Archive for 'Freedom of Speech'
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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Yabloko won the litigation for opening three public areas in Chelyabinsk where rallies can be held without prior notification of the authorities
Press Release, 9.11.2022 Photo: Yaroslav Shcherbakov and Vasily Moskovets / Photo from social media On 9 November, the Second Court of Appeal in St. Petersburg overturned the decision of the Chelyabinsk Regional Court and invalidated the decrees of the Government of the Chelyabinsk Region that excluded three territories from the list of public areas in […]
Posted: November 10th, 2022 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The founder of the Noviy Fokus media Mikhail Afanasyev is accused of extremism for exposing different abuses by the interior
Press Release, 9.11.2022 Photo: A screenshot of the main page of the online media Noviy Fukus ( The New Focus) khakasia.info An administrative case was filed under Article 20.3.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (inciting hatred or enmity) against the legal entity of the Internet media Noviy Fokus in Abakan. The Public Prosecutor’s Office […]
Posted: November 9th, 2022 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Alexander Makhankov, Chairman of the Yabloko branch in the Pushkinsky District of St.Petersburg, accused of “discrediting” the army for the second time
Press Release, 8.11.2022 Photo: Alexander Makhankov / Photo from social media Alexander Makhankov, Chairman of the Yabloko branch in the Pushkinsky District of St.Petersburg, was charged, for the second time, of “discrediting” the Russian Armed Forces. The reason was Makhankov’s calls for peace during the municipal election campaign which took place three months ago.
Posted: November 9th, 2022 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2022, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Federal Political Committee of Yabloko on what is happening during the “special operation” and the tasks of the party. The key points
Press Release, 1.11.2022 Photo: Mariupol, July 2022 / Photo by Anatoly Zhdanov, Kommersant The Federal Political Committee of the Yabloko party formulated the party’s position on what is happening during the “special military operation” and the challenges that the party is now facing.
Posted: November 3rd, 2022 under Economy, Elections, Foreign policy, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, History, Human Rights, Political Committee Decisions, Political Parties, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russian Economy, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Без рубрики.
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On the future of Russia
Decision by the Yabloko Federal Political Committee No 161 of 20 October 2022, published on 1.11.2022 Photo: Flags of Russia and the European Union / Photo by Vladimir Sergeyev, RIA Novosti The mission of our party today and its main task is to overcome Bolshevism, the oligarchic nature of the state, the irremovability of power […]
Posted: November 3rd, 2022 under Economy, Elections, Foreign policy, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, History, Human Rights, Judiciary, Political Committee Decisions, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russian Economy, Support of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, Без рубрики.
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The role and mission of Yabloko
Decision by the Yabloko Federal Political Committee No 160 of 20 October 2022, published on 1.11.2022 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Yabloko is the only socio-political institution left in Russia that opposes war, totalitarian transformation of the state, and disintegration of society. Over the three decades of post-Soviet Russia, we have many times offered […]
Posted: November 3rd, 2022 under Elections, Foreign policy, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, History, Human Rights, Moscow Municipal Elections 2022, Political Committee Decisions, Political Parties, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2022, Russia-Ukraine relations, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2021, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, YABLOKO and Other Political Parties, YABLOKO and the International Liberal Family.
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