Archive for 'Freedom of Speech'
Yabloko in Moscow and the Russian regions to conduct its regular action of writing letters to political prisoners
Press Release, 17.04.2025 Photo by the Sverdlovsk region branch of Yabloko Traditionally, everyone who is ready to support those deprived of freedom for their free speech and beliefs, with care and a kind words, is invited to the actions in support of political prisoners. Come to our offices and other meeting places, sign postcards and […]
Posted: April 17th, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko’s Analytical Centre calls on State Duma to reject the bill on abolishing paper ballots
Press Release, 15.04.2025 Photo: The State Duma of the RF Yabloko’s Analytical Centre sent its analysis paper to State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin and head of the State Construction Committee Pavel Krasheninnikov calling for the rejection of the bill that would abolish paper ballots. “An analysis of the norms and wording of the draft law […]
Posted: April 15th, 2025 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights.
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Yabloko to host video performances by the Creative Association Gnezdo
Press Release, 11.04.2025 From April 16 to 30, on Wednesdays and Fridays, Yabloko will host a special programme by the Creative Association Gnesdo (Nest), dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the independent art community. The programme includes screenings of four video performances by Gnezdo created by the association since February 24, 2022.
Posted: April 14th, 2025 under Conferences and Seminars, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights.
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A meeting with the team of the Novgorod regional branch of the party was held in the central office of Yabloko
Press Release, 10.04.2025 The team of Novgorod Yabloko met with Yabloko members and activists in Moscow. The Novogord team of Yabloko was represented at the meeting by the Chair Anna Cherepanova, Ksenia Cherepanova, the leader of the Novgorod city Yabloko and the Centre for Anti-Corruption Policies of the party in the region, members of the […]
Posted: April 11th, 2025 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Social Policies, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Supreme Court of the Republic of Tatarstan upheld the decision to fine Yabloko’s Ruslan Zinatullin 250,000 roubles
Press Release, 10.04.2025 Photo: Ruslan Zinatullin (centre) with the Tatarstan Yabloko team / Photo by the regional branch of Yabloko On 9 April, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Tatarstan considered the appeals of the Chairman of the Tatarstan Yabloko Ruslan Zinatullin and candidate for party membership Sofia Fyodorova. They were found guilty of […]
Posted: April 10th, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Ryazan District Duma approves decision on liquidation of rural settlements
Vid Sboku online media, 10.04.2025 Photo: People voting for preservation of their rural settlements at public hearings on liquidation of their settlements in Dubrovichi, the Ryazan region / Screenshot from the video published on social media The Ryazan District Duma approved a decision on transforming the Ryazan District into a municipal district, that is, for […]
Posted: April 10th, 2025 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Grigory Yavlinsky: Neither Russia, nor Ukraine, nor Europe will ever be the same
Zhivoi Gvozd, 8.04.2025 The video with an option of switching in English subtitles Negotiations on a ceasefire are underway. This is a very complex process in the current situation. There will certainly be intermittences, breakdowns, contradictory statements and explanations. However, the main thing is that negotiations to achieve a ceasefire are, in principle, inevitable and […]
Posted: April 10th, 2025 under Foreign policy, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, 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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Yabloko to stream the sixth auction in support of families and defenders of political prisoners
Press Release, 6.04.2025 On 8 April, Yabloko is holding the sixth charity auction in support of families and defenders of political prisoners. All proceeds from the auction will be sent to the relatives of eight political prisoners: activist Pavel Sinelnikov, electoral expert Grigory Melkonyants, leader of Kamchatka Yabloko Vladimir Yefimov, human rights activist Sergei Maryin, […]
Posted: April 7th, 2025 under Charity, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Без рубрики.
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Court made a decision on the third criminal case against Vladimir Yefimov. The total term of imprisonment is two years
Press Release, 4.04.2025 Photo: Vladimir Yefimov / Photo from social media The Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky City Court has made a decision on the third criminal case against journalist and leader of the regional branch of the Yabloko party Vladimir Yefimov. Yefimov was sentenced to two years in a penal colony under two articles – “demonstration of extremist […]
Posted: April 4th, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Ryazan Regional Court leaves Ryazan Yabloko Chairman Konstantin Smirnov in pretrial detention
Press Release, 3.04.2025 Photo: Konstantin Smirnov at a court hearing via video link / Photo by Vid Sboku On 3 April, the Ryazan Regional Court upheld the decision of the court of the lower instance to extend the arrest for Konstantin Smirnov, the Editor-in-Chief of the Vid Sboku (Side View) online media and deputy of […]
Posted: April 4th, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Kamchatka Krai Court upheld Vladimir Yefimov’s sentence in his second criminal case for “discrediting the army”
Press Release, 31.03.2025 Photo: Vladimir Yefimov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The decision was made on 28 March. Earlier, Vladimir Yefimov, the leader of Kamchatka Yabloko and journalist, was sentenced to two years in a penal colony in his second criminal case for “discrediting the army” (Article 280.3 Part 1 of the Criminal Code). […]
Posted: April 2nd, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Ksenia Cherepanova became the eleventh Yabloko member added to the register of “foreign agents”
Press Release, 28.03.2025 Photo: Ksenia Cherepanova / Photo from the personal archive The Ministry of Justice added Ksenia Cherepanova, the Chairwoman of the Veliky Novgorod city branch of Yabloko, to the register of “foreign agents”. She became the eleventh party member to be added to the register.
Posted: April 2nd, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The arrest of journalist and municipal deputy from Yabloko Konstantin Smirnov extended for another two months
Press Release, 27.03.2025 Photo: Konstantin Smirnov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The Sovietsky District Court of Ryazan decided to extend the term of detention for Konstantin Smirnov, journalist and municipal deputy from Yabloko, for another two months. The court took such a decision despite the requests of Smirnov and his defence to change […]
Posted: April 2nd, 2025 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko continues its monthly actions in support of political prisoners in dozens of Russian cities
Press Release, 18.03.2025 Those who are unjustly deprived of their freedom have a very hard time in prisons and pretrial detention centres. This is confirmed by the alarming news about the health of Maria Ponomarenko and Lyudmila Razumova. The Moscow and Novgorod branches of our party started helping them. It is in our power to […]
Posted: April 1st, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Moscow Yabloko asks the Public Prosecutor’s Office to initiate an immediate investigation into the detention conditions of journalist Maria Ponomarenko in a pretrial detention facility
Press Release, 18.03.2025 Photo: Maria Ponomarenko / Photo by RusNews Mass media have reported, citing a lawyer, that Maria Ponomarenko attempted suicide “due to constant bullying by the administration” of the detention facility and is currently on a dry hunger strike. Moscow Yabloko representative Maxim Kruglov is asking the Public Prosecutor of the Altiai Territory, […]
Posted: April 1st, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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On the 10th anniversary of Boris Nemtsov’s murder, Yabloko in Moscow and the regions honours the memory of the politician
Press Release, 27.02.2025 Photo: Yabloko delegation on the Bolshoi Moskvoretsky Bridge Today is the 10th anniversary of Boris Nemtsov’s murder. In Moscow, Yabloko members came to the site of Boris Nemtsov’s murder on the Bolshoi Moskvoretsky Bridge by the Kremlin and to his grave at the Troekurovsky Cemetery. In St. Petersburg, Yabloko members brought flowers […]
Posted: February 27th, 2025 under Condolences, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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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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Yabloko hosted a screening of the film about writer and human rights defender Viktor Bulgakov
Press Release, 24.02.2025 Photo: Viktor Antonovich Bulgakov Past week, the central office of the Yabloko party hosted the premiere screening of the film “Songs of a Forgotten Mine” and also conducted a meeting with its main character, writer and human rights defender Viktor. The film, made during 2022-2024, focuses on the hardest episodes in the […]
Posted: February 25th, 2025 under Conferences and Seminars, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy.
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Yabloko in Moscow and the Russian regions invites all to its regular action of writing letters to political prisoners
Press Release, 19.02.2025 Photo: The January action in the Yekaterinburg branch of Yabloko. / Photo by the regional branch of the party In the next two weeks, the offices of the Yabloko party in different cities of Russia will again host actions in support of political prisoners – our fellow citizens who suffered for their […]
Posted: February 19th, 2025 under Conferences and Seminars, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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