Archive for 'Freedom of Speech'
A legal case connected with the absence of a decree on the completion of mobilisation emerged in Chita. The Novgorod branch of Yabloko appealed to the President
Press Release, 1.12.2022 Photo: Anna Cherepanova / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Anna Cherepanova, head of the Yabloko party faction in the Novgorod City Duma, called on the Russian President to issue a decree on the completion of partial mobilisation. The faction’s appeal, signed by MP Cherepanova, was sent to Vladimir Putin on 30 […]
Posted: December 1st, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, 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 Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The City Court of St.Petersburg did not cancel the fine to the Chairman of the Yabloko branch in the Pushkinsky district of the city for “discrediting the army”
Press Release 30.11.2022 Photo: Alexander Makhankov / Photo from social media On 28 November, the St. Petersburg City Court upheld the decision of the Pushkinsky District Court against Alexander Makhankov, the Chairman of the Yabloko branch in the Pushkinsky district, who had been found guilty of “discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation”. Makhankov […]
Posted: November 30th, 2022 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2022, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Current and former Moscow municipal deputies opened public receptions to help Muscovites
Press Release, 28.11.2022 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 26 November Yabloko launched the Public Reception “Our Moscow” project. Yabloko party deputies of different convocations of the Moscow City Duma and municipal councils of Moscow districts, as well as candidates for deputies from Yabloko and civil activists. According to the results of the September […]
Posted: November 29th, 2022 under Economy, Elections, Environmental Policies, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Moscow City Duma Elections 2019, Moscow Municipal Elections 2022, Protection of Environment, Regional and Local Elections, Russian Economy, Social Policies, The Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma, YABLOKO against Corruption, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Yabloko faction in the Novgorod City Duma voted against the city budget for 2023
Press Release, 28.11.2022 Photo: A session of the Novgorod City Duma / Photo by duma.nov.ru On 25 November, the Novgorod City Duma considered in the first reading the draft city budget for 2023 and for the planning period of 2024 and 2025. The total amount of planned budget revenues for 2023 will amount to 6.867 […]
Posted: November 28th, 2022 under Economy, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Russian Economy, Social Policies, YABLOKO against Corruption, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Police submitted to court the criminal case against the leader of the Yabloko branch in Yakutia
Press Release, 26.11.2022 Photo: Anatoly Nogovitsyn, Chairman of the Yabloko branch in Yakutia / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 8 December, the Yakutsk City Court will start considering a criminal case against Anatoly Nogovitsyn, the leader of the Yabloko branch in Yakutia, who is accused of “discrediting the army” (Article 280.3 Part 1 […]
Posted: November 28th, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko MP in the Pskov regional parliament Artur Gaiduk sent an appeal to the President of Russia with a proposal to issue a decree on the completion of partial mobilisation
Press Release, 25.11.2022 Photo: Artur Gaiduk / Photo by the Pskov Yabloko Artur Gaiduk believes that such a decree will give people, including military personnel, legal guarantees of security and reduce tension in society.
Posted: November 25th, 2022 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, The Yabloko Faction in the Pskov Regional Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Dmitry Kushpita, the of the Yabloko branch in the Vladimir region, spoke out against bringing back the course of the elementary military training to schools and advocated the return of direct elections of the Mayor of Vladimir
Based on Zebra-TV Internet media, 25.11.2022 Photo: Dmitry Kushpita / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Dmitry Kushpita, Chairman of the regional branch of the Yabloko party in the Vladimir region and director of School No. 40 in Vladimir, spoke to the deputies of the regional Legislative Assembly and called them not to introduce a […]
Posted: November 25th, 2022 under Education and Science, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Political Parties, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Russia-Ukraine relations, Social Policies, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Youth Policies.
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Statement by the Yabloko party in connection with the dismissal of Yabloko’s Svetlana Vasilkova, head of the Pustoshkinsky district in the Pskov region
Statement by the Yabloko party, 25.11.2022 Photo: Svetlana Vasilkova / Photo by the Grazhdanin newspaper On 24 November, deputies of the Assembly of Deputies of the Pustoshkinsky District of the Pskov Region, by a majority of votes, prematurely terminated the powers of Svetlana Vasilkova, head of the Pustoshkinsky District and a member of the Yabloko […]
Posted: November 25th, 2022 under Economy, Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2021, Regional and Local Elections 2022, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Russian Economy, YABLOKO against Corruption, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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“Do not harbor malice”. Yabloko hosted a screening of the film “The Solovki Power. Evidence and Documents” about the prisoners of one of the largest concentration camps during the Stalin’s period
Press Release, 24.11.2022 On 22 November 22, Yabloko held in its Moscow office a screening and discussion of Marina Goldovskaya’s 1988 documentary film “The Solovki Power. Evidence and Documents” devoted to the prisoners of the Solovki concentration camp, the archipelago where political prisoners – “enemies of the people” – were exiled to forced labour camps […]
Posted: November 25th, 2022 under Conferences and Seminars, Freedom of Speech, History, Human Rights, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Civic activist Maria Volokh arrested for 20 days for an action against escalation of nuclear conflict
Press Release, 23.11.2022 Photo: Maria Volokh/ Photo from social media The Presnensky District Court of Moscow found Maria Volokh, a former candidate for municipal deputies of Moscow from the Yabloko party, guilty of a repeated violation of the established procedure for organising or holding a public event and appointed her 20 days of administrative arrest […]
Posted: November 24th, 2022 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Moscow Municipal Elections 2022, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2022, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Chelyabinsk branch of Yabloko demands from the regional Legislative Assembly to return the possibility of holding a discussion when approving the budget
Press Release, 23.11.2022 Photo: Yaroslav Shcherbakov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Yaroslav Shcherbakov, Chairman of the Chelyabinsk regional branch of the Yabloko party, sent a proposal to each deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Chelyabinsk region to amend the Regulations of the Legislative Assembly so that to eliminate violations that prevent public […]
Posted: November 24th, 2022 under Economy, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russian Economy, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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An action of writing letters to women political prisoners will be held at the Yabloko office in Novgorod
Press Release, 23.11.2022 Photo: Drawings by artist Ad’u On 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, an action of writing letters to women political prisoners will be held at the Yabloko office in Novgorod. In Russia, violence on behalf of the state has taken on a monstrous scale: women are […]
Posted: November 23rd, 2022 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Gender Faction, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko will hold actions of writing letters to political prisoners at its regional offices across Russia
Press Release, 22.11.2022 This week, actions in support of political prisoners will be held in the offices of the Yabloko party across Russia. Yabloko invites all, who would like to support politicians and civil activists who were unjustly convicted or under investigation, to take part in the actions. Participants of the actions can sign postcards […]
Posted: November 22nd, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The court in Abakan returned to the Public Prosecutor’s Office the criminal case of Mikhail Afanasyev on “fakes about the army”
Press Release, 17.11.2022 Photo: Mikhail Afanasyev / Photo from social media The Abakan City Court returned to the Public Prosecutor’s Office the case of Mikhail Afanasyev, a member of the Yabloko party and editor-in-chief of the Novy Focus online media, who was charged with spreading “fakes about the army” under Article 207.3 Part 2 of […]
Posted: November 17th, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The St. Petersburg City Court refused to cancel the fine to Alexander Shishlov for “discrediting the army”
Press Release, 15.11.2022 Photo: Alexander Shishlov and his lawyer Andrei Chertkov / Photo by Dinar Idrisov A judge of the St. Petersburg City Court upheld the decision on the fine in the case of “discrediting the army” against Alexander Shishlov, the leader of the Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg and the […]
Posted: November 16th, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The court dismissed the case of “discrediting the army” against Alexander Makhankov, head of a Yabloko district branch in St.Petersburg
Press Release, 15.11.2022 Photo: Alexander Makhankov / Photo from social media The Pushkinsky District Court decided not to prosecute Alexander Makhankovm Chairman of the Yabloko branch in Pushkinsky District of St.Petersburg. The hearings took place on Tuesday, 15 November.
Posted: November 15th, 2022 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2022, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Alexander Shishlov spoke out in the Legislative Assembly of St.Petersburg against the repressive federal law on the deprivation of filmmakers of state funding
Press Release, 15.11.2022 Photo: Alexander Shishlov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Alexander Shishlov, head of the Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, spoke out against the draft amendment to the federal law “On State Support for Cinematography”, initiated by the deputies from A Just Russia faction in the State Duma.
Posted: November 15th, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Political Parties, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Rostov-on-Don branch of Yabloko will conduct an action of writing letters to Russian political prisoners
Press Release, 11.11.2022 Photo by the Rostov-on-Don branch of Yabloko On 19 November the Rostov-on-Don regional branch of the Yabloko party will conduct an action of writing letters to Russian political prisoners. Yabloko invites all interested Russian citizens to participate. The action will start at 17:00.
Posted: November 14th, 2022 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Lev Shlosberg: “The struggle for perpetuating the memory of the victims of the repressions of the 20th century is a struggle for the rights and freedoms of those living in Russia today”
PLN FM, 11.11.2022 Photo: Lev Shlosberg / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The leader of the Pskov branch of Yabloko, Lev Shlosberg, commented on the air of the “Day Watch” programme on the PLN FM radio station on the proposal to resume the work of the commission on perpetuating the memory of victims of […]
Posted: November 14th, 2022 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yaroslav Shcherbakov on the discussions of the regional budget: “They forgot to ask you”
Yaroslav Shcherbakov’s blog post, 11.11.2022 Photo: Yaroslav Shcherbakov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Today, the so-called public discussions on the draft budget of the Chelyabinsk region for 2023 (and the planned period of 2024 – 2025) are coming to an end. I have sent a protest regarding the form of conducting such discussions.
Posted: November 11th, 2022 under Economy, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Political Parties, Russian Economy, Social Policies, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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