Archive for 'Governance'
Alexander Yefimov fined 15,000 roubles for an interview for the Youtube channel of the independent election observers’ movement Golos
Press Release, 5.04.2024 Photo: Alexander Yefimov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The Volzhsky City Court (the Volgograd Region) found Alexander Yefimov, a member of the Federal Bureau of the Yabloko party, guilty of “participation in the activities of an undesirable organisation” and fined him 15,000 roubles.
Posted: April 5th, 2024 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko Deputy Chair Boris Vishnevsky: I perceive the decision of the Ministry of Justice to enlist me as a “foreign agent” as an insult not only to me, but also to my voters, and I will prove its complete lawlessness in court
Press Release, 3.04.2024 Photo: A sign in the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg for MP of the Legislative Assembly Boris Vishnevsky with a “foreign agent” marking Boris Vishnevsky, Deputy Chairman of the Yabloko party and an MP of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, told reporters at a briefing in the Legislative Assembly how he […]
Posted: April 3rd, 2024 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Moscow branch of Yabloko holds an event of writing letters to political prisoners
Press Release, 2.04.2024 Photo from the previous event in the Yabloko office in Moscow / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 2 April 2, the Moscow branch of Yabloko will host an event of writing letters to political prisoners. Everyone is welcome. We planned to hold an event of writing letters at the end […]
Posted: April 2nd, 2024 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Yabloko party advocates a final and absolute ban on the death penalty in Russia
Statement by the Federal Bureau of Yabloko, adopted on 28.03.2024 Photo: Alexander Koryakov, Kommersant In connection with the monstrous terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall, calls from high stands for the return of the death penalty in Russia are heard again. As the bearer of the Russian and European humanistic tradition, the Russian United Democratic […]
Posted: March 28th, 2024 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy.
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“When exactly we may come to you, will depend on how you behave” – the chief of police of the Pskov region about the police “inspections” at the office of the Pskov Yabloko
Press Release, 28.03.2024 Photo: Alexei Ovsyannikov, head of the Pskov Region Interior Department / Photo by the Press Service of the Pskov Regional Assembly of Deputies After the report of the head of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Pskov Region Alexei Ovsyannikov to the regional parliament on the police performance for 2023, […]
Posted: March 28th, 2024 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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“Stop killing”. Nikolai Rybakov about the decision of the Astrakhan authorities to euthanise stray dogs
Nikolai Rybakov’s Telegram channel, 28.03.2024 Photo: Nikolai Rybakov in the animal shelter “Thank You for Life” in Ryazan Today I sent a gift to the Governor of the Astrakhan region Igor Babushkin – the book “White Bim Black Ear” [about a tragic fate of dog whose master died]. The Governor reported from time to time […]
Posted: March 28th, 2024 under Environmental Policies, Governance, Protection of Environment, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko’s deputy of a rural settlement in the Ryazan region Konstantin Smirnov to the governor: I ask you to order the liquidation of the illegal landfill in Dubrovichi
Press Release, 27.03.2024 Photo: The landfill in Dubrovichi / Photo by Konstantin Smirnov Konstantin Smirnov, a deputy of the Dubrovichi rural settlement from the Yabloko party and Editor-in-Chief of the Internet web-site Vidsboku, sent an appeal to Governor of the Ryazan Region Pavel Malkov regarding liquidation of an illegal landfill on the territory of the […]
Posted: March 27th, 2024 under Environmental Policies, Governance, Human Rights, Protection of Environment, YABLOKO against Corruption, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Violence against a voter and beating of a member of the electoral commission do not contradict the law, the head of the police of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region says
Press Release, 20.03.2024 Photo: Head of the regional Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region Roman Plugin in the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg / Photo by the Press Service of the St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly The head of police for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, Roman […]
Posted: March 20th, 2024 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Presidential Elections, Presidential Elections 2024, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko invites all to participate in the action of writing letters to political prisoners
Press Release, 19.03.2024 Photo: Postcards / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Actions in support of political prisoners will again be held in the Yabloko offices in Moscow and Russian regions. We invite all to support political prisoners unjustly deprived of their freedom to join the action. The organisers promise a friendly atmosphere and everything […]
Posted: March 20th, 2024 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Novgorod Yabloko page on Vkontakte blocked by the decision of the Public Prosecutor General’s Office
Press Release, 16.03.2024 Photo: a screenshot of the Novgorod Yabloko page in Vkontakte running that “the given material is blocked on the territory of the Russian Federation on the basis of the demand of the Public Prosecutor General’s Office No 27-31-2024/Treb263-24 of 15.03.2024 On 15 March, the social media Vkontakte blocked the public page of […]
Posted: March 19th, 2024 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Presidential Elections, Presidential Elections 2024, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Court upheld Yabloko’s claim and obliged Territorial Electoral Commission No 37 in St. Petersburg to appoint the party representative member of a precinct electoral commission instead of sending him to the army
Press Release, 15.03.2024 Photo by Alexander Kazakov, Kommersant On 14 March, the Kalininsky District Court of St. Petersburg upheld the claim of the St. Petersburg regional branch of the Yabloko party to invalidate the decision of Territorial Electoral Commission No. 37. On 12 March, the commission refused to appoint Yabloko representative Alexander Kirsanov as a […]
Posted: March 15th, 2024 under Elections, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Presidential Elections, Presidential Elections 2024.
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Yabloko representatives in the electoral commissions of St. Petersburg were handed summonses to the military commissariats
Deputy Boris Vishnevsky addressed head of the Central Electoral Commission Ella Pamfilova. Press Release, 13.03.2024 Photo: head of Central Electoral Commission Ella Pamfilova / Photo by Yevgeny Razumny, Kommersant On 11 March, Andrei Yegorov, a member of St.Petersburg Territorial Electoral Commission No. 29 from the Yabloko party, received a call from the electoral commission secretary […]
Posted: March 13th, 2024 under Elections, Governance, Human Rights, Presidential Elections, Presidential Elections 2024, Без рубрики.
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The Presidential Administration responded to Boris Vishnevsky’s appeal about the end of mobilisation
Press Release, 05.03.2024 Photo by Alexander Koryakov, Kommersant Dismissal from service of those mobilised “is possible in accordance with the current legislation, as well as after the cessation of the circumstances that served as the basis for the conscription of citizens for military service”.
Posted: March 11th, 2024 under Governance, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations.
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Anna Cherepanova asks the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Federal Penitentiary Service and the Commissioner for Human Rights to check reports on violations in women’s colonies
Press Release 7.03.2024 Photo: Prisoners in Women’s Penal Colony No. 6 of the Federal Penitentiary Service in the Altai Territory / Photo by Andrei Lukovsky, Kommersant Anna Cherepanova, Deputy Chair of the Yabloko party and deputy of the Novgorod City Duma, sent complaints to the Public Prosecutor General’s Office, the leadership of the Federal Penitentiary […]
Posted: March 7th, 2024 under Freedom of Speech, Gender Faction, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko supporter Svetlana Marina was found guilty of repeated discrediting of the army and sentenced to forced labour
Press Release, 1.03.2024 Based on the publications in the Telegram channel of the Kirov branch of Yabloko Photo: Svetlana Marina / Photo by the Kirov branch of Yabloko Today, on 1 March, the Pervomaysky District Court of Kirov found Yabloko supporter Svetlana Marina guilty under the article of repeated discrediting of the Armed Forces of […]
Posted: March 4th, 2024 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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A court in Tatarstan fined Ruslan Zinatullin, Chairman of the Tatarstan Yabloko, 25,000 roubles for a single picket demanding that the body of Alexei Navalny be given to his relatives
Press Release, 26.02.2024 Based on the publications in the Telegram channel of the Yabloko branch in Tatarstan Photo: Ruslan Zinatullin / A screenshot from the video made by the Yabloko branch in Tatarstan The Vakhitovsky District Court of Kazan fined Ruslan Zinatullin 25,000 roubles under Article 20.2 part 2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses […]
Posted: March 4th, 2024 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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A manifestation of a lulling policy and collective escapism from reality for the entire country.” Yabloko leaders comment on the President Putin’s address to the Federal Assembly.
Press Release, 29.02.2024 Photo by Dmitry Azarov, Kommersant Yabloko leaders comment on the President Putin’s address to the Federal Assembly Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov notes that all the main things form Vladimir Putin’s address, have been already promised to some extent, however, “the things are still there”. “We will protect nature reserves, – but, in […]
Posted: February 29th, 2024 under Economy, Environmental Policies, Governance, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russian Economy, Social Policies, Без рубрики.
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The sentence to human rights defender Oleg Orlov is repressive and must be overturned
Statement by the Yabloko party, 27.02.2024 Photo: Human rights defender Oleg Orlov at the hearings of the Golovinsky Court in Moscow, 27 Febraury, 2024 / Photo by Pavel Bednyakov, RIA Novosti The Russian United Democratic Party Yabloko expresses protest against the conviction and imprisonment of human rights defender and one of the founders of the […]
Posted: February 27th, 2024 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, Без рубрики.
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Lev Shlosberg: “Only the customer, that is, the state, can stop the wave of denunciations when the policy changes”
The Pskov Newsfeed, 20.02.2024 Photo: Lev Shlosberg / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The epidemic of denunciation shows that the state manipulates society, inciting hatred towards dissidents, and those people who use denunciation understand that this is how they can realise themselves, become successful, build a career and get a positive assessment. Everyone strives […]
Posted: February 22nd, 2024 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Без рубрики.
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The Public Prosecutor General’s Office blocked the page of the Chair of the Yabloko branch in Veliky Novgorod, Ksenia Cherepanova, in the VKontakte social media
Press Release, 22.02.2024 Photo: Ksenia Cherepanova / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The decision of the Public Prosecutor General’s Office on blocking Ksenia Cherepanova’s page was made, according to the social network notification, on 21 February. Previously, VKontakte blocked the pages of Anna Cherepanova, Chair of the regional branch of the party, and Oksana […]
Posted: February 22nd, 2024 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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