Archive for 'Freedom of Speech'
Yabloko members honoured the memory of victims of political repression of the Stalin’s period of 1930-1953
Press Release, 29.10.2021 On 29 October, Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov, Ivan Bolshakov, Yabloko Deputy Chairman, Galina Mikhaleva, Chair of the Gender faction and party activists and supporters laid flowers at the Solovetsky Stone monument in Moscow. The Solovetsky Stone in Moscow is one of the most significant monuments to the victims of political repression killed […]
Posted: October 29th, 2021 under Freedom of Speech, History, Human Rights, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, Без рубрики.
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The Pskov branch of Yabloko proposed to the Regional Assembly to send a request to the Constitutional Court about the violation of the electoral rights of “foreign agents” and persons associated with them
Press Release, 28.10.2021 Photo by the Press Service of the Pskov branch of Yabloko The Pskov branch of Yabloko proposed to the Regional Assembly to send a request to the Constitutional Court about the violation of the electoral rights of the so-called “foreign agents” and persons associated with them. The MPs rejected this initiative by […]
Posted: October 29th, 2021 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, The Yabloko Faction in the Pskov Regional Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of St.Petersburg proposes to exclude the status of a “foreign agent” from Russian legislation
Press Release 28.10.2021 Deputies of the Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg have submitted to the St.Petersburg parliament a draft law, the adoption of which will completely eliminate the status of a “foreign agent” from Russian legislation. If the bill is supported by the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, it will be […]
Posted: October 28th, 2021 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly.
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Negative Selection*
Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 27.10.2021 (*Negative selection is a mechanism prioritising and ensuring selection of the worst. See, for example, here) The State Duma elections ended exactly one month ago. We approached these elections in a situation when the system had been consolidated and had started moving definitely and consciously to an aggressive-repressive model of relations with […]
Posted: October 27th, 2021 under Constitutional Amendments, Economy, Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Political Parties, Politics, Presidential Elections, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2021, Russian Economy, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2021, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Без рубрики.
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On the situation in Russia
Decision No 145 by the Federal Political Committee of Yabloko, adopted on 14.10.2021, published on 18.10.2021 Photo by Alexander Kazakov / Kommersant The situation in Russia, in almost all spheres, is currently determined by trends summarising the previous 25 years and set by the 2020 “constitutional reform” [Vladimir Putin’s amendments to the Russian Constitution]. This […]
Posted: October 21st, 2021 under Economy, Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, Political Committee Decisions, Political Parties, Presidential Elections, Russian Economy, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2021, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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The situation and prospects of political struggle in Russia in 2021
Decision No 147 by the Federal Political Committee of Yabloko, adopted on 14.10.2021, published on 18.10.2021 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The Political Committee of the Russian United Democratic Party Yabloko believes that the assessments, forecasts and fears expressed in the article “No to Putinism and Populism” and the decision by the Political Committee […]
Posted: October 19th, 2021 under Constitutional Amendments, Economy, Elections, Foreign policy, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, History, Human Rights, Political Committee Decisions, Political Parties, Politics, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russian Economy, Situation in Crimea, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2021, War in Syria, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Statement by the Federal Political Committee of Yabloko on Dmitry Muratov being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
Statement by the Federal Political Committee of Yabloko, adopted on 14.10.2021, published on 18.10.2021 Photo: Dmitry Muratov / Photo by Alexander Kazakov / Kommersant The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize to Dmitry Muratov “for his efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace” is an award to a Russian […]
Posted: October 19th, 2021 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Political Committee Decisions.
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“This is a prize with tears in the eyes” – Lev Schlosberg on Dmitry Muratov being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
Lev Shlosberg’s blog post, 9.10.2021 Photo: Dmitry Muratov and Lev Shlosberg at the Pskov Yabloko office on 2 April, 2019. / Photo by Artyom Avanesov Dmitry Muratov received the Nobel Peace Prize as one of the last defenders of free speech in Russia. The last, not in the sense that defenders of freedom of speech […]
Posted: October 12th, 2021 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko member Dmitry Muratov is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize! Congratulations from the Yabloko party leaders
Press Release, 8.10.2021 Photo: Dmitry Muratov at the opening of the Public Support Headquarters for presidential candidate Grigory Yavlinsky during presidential election campaign in 2018 / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Yabloko leaders Nikolai Rybakov and Grigory Yavlinsky congratulated Dmitry Muratov, a Yabloko party member and Editor-in-Chief of Novaya Gazeta, on being awarded the […]
Posted: October 8th, 2021 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Greetings, Human Rights, Presidential elections 2018, The Murder of Natalya Estemirova.
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The present Russian government is a “foreign agent”. Statement by the Regional Council of the Pskov branch of Yabloko
Press Release, 1.10.2021 Photo: Lev Shlosberg and Vladimir Zhilinsky / Photo by the Press Service of the Pskov branch of Yabloko After the inclusion of several independent human rights media and 20 Russian citizens in the register of foreign media agents, including Vladimir Zhilinsky, a member of the Regional Council of the Pskov Yabloko and […]
Posted: October 5th, 2021 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Ryazan branch of Yabloko: the status of a “foreign agent” for Sofia Ivanova means state recognition of her merits in the fight against election fraud
Press Release, 2.10.2021 Photo by the Golos branch in Ryazan The Ryazan branch of the Yabloko expresses its support to Sofia Ivanova, head of the Ryazan organisation of the Golos movement (a movement in protection of voters rights conducting independent observation over elections), as the Ministry of Justice entered her into the register of so-called […]
Posted: October 3rd, 2021 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2021, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2021, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Chairman of the Nizhny Novgorod branch of Yabloko asked the Governor to give a permission for an event in memory of journalist Irina Slavina, who had committed the act of self-immolation
Press Release, 28.09.2021 Photo by the Press Service of the Nizhny Novgorod branch of Yabloko Oleg Rodin, Chairman of the Nizhny Novgorod branch of Yabloko, sent an appeal to Gleb Nikitin, Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, asking him to give a permission for an event dedicated to the memory of opposition journalist Irina Slavina […]
Posted: September 28th, 2021 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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State media of Tatarstan refused to publish the campaign material by the candidate for the State Duma from Yabloko because of his phrase about Vladimir Putin
Press Release, 15.09.2021 Photo: Ruslan Zinatullin The state-owned newspapers “Respublika Tatarstan” and “Vatanym Tatarstan” refused to publish campaign material by Ruslan Zinatullin, candidate for the State Duma from Yabloko in constituency No.31 (the city of Kazan). The reason was the slogan of Zinatullin: “Against Putin, swindlers and thieves!”
Posted: September 15th, 2021 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2021, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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A court in Rostov-on-Don arrested Yabloko activist Bella Nasibyan for five days for Instagram stories
Press Release, 3.09.2021 Photo: Bella Nasibyan / Photo by the Press Service of the Rostov-on-Don branch of Yabloko The Pervomaisky District Court of Rostov-on-Don imposed five days of administrative arrest for Bella Nasibyan, a Yabloko activist. The reason was the stories on Instagram, with accidental picturing of a sticker of a Alexei Navalny’s Smart Voting […]
Posted: September 3rd, 2021 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2021, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Deputy Chairman of the territorial electoral commission from the United Russia party interferes with campaigning of Dmitry Khorzov, Yabloko candidate for the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly
Press Release, 1.09.2021 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Ivan Efimov, Deputy Chairman of Territorial Electoral Commission No. 27 from the ruling United Russia party, called the police to volunteer of the campaign of Dmitry Khorzov, Yabloko candidate for the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, and virtually broke up the campaigning. According to Efimov, the […]
Posted: September 1st, 2021 under Elections, Elections to the St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Elections to the St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly 2021, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2021, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko honoured the memory of those who died defending democracy in Russia during the coup d’etat in 1991
Press Release, 21.08.2021 Yabloko party Chairman Nikolai Rybakov, Deputy Chairman Ivan Bolshakov and other party members laid flowers at the monument to the Defenders of Democracy in Russia at the intersection of the streets Novy Arbat and the Garden Ring in Moscow. Three young people – Dmitry Komar, Vladimir Usov and Ilya Krichevsky – died […]
Posted: August 23rd, 2021 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, History, Human Rights.
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Grigory Yavlinsky: Investigate Alexei Navalny’s poisoning!
Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 21.08.2021 Photo: Alexei Navalny is being taken to the plane by ambulance. / Photo by AP / Scanpix A year has passed since the poisoning of Alexei Navalny. Neither those who ordered, nor those who actually committed the crime have been identified. Once again, it is important to declare: a comprehensive international […]
Posted: August 23rd, 2021 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Poisoning of Alexei Navalny, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2021, Без рубрики.
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A court in Kazan recognised Ruslan Zinatullin, a Yabloko candidate for the State Duma, involved in an “extremist” organisation
Press Release, 20.08.2021 Photo: Ruslan Zinatullin / Photo by the Press Service of the Tatarstan branch of Yabloko A judge of the Vakhitovsky District Court of Kazan recognised Ruslan Zinatullin, Chairman of the Tatarstan branch of Yabloko and a candidate for the State Duma from Yabloko, involved in the activities of an “extremist” organisation Navalny […]
Posted: August 23rd, 2021 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2021, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The court in Kazan recognised Yelena Izotova, Yabloko candidate for the State Duma, involved in the “extremist” organization and now she faces removal from elections
Press Release, 14.08.2021 Photo: Yelena Izotova/ Photo from the personal VKontakte page The court in Kazan recognised Yelena Izotova, Chair of the Yabloko Green Russia faction in Tatarstan and a Yabloko candidate for the State Duma, involved in the “extremist” organization. Thus Izotova will now face removal from elections According to Izotova, the court session […]
Posted: August 16th, 2021 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2021, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Chairman of the Yabloko branch in Tatarstan faces removal from the State Duma elections “for extremism”
Press Release, 13.08.2021 Photo: Ruslan Zinatullin / Photo by the Press Service of the Tatarstan branch of Yabloko The Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Vakhitovsky district of Kazan appealed to the court with a demand to recognise Ruslan Zinatullin, Chairman of the Tatarstan branch of Yabloko, the leader of the regional list of Yabloko candidates […]
Posted: August 16th, 2021 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2021, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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