Archive for 'Elections'
Yabloko’s Analytical Centre calls on State Duma to reject the bill on abolishing paper ballots
Press Release, 15.04.2025 Photo: The State Duma of the RF Yabloko’s Analytical Centre sent its analysis paper to State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin and head of the State Construction Committee Pavel Krasheninnikov calling for the rejection of the bill that would abolish paper ballots. “An analysis of the norms and wording of the draft law […]
Posted: April 15th, 2025 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights.
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A meeting with the team of the Novgorod regional branch of the party was held in the central office of Yabloko
Press Release, 10.04.2025 The team of Novgorod Yabloko met with Yabloko members and activists in Moscow. The Novogord team of Yabloko was represented at the meeting by the Chair Anna Cherepanova, Ksenia Cherepanova, the leader of the Novgorod city Yabloko and the Centre for Anti-Corruption Policies of the party in the region, members of the […]
Posted: April 11th, 2025 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Social Policies, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko to host Sergei Mitrokhin’s lecture on organization of civil society
Press Release, 10.04.2025 Photo from Sergei Mitrokhin’s Telegram channel On 17 April, Yabloko will host a lecture by the second Chairman of Yabloko Sergei Mitrokhin on “Organisation of Civil Society in Counteracting the Merger of Business and Power”. Sergei Mitrokhin will explain how the oligarchic system affects the rights of Moscow residents and will demonstrate […]
Posted: April 10th, 2025 under Conferences and Seminars, Governance, Human Rights, Moscow City Duma Elections 2019, Protection of Environment, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Yabloko in the Moscow City Duma, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Ryazan District Duma approves decision on liquidation of rural settlements
Vid Sboku online media, 10.04.2025 Photo: People voting for preservation of their rural settlements at public hearings on liquidation of their settlements in Dubrovichi, the Ryazan region / Screenshot from the video published on social media The Ryazan District Duma approved a decision on transforming the Ryazan District into a municipal district, that is, for […]
Posted: April 10th, 2025 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The rally of the Novgorod Yabloko in defence of the teacher of Russian language and literature Yelena Tulina did take place!
Press Release, 7.04.2025 Photo: Yelena Tulina / Photo by the Novgorod branch of Yabloko The rally participants unanimously voted for the resolution in defence of Yelena Tulina, a Yabloko member and teacher of Russian language and literature. The rally called for an immediate end to the pressure on Tulina, expressed no confidence in the Head […]
Posted: April 7th, 2025 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The arrest of journalist and municipal deputy from Yabloko Konstantin Smirnov extended for another two months
Press Release, 27.03.2025 Photo: Konstantin Smirnov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The Sovietsky District Court of Ryazan decided to extend the term of detention for Konstantin Smirnov, journalist and municipal deputy from Yabloko, for another two months. The court took such a decision despite the requests of Smirnov and his defence to change […]
Posted: April 2nd, 2025 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Pskov Yabloko wins the Constitutional Court case on removing party lists from elections in 2023
Press Release, 18.03.2025 Photo by Anatoly Zhdanov, Kommersant On 18 March, 2025, the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation confirmed that the head of the regional branch of a political party has the authority to sign documents to register the nominated list of candidates from the moment of his/her election. The ruling was made at […]
Posted: April 1st, 2025 under Elections, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko appealed to Vladimir Putin asking to reject the law on the liquidation of local self-government
Press Release, 17.03.2025 Photo: The Constitution of the Russian Federation with amendments of 2020 /Photo by Pavel Lysitsin, RIA Novosti Today Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov sent an appeal to the President of Russia asking to reject the law on the liquidation of local self-government. Yabloko believes that the new law completely subordinates local self-government to […]
Posted: April 1st, 2025 under Elections, Regional and Local Elections, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Без рубрики.
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The regional electoral commission refused to register the referendum in the Gdov district due to the “large number of participants” in the initiative group
Press Release, 18.02.2025 The Electoral Commission of the Pskov Region refused to register the initiative group for the referendum on the issues of direct elections of the head the Gdov District and the preservation of rural administrations in the Gdov district. The reason for the refusal was the fact that the initiative group included 37 […]
Posted: February 20th, 2025 under Elections, Governance, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Ivan Bolshakov will represent Yabloko in the Central Electoral Commission
Press Release, 19.02.2025 Yabloko will be represented at the meetings of the Central Electoral Commission of the Russian Federation by Ivan Bolshakov, head of the Yabloko Analytical Centre and a member of the Federal Political Committee of Yabloko.
Posted: February 19th, 2025 under Elections.
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Yabloko in Yakutia collected 1,070 signatures in favour of preserving direct elections of the mayor and heads of districts
Press Release, 19.02.2025 Photo: Deputy of the Yakutia’s parliament Vladimir Poskachin and Anatoly Nogovitsyn / Photo by the Yabloko branch in Yakutia The regional branch of the Yabloko party in Yakutia has completed its campaign to collect signatures for preservation of direct elections of the mayor of Yakutsk and heads of districts. In total, Yabloko […]
Posted: February 19th, 2025 under Elections, Regional and Local Elections, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko launches enrollment for a special course of the Federal Party School for the 2025 elections
Press Release, 13.02.2025 Yabloko launches enrollment for a special course of the Federal Party School dedicated to preparation for the 2025 election campaigns.
Posted: February 13th, 2025 under Conferences and Seminars, Elections, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2025.
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A meeting with Emilia Slabunova, MP of the Legislative Assembly of Karelia and the third Chairperson of the party, was held in Yabloko
Press Release, 11.02.2025 Photo: Emilia Slabunova / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Emilia Slabunova spoke about the work of the Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of Karelia, protection of citizens’ rights, the problems of the Republic of Karelia, interaction with government bodies and the specifics of the work of deputies from the opposition […]
Posted: February 11th, 2025 under Conferences and Seminars, Elections, The Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of Karelia, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Nikolai Rybakov testified as a defence witness in the trial of Grigory Melkonyants, Co-Chair of the Golos election observers movement
Press Release, 10.02.2025 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 10 February, the Сhairman of the Yabloko party, Nikolai Rybakov, testified at a session of the Basmanny Court of Moscow as a defenсe witness in the criminal case against the Сo-Сhairman of the Golos independent election observers movement, Grigory Melkonyants.
Posted: February 10th, 2025 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Без рубрики.
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The Public Prosecutor’s Office has ordered an investigation into Konstantin Smirnov’s statement about violations of the procedure for merging rural settlements of the Ryazan area into a single district
Telegram channel “Ryazan. Vid Sboku”, 10.02.2025 Photo: Mass public hearings on the merger of rural settlements in Dubrovichi, Ryazan region, into a single district. Screenshot of the video on social networks The Public Prosecutor’s Office has ordered an investigation into the statement of Konstantin Smirnov, the arrested editor-in-chief of Vid Sboku (Side View) online media […]
Posted: February 10th, 2025 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections 2019, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Supreme Court of Yakutia upheld the fine imposed on Yabloko’s Anatoly Nogovitsyn for attending an unpermitted event
Press Release, 5.02.2025 Photo: Anatoly Nogovitsyn / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The Supreme Court of Yakutia rejected the appeal of the Chairman of the Yabloko branch in Yakutia, Anatoly Nogovitsyn, against the decision of the city court on a fine for “violation of the established procedure for organizing or holding a rally” (Article […]
Posted: February 5th, 2025 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, 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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The court sent the leader of the Ryazan Yabloko Konstantin Smirnov to a pretrial detention centre for two months
Press Release, 31.01.2025 Photo: Konstantin Smirnov in the courtroom / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The court arrested Konstantin Smirnov, the leader of the Ryazan branch of Yabloko and deputy of the Dubrovichsky rural settlement, for two months. He has been sent to a pretrial detention centre until March. This was reported from the […]
Posted: January 31st, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2021, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Konstantin Smirnov, leader of Ryazan Yabloko, detained in a criminal case. This is revenge for his fight against municipal reform
Press Release, 31.01.2025 Photo: Konstantin Smirnov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The Federal Security Service (FSB) and the Investigative Committee have detained Konstantin Smirnov, the leader of Ryazan Yabloko, journalist and municipal deputy, on charges of extortion. Yabloko is convinced that this is revenge for his active work as a municipal deputy and […]
Posted: January 31st, 2025 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2021, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko to host meeting with Emilia Slabunova, MP of the Legislative Assembly of Karelia and the third Chairperson of Yabloko
Press Release, 30.01.2025 Photo: Emilia Slabunova / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Emilia Slabunova will talk about the work of the Yabloko faction in the Karelia Legislative Assembly, protection of citizens’ rights, the problems of Karelia, interaction with government bodies and the specifics of the work of opposition party deputies, share successful cases, and […]
Posted: January 30th, 2025 under Conferences and Seminars, The Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of Karelia, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Pskov region confirmed the violation of labour rights of prisoners in the penal colony near Sebezh after Artur Gaiduk’s appeal
Press Release, 23.01.2025 Photo by zona-mag.ru In December, relatives of people serving sentences in penal colony No. 6 near Sebezh contacted Artur Gaiduk, a deputy of the Pskov Regional Assembly from Yabloko. They complained about the unfair payment of their relatives. Artur Gaiduk sent an appeal to the regional Public Prosecutor’s Office.
Posted: January 23rd, 2025 under Human Rights, The Yabloko Faction in the Pskov Regional Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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