendary Soviet and Russian journalist, investigator, playwright and politician was remembered at the office of the party he represented in the State Duma until his death in 2003. The evening featured speeches by journalist and writer Nadezhda Azhgikhina, Yuri Shchekochikhin’s widow; Novaya Gazeta editor Sergei Sokolov; director Alexei Simonov; Vladimir Mukusev, […]
Posted: June 11th, 2025 under Charity, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Без рубрики.
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Applications are being accepted for the international essay competition “Young about Young” named after Yuri Shchekochikhin
Press Release, 10.06.2025 Citizens of Russia and other countries aged 18-35 who write in Russian may participate in the competition. Requirements for works:
Posted: June 11th, 2025 under Charity, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Без рубрики.
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A criminal case for repeated “discrediting of the army” filed against Lev Shlosberg. Shlosberg arrested, the trial will determine a preventive measure
Press Release, 10.06.2025 Photo: Lev Shlosberg / Photo by the Pskov branch of Yabloko A criminal case has been filed against Deputy Chairman of the Yabloko party Lev Shlosberg for repeated “discrediting of the army” (Article 280.3, Part 1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) due to his debate with historian Yuri Pivovarov, […]
Posted: June 11th, 2025 under Foreign policy, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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“A law laying a mine of extremism”. Maxim Kruglov on the first results of the educational filter for foreign children
Press Release, 9.06.2025 Photo by Irina Buzhor, Kommersant Only 4% of children of immigrants to Russia have been admitted to comprehensive schools after passing the entrance filter introduced for them – a mandatory exam in the Russian language. State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin wrote about this figure with some pride on his Telegram channel. According […]
Posted: June 10th, 2025 under Education and Science, Governance, Human Rights, Social Policies, Youth Policies, Без рубрики.
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The court left the leader of the Ryazan Yabloko Konstantin Smirnov in pretrial detention for another two months
Press Release, 29.05.2025 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The Soviet Court of Ryazan left the journalist and Chairman of the Ryazan Yabloko Konstantin Smirnov in pretrial detention for another two months. Smirnov has been in custody for four months, since 31 January. He does not admit his guilt in the case of “extortion”. Smirnov’s […]
Posted: May 29th, 2025 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Stalin’s defenders mock those who preserve the memory of his victims. Yabloko on the inclusion of Yan Rachinsky, C-Chair of the Memorial human rights society, in the “foreign agents” register
Statement by the Yabloko Chairman, 23.05.2025 Photo: Yan Rachinsky /Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The Yabloko party considers the inclusion of Yan Rachinsky, Co-Chairman of the Memorial human rights society and Russian human rights defender, in the so-called “foreign agents” register to be an act of political repression aimed at destroying historical memory in […]
Posted: May 26th, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, Без рубрики.
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Grigory Yavlinsky and other Yabloko leaders stand surety for imprisoned Konstantin Smirnov
Internet media VidSboku, 20.05.2025 Photo: Konstantin Smirnov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The sureties to the Soviet District Court of Ryazan with a request to change the preventive measure for Konstantin Smirnov, Chairman of the Ryazan branch of Yabloko, deputy of the Council of Deputies of the Dubrovichi rural settlement of the Ryazan […]
Posted: May 23rd, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov sent a letter to the head of the Central Electoral Commission with Grigory Melkonyants’ final statement in court
Press Release, 21.05.2025 Photo: Ella Pamfilova, Chair of the Central Electoral Commission, and Grigory Melkonyants, Co-Chair of Golos independent election observers movement, at a roundtable on organising election observation as part of the All-Russian Civil Forum, 25 November, 2017 / Photo by Golos Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov sent a letter to Ella Pamfilova, Chairperson of […]
Posted: May 23rd, 2025 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Без рубрики.
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Voronezh Yabloko will participate in the elections to the Voronezh City Duma and asks its members and supporters for help
Press Release, 21.05.2025 Photo by Wikimedia Commons On 14 September, elections to the Voronezh City Duma will be held in Voronezh. The regional branch of the Yabloko party intends to participate in these elections. Yabloko is already preparing a democratic list of candidates who will present a real alternative in the city parliament.
Posted: May 21st, 2025 under Elections, Human Rights, Political Parties, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2025, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko in Moscow and Russian regions invites all to participate in its actions of writing letters to political prisoners
Press Release, 20.05.2025 Photo: The action in the Kemerovo branch of Yabloko / Photo by the regional branch of the party With each passing month, the number of political prisoners continues to grow. According to the Memorial human rights organisation, there are currently 952 political prisoners in Russia. In total, the human rights organisation believes […]
Posted: May 21st, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Professor from St. Petersburg State University and Honorary Professor of Ryazan State University requested Konstantin Smirnov’s release from pre-trial detention centre
Internet media VidSboku, 20.05.2025 Photo: Konstantin Smirnov at one of the court hearings / Photo by internet media VidSboku Professor of the Department of Arabic Philology at St. Petersburg State University and Ryazan native Mikhail Suvorov has sent an appeal vouching for Vidsboku (Side View) editor-in-chief Konstantin Smirnov – he requests changing his preventive measure […]
Posted: May 21st, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko calls on its members and supporters to become a Yabloko candidate for peace and freedom in the Ivanovo region in September municipal elections
Press Release, 19.05.2025 Photo by the Yabloko Press service The regional branch of the Yabloko party in the Ivanovo region is preparing to participate in election campaigns of different levels and invites candidates and volunteers to cooperate. Municipal elections in the Ivanovo region will be held in almost all cities and districts of the region. […]
Posted: May 19th, 2025 under Elections, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2025, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko’s web-site launches collection for dismantling Stalin bas-relief in Moscow metro
Press Release, 17.05.2025 Photo: Historian and human rights defender Yan Rachinsky signs the petition in the Moscow Yabloko office / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Immediately after it was reported on the plans of the Moscow Department of Transport to install a bas-relief with Joseph Stalin with the inscription “Gratitude of the people to […]
Posted: May 19th, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Moscow Yabloko protests against restoration of a bas-relief in a Moscow underground station depicting Joseph Stalin, and announces collection of signatures against this initiative
Press Release, 13.05.2025 Photo: A bas-relief “Gratitude of the People to the Leader-Commander” depicting Joseph Stalin at the Taganskaya underground station in Moscow, dismantled in 1965/ Photo by Glavarchiv, Moscow On 13 May, the Moscow branch of Yabloko sent an appeal to Maxim Liksutov, head of the Department of Transport and Development of Road and […]
Posted: May 13th, 2025 under Governance, History, Human Rights, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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On 9 May, the Yabloko Party honoured the memory of those killed in World War II
Press Release, 9.05.2025 Moscow The leaders and members of the Yabloko Party honoured the memory of those killed in World War II at the Preobrazhenskoye Cemetery in Moscow, the Piskarevskoye Cemetery in St. Petersburg, as well as at memorials in other Russian cities.
Posted: May 12th, 2025 under History, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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On the eve of the 80th anniversary of the Victory in World War II, Yabloko honoured the memory of the victims of the war at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow
Press Release, 7.05.2025 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On the eve of the 80th anniversary of the Victory in World War II, Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov brought flowers from Yabloko to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow. “Millions of people – soldiers and sailors, workers, front-line doctors and nurses, residents of besieged […]
Posted: May 7th, 2025 under History, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-US Relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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