Archive for 'Yabloko Against the Government’s Pension Reform'
Yabloko picketed the State Duma during the parliamentary hearings on the pension reform
Press Release, 21.08.2018 On 21 August, a series of single-person pickets against raising the retirement age were held by the State Duma. The picketing was timed to parliamentary hearings on the pension reform. Photo: Sergei Mitrokhin Sergei Mitrokhin, member of the Federal Political Committee of Yabloko and Chairman of the Moscow Rescue Committee, participated […]
Posted: August 22nd, 2018 under Yabloko Against the Government's Pension Reform.
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Yabloko picketed against the government’s pension reform by Prime Minister Medvedev’s office in Novosibirsk
Press Release, 03.08.2018 On 3 August, the Novosibirsk branch of the Yabloko party, together with the representatives of the libertarian movement, held a picket at the public reception of the ruling United Russia party. Deputies of this party voted for adoption in the first reading of the law on raising the retirement age.
Posted: August 10th, 2018 under Yabloko Against the Government's Pension Reform.
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Yabloko will take part in the second wave of actions against raising the retirement age
Rallies and demonstrations will be held in Moscow and Russia’s regions on 2 September Press Release, 08.08.2018 The second wave of actions against government’s plans to raise the retirement age will begin on 2 September. The Confederation of Labour of Russia coordinating part of the protests reports that actions against the government’s reform took place […]
Posted: August 8th, 2018 under Yabloko Against the Government's Pension Reform.
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“They want to do their dirty business in silence, but we will not remain silent”
Rallies against the pension reform were held in Moscow and Russia’s regions Press Release, 30.07.2018 Rallies against raising the retirement age were held in many regions of Russia past weekend. The Yabloko party participated in the organisation of the events. In Moscow, the action in Sakharov Prospect gathered about 6,000 people. Anastasia Bryukhanova, 24-year-old municipal […]
Posted: August 7th, 2018 under Yabloko Against the Government's Pension Reform.
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The Novgorod branch of Yabloko held a second mass rally against raising the retirement age
Press Release, 19.07.2018 On 18 July, the Novgorod branch of the Yabloko party held a second mass rally against raising the retirement age. About 300 people took part in it. The participants unanimously adopted a resolution in which they expressed no-confidence of President Putin, demanded the resignation of Dmitry Medvedev’s government and labelled the ruling […]
Posted: July 23rd, 2018 under Yabloko Against the Government's Pension Reform.
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Yabloko picketed the State Duma during the first reading of the bill on raising the retirement age
Press Release, 19.07.2018 On 19 July, State Duma deputies in the first reading supported the bill to raise the retirement age: 328 votes in favour and 104 – against. Before the plenary session, activists of Yabloko picketed the entrance to the State Duma building with a demand to dismiss the bill. Protest actions will continue […]
Posted: July 20th, 2018 under Yabloko Against the Government's Pension Reform.
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Yabloko’s picket by the State Duma against raising the retirement age
Press Release, 19.07.2018 Exactly one month ago, Sergei Mitrokhin was detained by the State Duma at a picket against the government’s pension reform, and was fined for violating Putin’s decree prohibiting citizens to protest [during the World Cup] until 25 July. A month later – the same place, the same action and the same police […]
Posted: July 19th, 2018 under Yabloko Against the Government's Pension Reform.
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The authorities of the Central Administrative District of Moscow refused to give permission for 33 pickets against the pension reform.
Yabloko is filing a lawsuit Press Release, 17.07.2018 The Yabloko party received a refusal from the Prefect’s Office of the Central Administrative District of Moscow to hold 33 pickets against the pension reform. Yabloko intends to appeal the refusals of the Prefect’s Office and Putin’s decree banning all the street actions during the World […]
Posted: July 17th, 2018 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Street Actions, Yabloko Against the Government's Pension Reform.
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The authorities in Moscow and St. Petersburg prevent Yabloko from holding rallies against the pension reform
Press Release, 11.07.2018 The Moscow Mayor’s Officel refused to give a permission to hold a protest rally on 18 July organised by Yabloko together with the Russian Confederation of Labor and a number of political parties against the government’s bill of raising the retirement age. The action was planned to be held in one of […]
Posted: July 12th, 2018 under Street Actions, Yabloko Against the Government's Pension Reform.
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The Yabloko faction in the Karelian parliament voted against raising of the retirement age.
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Press Release, 12.07.2018 The Yabloko faction in the Karelian parliament voted against the government’s bill on raising the retirement age. However, most of the deputies of the Legislative Assembly of Karelia (24 votes against seven) supported the government’s bill. The Legislative Assembly also rejected Yabloko’s appeal to the State Duma deputies calling them not to […]
Posted: July 12th, 2018 under Yabloko Against the Government's Pension Reform.
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The Vologda branch of Yabloko to hold a picket against the pension reform and the increase of VAT
Press Release, 09.07.2018 On 18 July, the Vologda branch of Yabloko will hold a picket against the government’s bill on raising the retirement age and the increase of VAT.
Posted: July 11th, 2018 under Street Actions, Yabloko Against the Government's Pension Reform.
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The Karelian parliament to consider the deputies’ address to the State Duma MPs against raising the retirement age.
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Press Release, 11.07.2018 Deputies of the Yabloko faction of the Legislative Assembly of Karelia Emilia Slabunova and Andrei Rogalevich submitted to the Karelian parliament an appeal to the State Duma against raising the retirement age. It will be considered at the final meeting of the Legislative Assembly in this political season tomorrow, on 12 July.
Posted: July 11th, 2018 under Yabloko Against the Government's Pension Reform.
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Yabloko took part in the rally for the dismissal of President Putin and Prime Minister Medvedev
Based on RIA Omsk-Inform information, 09.07.2018 The Omsk branch of the Yabloko party took part in the rally for the resignation of the Russian government. The rally was held on 8 July. Despite the fact that the Omsk City Hall tried to hinder holding of the rally, all the participants of the action were able […]
Posted: July 10th, 2018 under Street Actions, Yabloko Against the Government's Pension Reform.
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Yabloko against the pension reform: rallies, pickets, flash mobs and provision of an alternative
Activists of the party went into the streets together with thousands of fellow citizens Press Release, 04.07.2018 Since the end of June, a protest movement against raising the retirement age in the absence of any other measures of social protection of pensioners has been growing in Russia. Yabloko was the first political party that opposed […]
Posted: July 5th, 2018 under Street Actions, Yabloko Against the Government's Pension Reform.
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Penta-Trick
The World Cup in Russia began with a defeat: 5:0! The authorities scored five unanswered goals to the people. Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 16.06.2018 Even before the starting whistle, the account was opened by Russia’s Investigation Committee with a final arrest of long-resisting leader of the Serpukhov district [of the Moscow region] Alexander Shestun. At the […]
Posted: June 26th, 2018 under Economy, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russian Economy, Yabloko Against the Government's Pension Reform.
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Raise of the retirement age is a pay-off for the results of presidential elections
Statement by Yabloko’s Bureau Press Release, 21.06.2018 The Federal Bureau of the Yabloko party adopted a statement on the government’s initiative to raise the retirement age. The statement runs that President Putin is really responsible for the consequences of the reform. As an alternative, Yabloko proposes to implement the proposals outlined in the presidential […]
Posted: June 25th, 2018 under Economy, Russian Economy, Yabloko Against the Government's Pension Reform, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko’s Alexei Yetmanov on the pension reform
Yabloko’s FB page, 25.06.2018 As an alternative to the Putin-Medvedev’s pension reform, Yabloko proposes to transfer dividends of state corporations to the pension fund. And Alexei Yetmanov, founder of the most successful independent trade union of Russia and member of the Yabloko party voiced another civilised recipe:
Posted: June 25th, 2018 under Economy, Russian Economy, Yabloko Against the Government's Pension Reform.
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Why should they take money away only from pensioners, when they can squeeze all?
Grigory Yavlinsky on the government’s plans to raise the retirement age. Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 21.06.2018 Why did the government decide to raise the retirement age so rudely and so radically? Are they so brave that they are ready to go against the whole people? Look, already more than two million Russians have signed a petition […]
Posted: June 22nd, 2018 under Economy, Yabloko Against the Government's Pension Reform.
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The authorities turned down Yabloko’s applications for rallies against raising the retirement age
In Moscow, Yekaterinburg and Omsk Press Release, 22.06.2018 The authorities turned down Yabloko’s applications for rallies against raising the retirement age in Moscow, Yekaterinburg and Omsk and proposed the party to hold rallies on the outskirts of the cities. The Yabloko party planned to hold a rally in Moscow on 3 July in the city […]
Posted: June 22nd, 2018 under Economy, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Street Actions, Yabloko Against the Government's Pension Reform.
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Yabloko held pickets by the State Duma against raising the retirement age
Sergei Mitrokhin detained and taken to the police station Press Release, 19.06.2018 On 19 June, the Yabloko party launched protest actions against a pension reform proposed by the government and envisaging raising of the retirement age. Members of the Moscow branch of Yabloko conducted a series of single-person pickets (which do not require any permission […]
Posted: June 20th, 2018 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russian Economy, Street Actions, Yabloko Against the Government's Pension Reform.
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