Archive for 'Freedom of Speech'
A criminal case on “discrediting the army” initiated against Anatoly Nogovitsyn, Chairman of the Yakutsk Yabloko
Press Release, 24.09.2022 Photo: Anatoly Nogovitsyn / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service A criminal case on “discrediting the army” was initiated against Anatoly Nogovitsyn, Chairman of the Yabloko branch in Yakutia. The reason was a post on Anatoly Nogovitsyn’s Telegram channel about the announced mobilisation. As a measure of restraint, the court chose a […]
Posted: September 27th, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The trial in the Alexander Shishlov case on “discrediting the army” will continue on 7 October
Press Release, 23.09.2022 Photo (from left to right): lawyer Andrei Chertkov, Judge Artyom Brodsky, lawyer Leonid Krikun and Alexander Shishlov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 23 September, the Petrogradsky District Court of St.Petersburg continued consideration of the administrative case against Alexander Shishlov, head of the Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of […]
Posted: September 27th, 2022 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Forum of Municipal Candidates “After the Elections” was held in Yabloko
Press Release, 23.09.2022 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 22 September, the Forum of Municipal Candidates “After the Elections” was held in the Yabloko office in Moscow. Candidates for deputies, members of the electoral headquarters, campaign volunteers and party supporters gathered in the hall to discuss the campaign and the results of the elections, […]
Posted: September 27th, 2022 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Moscow Municipal Elections 2022, Political Parties, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2022, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Russia-Ukraine relations, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko to hold a round table on the problems of introduction of “lessons” at schools that condone the special military operation
Press Release, 23.09.2022 Photo by Konstantin Kokoshkin, Kommersant On 26 September, Yabloko will hold a round table on the problems of introduction of “lessons” at schools that condone the special military operation. “Raising of patriotism at school,” “conversations about the important”, raising the flag, history lessons. What does all this mean? How teachers and students […]
Posted: September 23rd, 2022 under Conferences and Seminars, Education and Science, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Social Policies, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The pro-government majority in the Parliament of Karelia refused to consider the question on the moblisation order submitted by Yabloko
Press Release, 22.09.2022 Photo: Emilia Slabunova / Photo be the Yabloko Press Service The Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia refused to include in the agenda of its meeting on 22 September a question about the order “On conducting partial mobilisation in the Republic of Karelia” submitted by Emilia Slabunova, head of the Yabloko […]
Posted: September 23rd, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, The Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of Karelia, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Grigory Yavlinsky: “Someone must honestly say what he thinks”
Grigory Yavlinsky’s interview, 16.09.2022 Photo: Grigory Yavlinsky at the launch of his book “Russia-2022: Underlying Causes. Why and how did a political system appear which has resulted in the events on 24 February, 2022”, 10 September, 2022. Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Here we publish Grigory Yavlinsky’s commentaries on how Russia came to 24 […]
Posted: September 22nd, 2022 under Elections, Foreign policy, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, History, Human Rights, Moscow Municipal Elections 2022, Politics, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2022, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, Без рубрики.
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Ilya Myakinin, a Yabloko candidate at the recent municipal elections, detained in Moscow
Press Release, 21.09.2022 Photo: Ilya Myakinin / Photo from social media Ilya Myakinin, a Yabloko candidate in the recent municipal elections in the Meshchansky district of Moscow, has been detained in Moscow.
Posted: September 21st, 2022 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Moscow Municipal Elections 2022, Regional and Local Elections, Russia-Ukraine relations, Без рубрики.
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Olga Tuzhikova, a Yabloko deputy of the Petrozavodsk City Council, detained in Petrozavodsk
Press Release, 21.09.2022 Photo: Olga Tuzhikova / Photo from social networks Olga Tuzhikova, a Yabloko deputy of the Petrozavodsk City Council, has been detained in Petrozavodsk, Karelia. Tuzhikova was talking to voters in the city square, when police officers approached them and escorted all the three to a police wagon.
Posted: September 21st, 2022 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Yabloko Party University will host a lecture by Nikolai Rybakov “Politics in the Z-era”
Press Release, 20.09.2022 Photo: Nikolai Rybakov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The Yabloko Party University will host a lecture by Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov “Politics in the Z-era”. The lecture will take place on 27 September at 19:00. How has the situation in Russia changed since 24 February? How and why to engage […]
Posted: September 20th, 2022 under Conferences and Seminars, Elections, Foreign policy, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Political Parties, Politics, Russia-Ukraine relations, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Без рубрики.
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Acad. Alexei Arbatov comments on the election of President of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Official Telegram channel of the Russian Academy of Sciences Photo: Alexei Arbatov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Alexei Arbatov, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences and a member of the Federal Political Committee of the Yabloko party, commented on Alexander Sergeyev’s (the current head of the Russian Academy of Sciences) withdrawal of his […]
Posted: September 20th, 2022 under Education and Science, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Social Policies, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko to hold a forum of municipal candidates “After the Elections”
Press Release, 19.09.2022 This Thursday, 22 September, Yabloko will hold a forum of municipal candidates “After the Elections”. The Forum will be held in the Yabloko office in Moscow. The Forum participants will sum up the results of the election campaign and discuss plans for the future.
Posted: September 20th, 2022 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Moscow Municipal Elections 2022, Regional and Local Elections, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Grigory Yavlinsky about the causes of the “special operation”, the Kremlin’s new goals, and the prospects for Russia
Zhivoi Gvozd Youtube channel, 19.09.2022 The broadcast is in Russian How did Russia come to 24 February and what are the main causes of the special military operation? Why is a ceasefire agreement necessary and what are the Kremlin’s new goals? What is in store for Russia in the near future and what is the […]
Posted: September 20th, 2022 under Elections, Foreign policy, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Moscow Municipal Elections 2022, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2022, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Без рубрики.
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State Duma candidate Yelena Izotova, who was not admitted to the parliamentary elections in 2021, disputes in the Supreme Court “involvement in an extremist organisation”
Press Release, 19.09.2022 Photo: Yelena Izotova (left) and Gulnaz Ravilova / Photo from social media Yelena Izotova, a member of the Council of the regional branch of the Yabloko party in Tatarstan and a Yabloko candidate for deputy of the State Duma in 2021, filed a complaint with the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation […]
Posted: September 20th, 2022 under Elections, Environmental Policies, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Protection of Environment, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2021, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Activists of the Rostov-on-Don branch of Yabloko organise an event of writing letters to political prisoners
Press Release, 19.09.2022 Photo: Postcards made by Yabloko “Freedom to Mikhail Afanasyev!” On 23 September, the regional branch of the Rostov-on-Don branch of Yabloko will hold an event of writing letters to political prisoners. We publish here an abstract from a letter by Mikhail Afanasyev, a political prisoner and a member of the Yabloko branch […]
Posted: September 19th, 2022 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Maxim Kruglov: “16% of Muscovites voted for Yabloko”
Press Release, 16.09.2022 Photo: Maxim Kruglov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Maxim Kruglov, head of the Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma and head of the Moscow campaign headquarters of Yabloko, wrote on his Telegram channel that 16% of Muscovites voted for Yabloko in the Moscow municipal elections past weekend.
Posted: September 16th, 2022 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Moscow Municipal Elections 2022, Regional and Local Elections, Russia-Ukraine relations, The Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The City Court in Miass refused to punish a teacher for “discrediting the army” under two protocols out of three
Press Release, 16.09.2022 Photo by chikennnsem@gmail.com/depositphotos The City Court of Miass, the Chelyabinsk region, dismissed two administrative cases of “discrediting the armed forces” against school teacher Tatyana Merzlyakova. This information comes from Valentina Komkova, Chair of the Miass branch of Yabloko, who acted as a defender of the teacher in court.
Posted: September 16th, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko’s elected deputies will stand for peace and freedom
Press Release, 14.09.2022 Photo: Yabloko campaign leaflets “For Peace!” and “For Peace and Freedom!” Elections were held in a number of Russian regions on 11 September. 462 Yabloko candidates took part in election campaigns in 12 regions. 2,167,203 voters had the opportunity to vote for peace, against the policy pursued by the current Russian authorities, […]
Posted: September 15th, 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.
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The pro-government majority in the St.Petersburg parliament did not dare to support Yabloko’s parliamentary request on the sources of funding for battalions bearing toponymic names of the region
Press Release, 14.09.2022 Photo: Boris Vishnevsky / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Deputies of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg refused to forward a deputies’ inquiry to the Governor of St.Petersburg on the amount and sources of budgetary expenditures for the formation of bearing toponymic names of the region. The inquiry was submitted by […]
Posted: September 14th, 2022 under Economy, Foreign policy, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The court ordered the Russian communications watchdog to name Emilia Slabunova’s publications containing “false information of the special military operation in Ukraine” that led to blocking of her page on a popular social media
Press Release, 14.09.2022 Photo: Emilia Slabunova / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 13 September, the Petrozavodsk City Court held a hearing to consider the complaint of Emilia Slabunova, head of the Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of Karelia and ex Chair of Yabloko, about the inaction of the Federal Service for Supervision […]
Posted: September 14th, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, The Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of Karelia, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko stood for peace in the elections conducted during a special military operation regime
Statement by the Yabloko party, 12.09.2022 Photo from left to right: Andrei Morev, Deputy Chairman of the Moscow branch of Yabloko, Nikolai Rybakov, Yabloko Chairman, and Maxim Kruglov, head of the Yabloko election headquarters in Moscow, at the briefing on 11 September. The slogan on the placards runs “Yabloko Stands for Peace!” / Photo by […]
Posted: September 12th, 2022 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Gubernatorial elections 2022, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2022, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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