Archive for 'Foreign policy'
“An unlawful and politically motivated decision.” Alexander Shishlov on his fine for “discrediting the army”
Press Release, 7.10.2022 Photo: lawyer Leonid Krikun and Alexander Shishlov / Photo by Konstantin Lenkov, Zaks.ru “I regard today’s decision as legally unfounded, unlawful and politically motivated.” This is how Alexander Shishlov, head of the Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg and Chairman of the St. Petersburg branch of Yabloko, assessed the […]
Posted: October 10th, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko activist in Belgorod Ilya Kostyukov accused of calls for participation in unpermitted actions
Press Release, 7.10.2022 Photo: Ilya Kostyukov / Photo from the personal archive On 5 October, the Oktyabrsky District Court of Belgorod held a hearing in the case on the administrative offence of Ilya Kostyukov, a member of the Yabloko party. The civil activist was accused of calling for participation in a rally without permission of […]
Posted: October 10th, 2022 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko supporter Svetlana Sannikova fined in Novosibirsk for participation in the action for peace
Press Release, 7.10.2022 Photo: Svetlana Sannikova / Photo from social media On 6 October, a court in Novosibirsk found Svetlana Sannikova, a civil activist and supporter of the Yabloko party, guilty of violating public order due to the “mass simultaneous stay of citizens”. The fine under Article 20.2.2 Part 1 of the Code of Administrative […]
Posted: October 10th, 2022 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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In Pskov, homes of Yabloko members, Nikolai Kuzmin and Ekaterina Novikova were searched
Press Release, 5.10.2022 Photo: Nikolai Kuzmin and Ekaterina Novikova This morning, searches were carried out at the homes of Yabloko members Nikolai Kuzmin and Ekaterina Novikova. Their phones, laptops, hard drives and flash drives were confiscated.
Posted: October 5th, 2022 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2022, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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A lecture by economist Igor Nikolayev “On the Prospects of the Russian Economy” will be held at the Yabloko Party University
Press Release, 28.09.2022 Photo: Igor Nikolayev / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 11 October, the Yabloko Party University will host a lecture “On the Prospects of the Russian Economy”. Lecturer is Igor Nikolayev, Director of the Institute for Strategic Analysis of the company “Financial and Accounting Consultants”, Doctor of Economics, and a member […]
Posted: October 5th, 2022 under Conferences and Seminars, Economy, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russian Economy, Без рубрики.
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Actions of writing letters to political prisoners were held in the Yabloko offices in different regions
Press Release and a photo report, 4.10.2022 Photo: The action by the Yabloko branch in Ivanovo Actions in support of Russian political prisoners took place in the regional offices of the Yabloko party last week. Yabloko members and supporters, and civil activists signed postcards and wrote letters to those who were unfairly imprisoned.
Posted: October 4th, 2022 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Artur Gaiduk, Yabloko MP in the Pskov regional parliament, asks the authorities to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe at the border points of the Pskov region
Press Release, 3.10.2022 Photo: Artur Gaiduk / Photo by the Pskov Yabloko Press Service Artur Gaiduk, a Yabloko deputy of the Pskov Regional Assembly of Deputies, proposes to the Governor, the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the Border Guard Department of the Federal Security Service to provide people who are trying to cross the border […]
Posted: October 4th, 2022 under Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, The Yabloko Faction in the Pskov Regional Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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In Lipetsk, a criminal case against Alexander Grigoriev, a member of the Yabloko party, was opened on “fake news about the army”
Press Release, 3.10.2022 Photo: Alexander Grigoriev / Photo from social media In Lipetsk, a criminal case was opened against Alexander Grigoriev, a member of the Yabloko party, under of Article 207.3 Part 1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Public dissemination of knowingly false information about the use of the armed forces of […]
Posted: October 3rd, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Dmitry Rybakov, a Yabloko deputy of the Petrozavodsk City Council, fined for “discrediting the army”
Press Release, 30.09.2022 Photo: Dmitry Rybakov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The Supreme Court of Karelia upheld the decision of the Petrozavodsk City Court, which found Dmitry Rybakov, a deputy of the Petrozavodsk City Council from the Yabloko party and an environmental activist, guilty of “discrediting the army”. Dmitry Rybakov must pay a […]
Posted: October 3rd, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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On urgent measures to prevent a possible nuclear conflict
Statement by the Federal Political Committee of Yabloko, 29.09.2022 Photo: Mobilisation. / Photo by Viktor Korotayev, Kommersant The “referendums” held on 23-27 September on the inclusion of the territories of the “Donetsk People’s Republic”, the “Luhansk People’s Republic”, parts of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions into the Russian Federation, their predictable results, the well-known intentions […]
Posted: October 3rd, 2022 under Foreign policy, Political Committee Decisions, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Без рубрики.
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The Yabloko Party University hosted a lecture by Nikolai Rybakov “Politics in the Z-Era”
Press Release, 28.09.2022 On 27 September, Yabloko Chairman Nikolay Rybakov held an open lecture at the Yabloko Party University on the topic “Politics in the Z-Era.”
Posted: September 29th, 2022 under Conferences and Seminars, Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Political Parties, Politics, Russia-Ukraine relations, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Без рубрики.
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Ivan Prishchepa, Yabloko candidate at the recent elections to the Pskov Regional Assembly, fined for “discrediting the army”
Press Release, 28.09.2022 Photo: Ivan Prishchepa / Photo from social media The Pskov city court found Ivan Prishchepa, Yabloko candidate at the recent elections to the Pskov Regional Assembly, guilty of “discrediting the army” (Article 20.3.3 Part 1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). The decision was made on 15 July. On 5 September, the […]
Posted: September 28th, 2022 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2022, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Chairman of a Yabloko branch in the Pushkinsky District of St.Petersburg fined for “discrediting the army”
Press Release, 28.09.2022 Photo: Alexander Makhankov / Photo from social media The District Court of the Pushkinsky District of St.Petersburg, fined Alexander Makhankov, leader of the Yabloko branch in the district and a Yabloko candidate for the recent municipal elections to the Pushkinsky Municipal Council, 30,000 roubles for “discrediting the army”. The protocol was drawn […]
Posted: September 28th, 2022 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2022, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko will hold actions of writing letters to political prisoners in different Russian regions
Press Release, 27.09.2022 Actions of writing letters to political prisoners will be held at the regional offices of the Yabloko party. Yabloko invites all Russian citizens who want to support unjustly convicted politicians and activists or those who are under investigation to participate in the actions. Participants of the actions can sign postcards printed by […]
Posted: September 28th, 2022 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko demands from the Public Prosecutor of Moscow to open a criminal case against security officials who tortured civil activists
Press Release, 27.09.2022 Photo: An ambulance takes Artyom Kamardin to hospital from the Investigative Committee for the Tervskoy District in Moscow / Photo from social media The Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma appealed to the Public Prosecutor of Moscow Denis Popov demanding a thorough check of the facts of violence, that became known […]
Posted: September 28th, 2022 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, The Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma.
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A criminal case on “discrediting the army” initiated against Anatoly Nogovitsyn, Chairman of the Yakutsk Yabloko
Press Release, 24.09.2022 Photo: Anatoly Nogovitsyn / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service A criminal case on “discrediting the army” was initiated against Anatoly Nogovitsyn, Chairman of the Yabloko branch in Yakutia. The reason was a post on Anatoly Nogovitsyn’s Telegram channel about the announced mobilisation. As a measure of restraint, the court chose a […]
Posted: September 27th, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The trial in the Alexander Shishlov case on “discrediting the army” will continue on 7 October
Press Release, 23.09.2022 Photo (from left to right): lawyer Andrei Chertkov, Judge Artyom Brodsky, lawyer Leonid Krikun and Alexander Shishlov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 23 September, the Petrogradsky District Court of St.Petersburg continued consideration of the administrative case against Alexander Shishlov, head of the Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of […]
Posted: September 27th, 2022 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Forum of Municipal Candidates “After the Elections” was held in Yabloko
Press Release, 23.09.2022 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 22 September, the Forum of Municipal Candidates “After the Elections” was held in the Yabloko office in Moscow. Candidates for deputies, members of the electoral headquarters, campaign volunteers and party supporters gathered in the hall to discuss the campaign and the results of the elections, […]
Posted: September 27th, 2022 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Moscow Municipal Elections 2022, Political Parties, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2022, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Russia-Ukraine relations, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko to hold a round table on the problems of introduction of “lessons” at schools that condone the special military operation
Press Release, 23.09.2022 Photo by Konstantin Kokoshkin, Kommersant On 26 September, Yabloko will hold a round table on the problems of introduction of “lessons” at schools that condone the special military operation. “Raising of patriotism at school,” “conversations about the important”, raising the flag, history lessons. What does all this mean? How teachers and students […]
Posted: September 23rd, 2022 under Conferences and Seminars, Education and Science, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Social Policies, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The pro-government majority in the Parliament of Karelia refused to consider the question on the moblisation order submitted by Yabloko
Press Release, 22.09.2022 Photo: Emilia Slabunova / Photo be the Yabloko Press Service The Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia refused to include in the agenda of its meeting on 22 September a question about the order “On conducting partial mobilisation in the Republic of Karelia” submitted by Emilia Slabunova, head of the Yabloko […]
Posted: September 23rd, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, The Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of Karelia, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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