Archive for 'Freedom of Assembly'
New lawsuit filed against Irkutsk City Administration over refusal to give a permission for the “Free Internet” and pro-Telegram rally
Press Release, 19 March 2026 Photo by Sergei Konkov, Kommersant On 18 March, Pavel Kharitonenko, an activist and Yabloko supporter, filed a lawsuit with the Kirovsky District Court of Irkutsk over the city administration’s refusal to approve a rally against the blocking of the Internet, certain messaging applications and services. Kharitonenko indicates in the lawsuit […]
Posted: March 20th, 2026 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Kazan authorities refuse Yabloko permission to hold rally against Internet blocking, citing allegedly unlawful purpose
Press Release, 18.03.2026 The organisers of the rally “In Defence of a Free Internet” in Kazan — representatives of Yabloko — published on Wednesday the Executive Committee’s response to their notification. Officials stated that the aim of “drawing public and media attention” to the blocking of messaging applications and the Internet more broadly “did not […]
Posted: March 19th, 2026 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Application for a rally for free Internet filed in Kazan: Yabloko intends to demand free access to information
Press Release, 17.03.2026 Photo: Sofya Fyodorova, lawyer and applicant for the Kazan rally / Photo by the Tatarstan branch of Yabloko Representatives of Yabloko submitted a notification to the Kazan Executive Committee regarding a planned rally in defence of a free Internet, the Tatarstan branch of the party has announced. The stated aim of the […]
Posted: March 18th, 2026 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Demanding free access to information is unlawful: the Office of the Irkutsk Mayor cites the Constitution to justify refusal to approve rally for free Internet
Press Release, 16.03.2026 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Pavel Kharitonenko, activist and organiser of the “For a Free Internet” rally in Irkutsk, has received the city administration’s response to his application to hold the event. The refusal was expected; however, the grounds given are remarkable: demands for free access to information and freedom of […]
Posted: March 16th, 2026 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Irkutsk Yabloko has submitted a second notification for a rally “For a Free Internet” and in defence of Telegram
Press Release, 13.03.2026 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Today, on 13 March, the Irkutsk branch of Yabloko has submitted another notification to the Irkutsk city administration for a rally “For a Free Internet” and in defence of Telegram. This was reported by Grigory Gribenko, Chairman of Irkutsk Yabloko and a member of the organising […]
Posted: March 13th, 2026 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Chairman of Moscow Yabloko Kirill Goncharov calls on Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin to lift the “covid” ban on public rallies in force since 2020
Press Release, 5.03.2026 Photo by Moscow Yabloko A letter to this effect was sent on 5 March. In the letter, Kirill Goncharov reminds the Moscow Mayor that Moscow is regarded as a modern and dynamically developing metropolis whose residents are noted for their high level of civic and political engagement. Nevertheless, “for the past four […]
Posted: March 5th, 2026 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Grigory Gribenko, leader of the Irkutsk branch of the Yabloko party, filed a lawsuit against the Irkutsk Mayor’s Office over the revocation of a permit for a rally in defence of Telegram
Press Release, 28.02.2026 Photo: Grigory Gribenko /Photo by Irkutsk Yabloko On 28 February, Grigory Gribenko, Chairman of the Irkutsk regional branch of the Yabloko party, filed an administrative lawsuit in the Kirovsky District Court of Irkutsk against the city administration.
Posted: March 2nd, 2026 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Moscow Yabloko holds round table on the civil, political, and economic rights of Moscow residents
Press Release, 18.02.2026 Photo: Round table on the rights of Muscovites / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 17 February, the Moscow branch of the Yabloko party held an extensive round table devoted to the rights of Muscovites. Experts in economics, urban heritage protection, and the electoral and judicial systems gathered at the party’s […]
Posted: February 20th, 2026 under Elections, Environmental Policies, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Protection of Environment, Regional and Local Elections 2026, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko submits application for a rally in Moscow in defence of Telegram, with up to 5,000 participants expected
Press Release, 18.02.2026 Photo: Kirill Goncharov, Ivan Bolshakov, and Nikolai Rybakov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Yabloko party Chairman Nikolai Rybakov, member of the Federal Political Committee Ivan Bolshakov, and Chair of Moscow Yabloko Kirill Goncharov have submitted a notification to the Moscow city government regarding a rally in Moscow in defence of […]
Posted: February 19th, 2026 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Без рубрики.
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Irkutsk Yabloko intends to hold a rally in defence of the Telegram messenger and “For a Free Internet!”
Press Release, 17.02.2026 The Chairman of the Irkutsk Regional Branch of the Yabloko party, Grigory Gribenko, together with political activist and human rights defender Pavel Kharitonenko, have submitted a notification to the Irkutsk city administration regarding a rally entitled “For a Free Internet!”. The applicants stressed that mass blocking of messengers and social networks was […]
Posted: February 19th, 2026 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Ruslan Zinatullin asks the Constitutional Court to reiterate its 2018 position and rule on the “rallies” law in its judgement
Press Release, 6.02.2026 Photo: Ruslan Zinatullin, 1 February 2025 / Photo by the Tatarstan branch of Yabloko Ruslan Zinatullin, leader of Yabloko in Tatarstan, is asking the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation to issue a separate Judgement that would make it impossible to hold participants in street actions liable for using placards that the […]
Posted: February 9th, 2026 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Ivan Bolshakov: Preserving people’s lives and freedom, peace and human rights – this is true patriotism
Speech at the Federal Council on 6.12.2025, published on 7.12.2025 Photo: Member of the Federal Political Committee Ivan Bolshakov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service You know, it is not very appropriate when a party bestows unique characteristics upon itself and describes itself in exceptional terms. However, sometimes circumstances develop in such a way […]
Posted: December 8th, 2025 under Elections, Federal Council meetings, Freedom of Assembly, Governance, Human Rights, Political Parties, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Moscow’s Chief Sanitary Doctor will assess, at Yabloko’s request, the coronavirus threat cited by the Moscow authorities when banning protest actions
Press Release, 26.06.2025 Photo: A mass sporting event at one of Moscow’s stadiums during the period of “coronavirus restrictions” / Photo by Dmitry Lebedev, Kommersant The letter to Yelena Andreyeva, Chief Sanitary Doctor of Moscow, was sent by the applicants of the pickets for the dismantling of the bas-relief depicting Joseph Stalin as the “father […]
Posted: June 26th, 2025 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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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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“It is important to remain human and be with those who share our position.” Yabloko hosted a discussion “Three Years Since 24.02.2022”
Press Release, 24.02.2025 Photos by the Yabloko Press Service The discussion took place behind closed doors without video cameras. The participants lit candles and held a minute of silence in memory of all those who fell victim to the terrible events of the past three years. This is how the event in the central office […]
Posted: February 25th, 2025 under Conferences and Seminars, Foreign policy, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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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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An administrative protocol was drawn up against Ruslan Zinatullin in Kazan for a poster in support of arrested journalist Konstantin Smirnov
Press Release, 6.02.2025 Photo: Ruslan Zinatullin holding a poster in support of Konstantin Smirnov “Konstantin Smirnov is a journailst, not a criminal” at a picket permitted by the authorities, on 1 February, 2025. / Photo by Tatarstan Yabloko A protocol was drawn up against the Chairman of Tatarstan Yabloko Ruslan Zinatullin for repeated violation of […]
Posted: February 7th, 2025 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, 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 Tatarstan branch of Yabloko conducted an action “For Freedom of Speech and the Press” in Kazan
Press Release, 3.02.2025 The regional branch of the Yabloko party in Tatarstan conducted an action “For Freedom of Speech and the Press” in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan, on 1 February. Activists and supporters of Yabloko spoke out against censorship in mass media and persecution of journalists. Ruslan Zinatullin, Chairman of the Yabloko regional branch […]
Posted: February 3rd, 2025 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko in Kazan to hold a permitted picket “For Freedom of Speech and the Press”
Press Release, 24.01.2025 The Executive Committee of Kazan has given an consent to the activists of the Tatarstan branch of Yabloko to hold a picket on 1 February dedicated to the protection of freedom of speech and the press. Yabloko members suggest using the opportunity to declare the inalienable right to truth and free dissemination […]
Posted: January 24th, 2025 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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