Archive for 'Freedom of Assembly'
Sergei Mitrokhin called not to divide political prisoners into ordinary and privileged, but protect all of them
Press Release, August 4, 2013 YABLOKO’s activists and YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin took part in a rally in support of political prisoners which was conducted at Suvorovskaya Square, Moscow on August 4.
Posted: August 4th, 2013 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech.
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Ombudsman Vladimir Lukin helped to get Nikolai Kavkazsky, a prisoner of the Bolotnaya rally case, from the prison
Press Release, August 2, 2013 Presidium of the Moscow City Court upheld a supervisory complaint of Russia’s Ombudsman Vladimir Lukin and changed under remand detention for Nikolai Kavkazsky, a prisoner of the Blotnaya rally case, to a home arrest.
Posted: August 3rd, 2013 under Freedom of Assembly, Human Rights.
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Russian Ombudsman says Navalny sentence could have dramatic consequences
Interfax, July 18, 2013 Moscow, 18 July: Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner Vladimir Lukin hopes that the appeal will lead to a serious change of the verdict of a five-years imprisonment given to opposition activist Alexei Navalny by a court in Kirov.
Posted: July 19th, 2013 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights.
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Sergei Mitrokhin participated in the public protests against the sentence to Alexei Navalny and Pyotr Ofitserov
Press release, July 18, 2013 Sergei Mitrokhin, YABLOKO leader and candidate for Mayor of Moscow, spent several hours in the central streets of Moscow, where people protesting against the sentence to Alexei Navalny and a member of YABLOKO Pyotr Ofitserov gathered.
Posted: July 19th, 2013 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights.
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On July 30 YABLOKO to hold a mass meeting “Freedom to Political Prisoners!”
Press Release, July 18, 2013 On July 30 YABLOKO to hold a mass meeting “Freedom to Political Prisoners!”
Posted: July 19th, 2013 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights.
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St. Petersburg police unable to protect citizens from attackers
Press Release, July 1, 2013 On June 29 civil activists organised a lawful rally in support of LGBT-rights in St. Petersburg which was disturbed by the so-called “orthodox” activists who attacked the participants of the rally.
Posted: July 1st, 2013 under Freedom of Assembly.
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Sergei Mitrokhin: “The trial over the prisoners of the Bolotnaya Square rallies is terrorism”
Press Release, June 24, 2013 The leader of the YABLOKO party Sergei Mitrokhin has visited the trial in the Moscow City Court over twelve prisoners of the rallies in Bolotnaya Square, Moscow. Mitrokhin called the trial “terrorism”.
Posted: June 24th, 2013 under Freedom of Assembly, Human Rights.
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Boris Vishnevsky: “United Russia will itself need freedom of assembly soon”
Press Release, June 19, 2013 Boris Vishnevsky, MP in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly from the Yabloko faction, proposed to mitigate St.Petersburg law on rallies and demonstrations, however, the “parliamentary majority” from the ruling United Russia party again pretended that they were not present at the session.
Posted: June 19th, 2013 under Freedom of Assembly.
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The YABLOKO party took part in the manifestation “For Your and Our Freedom!” on Russia Day
Press Release, June 12, 2013 The YABLOKO party took part in the manifestation “For Your and Our Freedom!” which was held in Moscow on June 12, Russia Day. This action was held in support of Russian political activists enjailed after the demonstration of May 6, 2012.
Posted: June 12th, 2013 under Freedom of Assembly, Human Rights, Moscow Mayoral Elections 2013.
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