Archive for 'Foreign policy'
St. Petersburg Yabloko nominated candidates for municipal deputies
Press Release, 25.06.2024 Delegates to the conference of the St. Petersburg branch of Yabloko, which took place on the evening of 24 June, nominated 70 candidates for 17 municipalities of St. Petersburg. On 28 June, the regional branch plans to nominate more candidates who have expressed their desire to run for Yabloko in recent days.
Posted: June 26th, 2024 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Gubernatorial Elections 2024, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2024, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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St. Petersburg Yabloko nominated pediatric anaesthesiologist Olga Yurkevich a candidate for by-elections to the Legislative Assembly
Press Release, 21.06.2024 Photo: Olga Yurkevich / Photo by regional branch of Yabloko St. Petersburg branch of Yabloko nominated Olga Yurkevich, a candidate of medical sciences, a doctor of the highest category and pediatric anesthesiologist, a candidate for deputy of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg in the coming by-elections in constituency No 18 of […]
Posted: June 21st, 2024 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2024, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko announces collection of signatures in support of nomination of its candidates in the elections of deputies of the Moscow City Duma
Press Release, 20.06.2024 Photo: Yabloko placard “For Peace and Freedom! 24 Yabloko candidates for the Moscow City Duma are campaigning under the slogan “For Peace and Freedom! For the Ceasefire Agreement!” Each candidate must collect signatures from Muscovites in his/her support so that to be registered in the race.
Posted: June 20th, 2024 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Moscow City Duma Elections 2024, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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“Write letters to political prisoners, they are like medicine to us.” Yabloko to host the actions of writing letters to Russian political prisoners.
Press Release 19.06.2024 Photo by the Pskov regional branch of Yabloko Yabloko will once again host the actions of writing letters to Russian political prisoners. The number of political prisoners in Russia is growing every week. It is important for those unjustly imprisoned to know that they are not forgotten.
Posted: June 19th, 2024 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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“Don’t shoot!”
Statement by the Yabloko party Chairman, 17.06.2024 Photo from social media The Yabloko party stands for the immediate conclusion of a ceasefire agreement without preconditions. Neither the resolution of the summit in Switzerland, nor Vladimir Putin’s statements at the meeting with the leadership of the Foreign Ministry answer the most important question: when people, including […]
Posted: June 18th, 2024 under Elections, Foreign policy, Freedom of Speech, Gubernatorial Elections, Gubernatorial Elections 2024, Human Rights, Moscow City Duma Elections 2024, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2024, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, Без рубрики.
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Participate in elections so that to save people’s lives, and bring peace and freedom!
Resolution by the Federal Bureau of Yabloko adopted on 14.06.2024, published on 15.06.2024 Local and regional elections will be held in our country on 8 September, 2024. Citizens who do not agree with what has been happening in the country should have the opportunity to vote in these elections for an alternative and get their […]
Posted: June 17th, 2024 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Gubernatorial Elections, Gubernatorial Elections 2024, Human Rights, Moscow City Duma Elections 2024, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2024, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Versailles Trap
Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 13.06.2024 A peace treaty was signed 105 years ago in June 1919 in Versailles, a Parisian suburb, marking the end of World War I. However, the Treaty of Versailles only delivered peace to Europe for a brief moment, before setting the wheels in motion for the start of the even more destructive […]
Posted: June 14th, 2024 under Foreign policy, History, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations.
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The Chelyabinsk branch of Yabloko nominated Yaroslav Shcherbakov as a candidate for the post of Governor of the Chelyabinsk region
Press Release, 14.06.2024 Photo by the regional branch of the party On 12 June, a conference of the Chelyabinsk regional branch of the Yabloko party nominated Yaroslav Shcherbakov as a candidate for the post of Governor of the Chelyabinsk region.
Posted: June 14th, 2024 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Gubernatorial Elections, Gubernatorial Elections 2024, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Kaliningrad branch of Yabloko nominated human rights defender Roman Morozov as a candidate for the Governor of the region
Press Release, 13.06.2024 Photo by the Kaliningrad branch of Yabloko On 12 June, the General Assembly of the Kaliningrad branch of the Yabloko party nominated lawyer Roman Morozov as a candidate for the post of Governor of the Kaliningrad region. Morozov’s candidacy had been previously approved by the presidium of the Federal Bureau of the […]
Posted: June 13th, 2024 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Gubernatorial Elections, Gubernatorial Elections 2024, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko nominated candidates for deputies of the Moscow City Duma
Press Release, 12.06.2024 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The Moscow branch of Yabloko nominated candidates for the elections of Moscow City Duma deputies that will take place on 8 September. The list consists of 24 people. This decision was made at the Conference of the Moscow branch of the party on 12 June. All […]
Posted: June 13th, 2024 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Moscow City Duma Elections 2024, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko will participate in gubernatorial elections in the Kaliningrad, Tula and Chelyabinsk regions
Press Release, 11.06.2024 Photo: Roman Morozov, Vladimir Dorokhov, and Yaroslav Shcherbakov The Presidium of the Federal Bureau of the Yabloko party confirmed the candidacies of Yaroslav Shcherbakov, Roman Morozov and Vladimir Dorokhov for the elections of governors of the Chelyabinsk, Kaliningrad and Tula regions, respectively. In the coming days, the candidates will be nominated at […]
Posted: June 11th, 2024 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Gubernatorial Elections, Gubernatorial Elections 2024, Human Rights, Political Parties, Russia-Ukraine relations, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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On the political priorities of the party during the election campaigns of June – September 2024
Decision by the Federal Political Committee No 183. Adopted on 7.06.2024, published on 10.06.2024 In June – September, election campaigns will be held in many regions of Russia for the election of governors, deputies of legislative bodies of the constituent entities of the federation and local governments. Despite all the differences in these elections, the […]
Posted: June 11th, 2024 under 21st Congress of Yabloko, 22nd Congress of Yabloko, Congresses, Elections, Freedom of Speech, Gubernatorial Elections, Human Rights, Moscow City Duma Elections 2024, Political Committee Decisions, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2024, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Ruslan Zinatullin, Chairman of the Tatarstan Yabloko, fined 50,000 roubles for “discrediting the army.” Yabloko announces fundraising
Press Release, 10.06.2024 Photo: Ruslan Zinatullin / Photo from social media On 6 June, the Vakhitovsky District Court of Kazan fined Ruslan Zinatullin, a member of the federal Bureau of Yabloko and Chairman of the regional branch of the party in Tatarstan, 50,000 roubles for “discrediting the army.” The Judge recognised the politician’s status in […]
Posted: June 11th, 2024 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko will nominate its candidates for the Moscow City Duma elections on 8 June
Press Release, 5.06.2024 Photo: The Moscow City Duma / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service At a meeting on 5 June, the Moscow City Duma called the elections to the Moscow parliament. On 8 June, the Moscow Yabloko will conduct a Conference at which party candidates in Moscow districts will be nominated. Maxim Kruglov, the […]
Posted: June 6th, 2024 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Moscow City Duma Elections 2019, Moscow City Duma Elections 2024, Russia-Ukraine relations, The Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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St. Petersburg Yabloko opposes raising of taxes, the money from which will be used for the militarisation of the country
Press Release, 5 June 2024 Photo: Boris Vishnevsky / Photo by the Press Service of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg The Yabloko faction in the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly voted against parliamentary approval of the federal law on raising taxes. The Russian government presents the initiative as “fair”, highlighting only the “progressive scale” of […]
Posted: June 6th, 2024 under Economy, Governance, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russian Economy, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly.
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An administrative protocol on “discrediting the army” drawn up against Yabloko Federal Bureau member Ruslan Zinatullin
Press Release, 4.06.2024 Photo: Ruslan Zinatullin / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service An administrative protocol on “discrediting the army” was drawn up against Ruslan Zinatullin, a member of the Yabloko Federal Bureau and Chairman of the regional branch of the party in Tatarstan. Zinatullin was detained near the Kazan party office on the evening […]
Posted: June 6th, 2024 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Grigory Yavlinsky: A Ceasefire Agreement Must Be Struck Now
Yavlinsky.ru, 05.06.2024 Photo by Svitlana Morenets // Getty Images We have leveraged every possible opportunity at every turn to call for a ceasefire since the very start of the special military operation. Our appeals have become more and more insistent from November 2002 onwards, as specific military, political and strategic circumstances, making it possible to […]
Posted: June 6th, 2024 under Foreign policy, Governance, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations.
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Yabloko considers increase of taxes during the special military operation unacceptable
Adopted at the meeting of the Federal Bureau on 3 June, 2024 Photo: The Finance Ministry of the Russian Federation / Photo by Konstanin Kokoshkin, Kommersant The true goal of Vladimir Putin’s tax reform is not the alleged provision of social justice, but the collection of additional trillions of roubles from citizens and businesses. These […]
Posted: June 6th, 2024 under Economy, Governance, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russian Economy, Без рубрики.
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Grigory Yavlinsky: The West’s Approach to Russia Should Have Been Much Smarter
Yavlinsky.ru, 23.05.2024 Grigory Yavlinsky, the Russian opposition Yabloko party’s leader, took part in the debates at Cambridge Union about the West’s Approach to Russia. The event took place on May 16, 2024. The other speakers were Dominic Grieve, the former UK Attorney General and Conservative MP, the former chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee […]
Posted: June 6th, 2024 under Economy, Elections, Foreign policy, Freedom of Speech, Governance, History, Human Rights, Presidential Elections, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, Russian Economy, State Duma Elections, Без рубрики.
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“Thank you for support!” Yabloko invites all to the actions of writing letters to political prisoners
Press Release, 20.05.2024 Yabloko will once again conduct actions of writing letters to political prisoners. The participants in the events learn from letters of political prisoners that such letters and words of support are very much needed by those who has been deprived of freedom and is under pressure from repressive authorities.
Posted: May 21st, 2024 under Conferences and Seminars, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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