Archive for 'Street Actions'
Yabloko leader Nikolai Rybakov demanded that the Russian Public Prosecutor General and the Moscow Mayor lift restrictions on street actions
Press Release, 4.02.2021 Nikolai Rybakov wrote to the Public Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation and the Mayor of Moscow demanding that the restrictions on public events be lifted. A number of bans on holding mass events, in particular, sports events, have already been canceled in whole or in part. However, the ban on public […]
Posted: February 4th, 2021 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Poisoning of Alexei Navalny, Street Actions.
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Yabloko activists in Tula held a series of pickets
Police confiscated the picket placards the activists used in their pickets Press Release, 23.05.2019 On 20 May, Yabloko activists held a series of one-person pickets in the centre of Tula. One Yabloko member picketed by the regional government office.
Posted: May 23rd, 2019 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Street Actions, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Yabloko’s human rights activists filed an application to the Moscow Mayor’s Office for conducting a march “The First of May Against Torture and Discrimination”
Press Release, 17.04.2019 Photo: Organisers of the action: Svetlana Gannushkina, Lev Ponomaryov and Valery Borschyov Valery Borshchyov and Svetlana Gannushkina, renowned human rights activists and members of the Yabloko party, submitted an application to the Moscow Mayor’s Office to hold a march in the city centre on 1 May “The First of May Against Torture […]
Posted: April 17th, 2019 under Human Rights, Street Actions.
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Yabloko wished the President of Russia an early retirement at the action on Putin’s birthday
Press Release, 8.10.2018 On 7 October, on the birthday of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Chelyabinsk branch of Yabloko organised a flash mob “For the Raising of…” in the city. The name of the action is connected with the recent law on raising the retirement age, which was adopted by both the chambers of the […]
Posted: October 9th, 2018 under Street Actions.
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Chelyabinsk branch of Yabloko to organise a flash mob on Vladimir Putin’s birthday
Press release, 4.10.2018 The Chelyabinsk branch of Yabloko will organise a flash mob on 7 October, the birthday of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. According to Chair of the regional party branch Yaroslav Shcherbakov, the latest trend is to raise everything – the retirement age, VAT rate, petrol excise duty and so on. “President Putin is […]
Posted: October 5th, 2018 under Street Actions.
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Yabloko Deputy Chair Alexander Gnezdilov: “Democracy is an exam that society is taking every day”
Press Release, 24.08.2018 Archive photo by RIA Novosti/ Yuri Abramochkin A rally dedicated to the anniversary of the victory over the reactionary forces of the State Emergency Committee was held in the Krasnopresnensky park, Moscow, behind the Russian ‘White House’ on 22 August, on the Day of the Flag of Russia. The rally was […]
Posted: August 28th, 2018 under History, Street Actions, Understanding Russia, Без рубрики.
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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 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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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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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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Yabloko took part in the rally “For Free Russia”
The action against arbitrariness and reprisals was held on Academician Sakharov Prospect in Moscow Press Release, 10.06.2018 Today, Yabloko leaders and representatives of the party took part in the rally “For Free Russia Without Arbitrariness and Reprisals”, which took place on Academician Sakharov Prospekt. The party was among the organisers of the action against mass […]
Posted: June 13th, 2018 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, Street Actions.
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Yabloko to take part in the rally “For free Russia without reprisals and arbitrary rule”
Press Release, 04.06.2018 On 10 June, on the eve of the Day of Russia, a rally against mass-scale violations of human rights and freedoms will take part in Moscow, in Academician Sakharov Prospekt. The Yabloko party is the co-organiser of the action. Emilia Slabunova, Yabloko Chair, will speak at the rally. Photo: “I protest peacefully, […]
Posted: June 7th, 2018 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Protection of Environment, Street Actions.
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The Moscow branch of Yabloko to picket against cutting down of city parks
Sergei Mitrokhin will take part in the action 04.06.2018 On the Day of Environmental Protection, 5 June, the Moscow branch of Yabloko will hold a picket against cutting down of city parks. The picket will be held by the office of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation. Sergei Mitrokhin, Chairman […]
Posted: June 4th, 2018 under Protection of Environment, Street Actions.
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Yabloko to hold pickets against Moscow housing renovation programme
Press release, 23.06.2017 On 28 May, the Moscow branch of Yabloko will hold pickets against the law on housing renovation by the Council of Federation, the upper house of parliament.
Posted: June 23rd, 2017 under Street Actions.
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St. Petersburg branch of Yabloko commemorated victims of the Second World War
Press release, 08.05.2017 On 8 May, deputies of Yabloko’s faction in the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly and party activists commemorated victims of the Second World War laying flowers at the memorial at the Piskaryovskoye Cemetery.
Posted: May 8th, 2017 under History, Street Actions.
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Lev Shlosberg made a speech at a rally of trade unions
Press release, 02.05.2017 On 1 May, deputy of the Pskov Region Legislative Assembly Lev Shlosberg made a speech at a rally organised by trade unions. “Today a wonderful word is pronounced here – solidarity. Solidarity is our answer to injustice,” the politician said addressing the public.
Posted: May 3rd, 2017 under Street Actions.
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Yabloko participates in a demonstration for the protection of St. Petersburg
Press release, 02.05.2017 On May 1, the St. Petersburg branch of Yabloko participated in a demonstration for the protection of the city. Yabloko’s Federal Political Committee member Mikhail Amosov, Bureau member Anatoly Golov and Human Right Committee member Natalia Yevdokimova headed the column of historic preservation activists.
Posted: May 2nd, 2017 under Street Actions.
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