Archive for 'Freedom of Assembly'
LI HRC Chair Markus Loening calls for the release of Yabloko Activist Kiril Bobro
Liberal International, 17.03.2017 In a statement issued excusively for LI, Chair of LI Human Rights Committee and Vice-President on LI Bureau Markus Loening has called for the immediate release of the leader of the Youth Yabloko branch in Stavropol (South Russia) Kiril Bobro.
Posted: March 17th, 2017 under Freedom of Assembly, Human Rights, Persecution of Young Activists in Stavropol, YABLOKO and the International Liberal Family.
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YABLOKO office in Veliky Novgorod attacked
Press release, 17.10.2016 On October 15, a malefactor broke the window in YABLOKO’s office in Veliky Novgorod and got inside the building.
Posted: October 20th, 2016 under Freedom of Assembly, Human Rights.
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YABLOKO conducted pickets in support of the Constitution’s Article 31
Press release, 02.06.2016 The YABLOKO activists conducted a one-person picket in support of Article 31 of the Constitution, which grants the right to free assembly, in Vologda, on 31 May.
Posted: May 31st, 2016 under Freedom of Assembly, Human Rights.
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St.Petersburg YABLOKO Youth supports persecuted student
Press release, 11.04.2016 St.Petersburg branch of YABLOKO Youth forwarded an appeal to city Ombudsman Alexander Shishlov calling to protect the rights and lawful interests of an underage student.
Posted: April 13th, 2016 under Freedom of Assembly, Human Rights, Street Actions, Youth Policies.
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Bill on National Guard must be voted down
Statement by the Moscow branch of YABLOKO, 07.04.2016 President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin has introduced the draft law “On the Russian National Guard Troops” to the State Duma. If the bill is passed, only one person in the country (even if he is the President) will use his own discretion to decide where […]
Posted: April 8th, 2016 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights.
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YABLOKO succeeded in recalling the bill on prohibition of street actions in main pedestrian street of Nizhny Novgorod
Press release, 31.03.2016 Today, on 31 March, the Lagislative Assembly of the Nizhny Novgorod Region made a decision to cancel consideration of the bill on prohibition of public events at Bolshaya Pokroskaya Ulitsa (the main street of the city) from the agenda.
Posted: April 4th, 2016 under Freedom of Assembly, Human Rights.
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Court fined Sergei Mitrokhin for picket with the demand to dismiss head of the Chechen Republic
Press release, 01.03.2016 Today, on 1 March, judge of the Tverskoi District Court Elena Bulgakova has sentenced member of YABLOKO Federal Political Committee Sergei Mitrokhin to 10.000 rubles fine for participation in a picket for resignation of Ramzan Kadyrov, head of Chechnya. Mitrokhin’s lawyer Boris Mamatov will appeal against the decision in the superior court.
Posted: March 3rd, 2016 under Freedom of Assembly, Human Rights, Street Actions, YABLOKO Against Nationalism, Extremism and Xenophobia.
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The court sent back for revision the case of detention of Sergei Mitrokhin on the picket for the resignation of the head of the Chechen Republic
Press Release, 11.02.2016 Today, on 11 February, Tverskoi District Court decided to adjourn the hearings on the detention of Sergei Mitrokhin on picket for resignation of Ramzan Kadyrov, head of Chechnya, after public threats of the latter to the Russian opposition. The court sent the case back to the police department for revision.
Posted: February 11th, 2016 under Freedom of Assembly, Human Rights.
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Sergei Mitrokhin fined for the action in defence of the Russian Consitution
Press Release, 9.02.2016 Today Judge of the Tverskoi District Court, Moscow, has ruled out that Sergei Mitrokhin, Chair of the Moscow YABLOKO and member of YABLOKO’s Federal Political Committee, who was detained at the rally in defense of the Constitution, was guilty of violation of Paragraph 5 of Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code and […]
Posted: February 9th, 2016 under Freedom of Assembly, Human Rights.
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YABLOKO Youth in Stavropol conducted picketing against head of Chechnya
Press release, 26.01.2016 Today, on 26 January, the Stavropol branch of YABLOKO Youth conducted a one-person picket demanding to dismiss head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov. Kirill Bobro and Ivan Tansky participated in the action.
Posted: January 27th, 2016 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Street Actions, YABLOKO Against Nationalism, Extremism and Xenophobia, Youth Policies.
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Sergei Mitrokhin: such persons as [head of Chechnya] Karyrov are in great demand with the regime today
Press Release, 26.01.2016 Today, approximately at 12:00, Sergei Mitrokhin, member of YABLOKO’s Federal Political Committee, and two YABLOKO activists Anton Antonov-Ovseyenko and Stanislav Belyansky were detained by the President’s Administration during the action for the resignation of head of Administration of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov.
Posted: January 27th, 2016 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, YABLOKO Against Nationalism, Extremism and Xenophobia.
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Novosibirsk branch of YABLOKO supported the action for dismissal of Ramzan Kadyrov
Press release, 26.01.2016 On 26 January, the activists of the Novosibirsk branch of YABLOKO conducted picketing for dismissal of head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov. Similar actions took place in Moscow and Stavropol.
Posted: January 26th, 2016 under Freedom of Assembly, Human Rights, Street Actions, YABLOKO Against Nationalism, Extremism and Xenophobia.
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Video of detention of Sergei Mitrokhin and YABLOKO activists at the picket for dismissal of head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov by the Presidential Administration.
Posted: January 26th, 2016 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, YABLOKO Against Nationalism, Extremism and Xenophobia.
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Sergei Mitrokhin detained by the Presidential Administration
Press Release, 26.01.2016 UPD. 14:50. Sergei Mitrokhin released. Antonov-Ovseyenko and Belyansky still remain in the police. Mitrokhin accused of violation of the order of organisation of public actions (article 20.2 of the Administrative Violation Code of Russia). UPD. 14:40. The lawyer is not allowed to enter the police department. UPD. 12:40. Journalists are not allowed […]
Posted: January 26th, 2016 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights.
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Sergei Mitrokhin sentenced to a fine for a picket in defence of the Russian Constitution
Press Release, 29.12.2015 Today, Tverskoi Distict Court, Moscow, sentenced Sergei Mitrokhin to a RUR 1,000 fine for a picket in defence of the Russian Constitution. Sergei Mitrokhin was detained at an action in defence of the Constitution on 12 December, the Russian Constituion Day.
Posted: December 29th, 2015 under Freedom of Assembly, Human Rights.
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Trial over Mitrokhin postponed until 29 December
Press release, 18.12.2015 Today, December 18, the Tverskoy District Court postponed the trial over Sergei Mitrokhin on his detention at an action in defence of the Russian Constitution. This way the court satisfied the motion of lawyer Boris Mamatov.
Posted: December 19th, 2015 under Freedom of Assembly, History.
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A trial over Sergei Mitrokhin to take place on 18 December
Press Release, 16.12.2015 A trial on Sergei Mitrokhin case will be held on 18 December at 10:00. YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin was detained on 12 December at an action in defence of the Russian Constitution.
Posted: December 17th, 2015 under Freedom of Assembly, Human Rights.
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The cases of two of the five defenders of the Constitution were returned by the judges to the police for revision
Press Release, 14.12.2015 At present two cases (that of Grigory Semyonov, Deputy Chair of the Moscow branch of YABLOKO and Moscow municipal deputy, and party activist Stanislav Beliansky) have been sent by the judges to the police for revision. Such decisions were adopted by the judges of the Tverskoy District Court, Moscow.
Posted: December 14th, 2015 under Freedom of Assembly, Human Rights.
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Trials over five defenders of the Constitution to take place in the Tverskoy Court, Moscow, today
Press Release, 14.12.2015 Trials over five defenders of the Constitution will take place in the Tverskoy Court, Moscow, today. All the five were detained at the action in defence of the Russian Constitution in Pushkin Square, Moscow, on Saturday (the Russian Constitution Day).
Posted: December 14th, 2015 under Freedom of Assembly, Human Rights.
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Two YABLOKO’s defenders of the Constitution are still under arrest in the police department
Press Release, 13.12.2015 Two activists of the YABLOKO party detained yesterday in Pushkin Square during the action in defense of the Constitution, remain in the Meshchansky police department. Police arrested them for 48 hours before the trial, which will be held tomorrow, on 14 December. The camera does not have any mattresses to sleep on.
Posted: December 13th, 2015 under Freedom of Assembly, Human Rights.
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