Archive for 'Freedom of Assembly'
The Defender
To the 100th anniversary of Academician Andrei Dmitriyevich Sakharov Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 21.05.2021 Photo: Andrei Sakharov. The 1st Congress of People’s Deputies of the USSR, 1989 The prosperity of Russia is possible only if our country develops as a free and democratic state. This condition was once very precisely formulated by Academician Sakharov. Andrei Dmitriyevich […]
Posted: May 21st, 2021 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, History, Human Rights, Без рубрики.
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A photo exhibition dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Acad. Andrei Sakharov banned by the Moscow Mayor’s Office will be held at the Yabloko office
Press Release, 20.05.2021 Photo: Academician Andrei Sakharov / Photo by Sergei Guneyev, RIA Novosti The photo exhibition of the Andrei Sakharov Center* “Andrei Dmitriyevich Sakharov: Anxiety and Hope”, which will not take place in Chistoprudny Boulevard due to the ban of the Moscow Mayor’s Office, will be held at the central office of the Yabloko […]
Posted: May 20th, 2021 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, History, Human Rights, Understanding Russia.
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Discrimination based on political views is becoming cynical, open and widespread. Where is the Public Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation?
Blog post by Emilia Slabunova, 17.05.2021 The trade union of the Moscow metro reports mass dismissals of workers – at least 50 people lost their jobs since the beginning of May. However, different figures are quoted: 100 and 200 people. They differ, since not everyone has yet applied to the trade union for protection. The […]
Posted: May 18th, 2021 under Constitutional Amendments, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Без рубрики.
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On the inadmissibility of persecuting students for political reasons
Congress Resolution No. 409, published on 14.05.2021 To: The Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation The Russian Union of Rectors Heads of institutions of higher education of the Russian Federation Address Persecution of university students for their civic and political activity has become more frequent in Russia. Those who openly express their civil and […]
Posted: May 14th, 2021 under 21st Congress of Yabloko, Congresses, Education and Science, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Protests in Russia, Social Policies, YABLOKO Congresses, Без рубрики.
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The Ivanovo branch of Yabloko announces a public campaign for the legal protection of the participants of the rally of 21 April
Press Release, 27.04.2021 Photo by saiko3p/depositphotos On 27 April, the Bureau of the Ivanovo branch of Yabloko issued a statement announcing launch of a public campaign for the legal protection of the participants of the rally of 21 April. “On 21 April, a rally in support of Alexei Navalny and other prisoners of conscience was […]
Posted: April 28th, 2021 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Poisoning of Alexei Navalny, Protests in Russia, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The court dismissed the lawsuit initiated by the police and aimed at prosecution of Anna Cherepanova for her post on the Vkontakte social network
Press Release, 27.04.2021 Photo: Anna Cherepanova / Photo by the Press Service of the Novgorod branch of Yabloko The Novgorod District Court terminated the administrative case against Anna Cherepanova, Chair of the Novgorod branch of Yabloko and deputy of the Duma of Novgorod, due to the lack of an administrative offense. The police intended to […]
Posted: April 27th, 2021 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Murder of Boris Nemtsov, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2021, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2021, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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On the intensification of political reprisals in Russia
Statement by the Yabloko Bureau, 22.04.2021 The Yabloko party states that large-scale political reprisals have been unleashed in Russia. The intensification of the persecution of political opponents and merely those people who actively disagree with Putin’s policies represents a direct consequence of the unlawful changes in the Constitution of the Russian Federation implemented by the […]
Posted: April 23rd, 2021 under Constitutional Amendments, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Murder of Boris Nemtsov, Poisoning of Alexei Navalny, Protests in Russia, The Murder of Larissa Yudina, Без рубрики.
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On the police brutality on 21 April, 2021
Statement by the Yabloko Bureau, 22.04.2021 Photo by Ilya Pitalev / RIA Novosti April 21 again became the day of the triumph of police arbitrariness in Russia. Once again, mass-scale, unmotivated detentions of participants in peaceful actions with unjustified and disproportionate use of force took place throughout the country. We note the particularly brutal actions […]
Posted: April 23rd, 2021 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Poisoning of Alexei Navalny, Protests in Russia, Без рубрики.
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The Chairman of the Nizhny Novgorod branch of Yabloko demanded the release of Nizhny Novgorod residents detained on the threashold of the protest action on 21 April
Press Release, 21.04.2021 Photo: Oleg Rodin / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Oleg Rodin, Chairman of the Nizhny Novgorod branch of Yabloko, appealed to the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Nizhny Novgorod region with a demand for the immediate release of Nizhny Novgorod residents detained on April 21, on the eve of the action […]
Posted: April 23rd, 2021 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Poisoning of Alexei Navalny, Protests in Russia, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The goal of Yabloko is to fight for freedom and the future of Russia
Statement by the 21st Congress of Yabloko dated 4.04.2021, published on 20.04.2021 Photo by Vitaly Timkiv / RIA Novosti The YABLOKO congress states that the situation in our country has qualitatively changed over the past year. On 1 July, 2020, there was a breakdown of the Russian statehood in the form in which it existed […]
Posted: April 20th, 2021 under 21st Congress of Yabloko, Congresses, Constitutional Amendments, Economy, Elections, Foreign policy, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Politics, Privatisation in Russia, Russian Economy, Social Policies, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2021.
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Yabloko regional MPs demanded from Vladimir Putin to allow doctors to examine Alexei Navalny and release all political prisoners
Press Release, 18.04.2021 Yabloko deputies of regional legislative assemblies from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Karelia and the Pskov region appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a demand to immediately admit doctors to Alexei Navalny. The document was signed by Maxim Kruglov, Daria Besedina,Yevgeny Bunimovich and Sergei Mitrokhin (Moscow), Boris Vishnevsky (St. Petersburg), Emilia Slabunova (Karelia), […]
Posted: April 19th, 2021 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Poisoning of Alexei Navalny, Protests in Russia, The Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of Karelia, The Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma, The Yabloko Faction in the Pskov Regional Assembly, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Anna Cherepanova was summoned to the police under an administrative case after giving unsatisfactory assessment to the Governor’s performance
Press Release, 14.04.2021 Photo: Anna Cherepanova /Photo by the Press Service of the Novgorod branch of Yabloko The police handed a summon to Anna Cherepanova, Chair of the Novgorod branch of Yabloko and deputy of the Novgorod Duma. Cherepanova got a notification to come to the police department where an administrative protocol will be drawn […]
Posted: April 15th, 2021 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Murder of Boris Nemtsov, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Stop repressions against representatives of civil society in the Republic of Ingushetia
Statement by the Yabloko party No 406, published on 8.04.2021 Adopted by the Yabloko Congress on 4 April 2021 Photo by master_18.mail.ru/depositphotos In the fall of 2018, peaceful protests began in the Republic of Ingushetia, caused by the transfer of part of the territory of the Republic of Ingushetia under the control of the authorities […]
Posted: April 8th, 2021 under 21st Congress of Yabloko, Congresses, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Ivanovo Regional Court canceled the fine for Yabloko member Ivan Krisanov, who organised a rally in support of political prisoners
Press Release, 6.04.2021 Photo: Ivan Krisanov / Photo by the Press Service of the Ivanovo branch of Yabloko On 5 April, the Ivanovo Regional Court considered an appeal against the ruling of the Oktyabrsky District Court against Ivan Krisanov, a member of the Bureau of the Ivanovo regional branch of the Yabloko party. In February […]
Posted: April 8th, 2021 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Protests in Russia, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Nikolay Rybakov: The reform of Yabloko will allow us to create strong, fair, respectful competition in the party
Press Release, 3.04.2021 Photo: Nikolai Rybakov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Yabloko Сhairman Nikolai Rybakov began his speech at the 21st party Congress by mentioning the victims of political repression, the number of which has increased significantly over the past year. According to the Memorial human rights society, 378 people in Russia are […]
Posted: April 7th, 2021 under 21st Congress of Yabloko, Congresses, Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2021, Без рубрики.
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The key decisions of the Yabloko congress: the reform of Yabloko, the demand to release political prisoners and elections to the State Duma
Press Release, 6.04.2021 Photo: Grigory Yavlinsky / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The key points On 3-4 April, Yabloko held a new stage of the 21st Congress, which was attended by almost 120 delegates from several dozens of regions. The main topic of the Congress was the reform of Yabloko and the release of […]
Posted: April 6th, 2021 under 21st Congress of Yabloko, Congresses, Constitutional Amendments, Economy, Elections, Foreign policy, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Poisoning of Alexei Navalny, Protests in Russia, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2021, Russia-Ukraine relations, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2021, Support of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, Yabloko Against the Government's Pension Reform, Без рубрики.
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Sergei Dustin continues single pickets for the reduction of unreasonably high heating tariffs in Baltiysk
Press Release, 29.03.2021 Photo: Sergei Dustin / Photo by the Press Service of the Kaliningrad branch of Yabloko On 25 March, Sergei Dustin, a human rights activist and head of the local branch of the Yabloko party in Baltiysk, was detained during his single picket (single pickets do not require any permissions from authorities) outside […]
Posted: March 29th, 2021 under Economy, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Housing and Utilities Reform, Human Rights, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Russian Economy, YABLOKO against Corruption, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Boris Vishnevsky urged Governor Beglov to return Lenin Square to the list of zones where no permissions are required for rallies and to increase the number of such zones in the centre of St. Petersburg
Press Release, 25.03.2021 Photo: Boris Vishnevsky / Photo by Olga Gryaznova Boris Vishnevsky, head of the Yabloko faction in the St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly and Deputy Chairman of Yabloko, urged Governor Beglov to increase the number of zones (the so-called “Hyde Parks”) in the centre of St. Petersburg where no permissions are required for rallies.
Posted: March 26th, 2021 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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On solidarity with Ingush political prisoners
Statement by regional branches of the Yabloko party in the South of Russia, 25.03.2021 In the fall of 2018, a peaceful protest began in the Republic of Ingushetia, dozens of thousands residents of the region participated in it. The reason for such events was the signing of the clandestine border agreement with the Chechen Republic […]
Posted: March 25th, 2021 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko deputies in the Moscow State Duma demand from the Moscow police to investigate the chemical attack on the office of the Novaya Gazeta newspaper
Press Release, 16.03.2021 Photo: The Yabloko faction of the Moscow City Duma, from left to right: Sergei Mitrokhin, Daria Besedina, Yevgeny Bunimovich and Maxim Kruglov. Maxim Kruglov, head of the Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma, sent an appeal to the head of the Moscow police, Oleg Baranov, with a proposal to prove the […]
Posted: March 17th, 2021 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Protests in Russia, The Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma, Без рубрики.
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