Archive for 'Freedom of Speech'
Sergei Mitrokhin, MP of the Moscow City Duma, will be tried for “arbitrariness” in protecting the interests of Moscow residents
Press Release, 1.06.2022 Photo: Sergei Mitrokhin in the police station / Photo from social networks On 31 May, police detained Sergei Mitrokhin, a Yabloko MP of the Moscow City Duma, a member of the Federal Political Committee of the Yabloko party and an ex Chairman of Yabloko, during his meeting with residents of the Khamovniki […]
Posted: June 6th, 2022 under Environmental Policies, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Protection of Environment, The Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Saratov branch of Yabloko held “An Evening of Letters to Political Prisoners” action
Press Release, 1.06.2022 Photo from social networks The Saratov branch of Yabloko held “An Evening of Letters to Political Prisoners” action in the Saratov office of the party. In a few hours, 15 people – members of the regional branch, supporters and civil activists – signed 111 postcards that will be sent to prisons to […]
Posted: June 6th, 2022 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Pyor Ivanov from the Press Service of the Yabloko faction in St.Petersburg parliament attacked and severely beaten
Press Release, 31.05.2022 Photo from social networks In St. Petersburg, journalist Pyor Ivanov from the Press Service of the Yabloko faction in St.Petersburg parliament, was attacked and severely beaten late in the evening of 30 May. Late in the evening of 30 May 30, two unidentified young men beat Pyotr Ivanov near the entrance to […]
Posted: June 1st, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Без рубрики.
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The Pskov Regional Court upheld the first sentence to Lev Shlosberg on “discrediting the army”
Press Release, 30.05.2022 Photo: Lev Shlosberg / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Judge of the Pskov Regional Court upheld the decision of the Pskov City Court of 20 April finding Lev Shlosberg, a member of the Federal Political Committee of the Yabloko party and Chairman of the Pskov branch of Yabloko, guilty of “discrediting […]
Posted: May 30th, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The court decision to bring Viktor Shalyakin to administrative liability for “illegal campaigning” canceled
Press Release, 25.05.2022 Photo: Viktor Shalyakin / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On May 24, Judge of the Novgorod District Court overturned the decision of the court of a lower instance to bring Viktor Shalyakin, Chairman of the local branch of the Yabloko party in Novgorod, to administrative liability for violating election campaigning rules […]
Posted: May 26th, 2022 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2021, 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 government to open “hyde parks” in all districts of the city
Press Release, 25.05.2022 Photo: Yaroslav Shcherbakov and Vasily Moskovets / Photo from social networks Yaroslav Shcherbakov, Chairman of the Chelyabinsk branch of Yabloko, filed a lawsuit with the Chelyabinsk Regional Court demanding from the regional government to open a hyde parks (specially designated places where any public events – meetings, rallies, or pickets – can […]
Posted: May 26th, 2022 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly did not dare to consider the statement by the Yabloko faction on the protection of freedom of information in the conditions of a “special operation”
Press Release, 25.05.2022 Photo: Boris Vishnevsky and Alexander Shishlov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The pro-government majority of St.Petersburg parliament excluded from the agenda of the plenary session Yabloko’s draft statement on the protection of citizens’ rights to freedom of information in the conditions of a “special operation”: 37 parliamentarians voted for the […]
Posted: May 26th, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Boris Vishnevsky: The sooner there is peace, the less there will be wounded and dead, the less there will be tragedies and losses
Press Release, 25.05.2022 Photo: Boris Vishnevsky / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Boris Vishnevsky, MP of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg and Deputy Chairman of the Yabloko party, made a speech in the St. Petersburg parliament on the issue of amending the regional Social Code on the provision of social support and payments […]
Posted: May 25th, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The page of Anna Cherepanova, Chair of the Novgorod Yabloko, is blocked in the popular VKontakte social network
Press Release, 23.05.2022 Photo: Anna Cherepanova / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The administration of the popular VKontakte social network blocked the page of Anna Cherepanova, a deputy of the City Duma of Novgorod and Chair of the Novgorod branch of the Yabloko party, at the request of the Public Prosecutor General’s Office.
Posted: May 24th, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Vladimir Yefimov, Chairman of the Kamchatka Yabloko, released from the detention centre, however, he has been deprived of means of communication
Press Release, 23.05.2022 Photo: Vladimir Yefimov / Photo from social networks Vladimir Yefimov, Chairman of the Kamchatka regional branch of the Yabloko party, was released from the detention centre, where he spent two days in connection with the criminal case brought against him.
Posted: May 24th, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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A criminal case for “discreditation of the armed forces” filed against Vladimir Yefimov, Chairman of the Kamchatka branch of Yabloko
Press Release, 23.05.2022 Photo: Vladimir Yefimov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service In Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, a criminal case was filed against Vladimir Yefimov, a journalist and Chairman of the Kamchatka branch of Yabloko, under Article 280.3 Part 1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Public actions aimed at discrediting the use of the […]
Posted: May 24th, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Pskov Regional Court ruled out that the searches in Lev Shlosberg’ and Yabloko activists’ homes were illegal
Press Release, 19.05.2022 The Pskov Regional Court satisfied the complaint by Lev Shlosberg, a member of the Yabloko Federal Political Committee and Chairman of the Pskov branch of Yabloko, Nikolai Kuzmin, a municipal deputy, and Yekaterina Novikova, a member of the Yabloko Regional Council, against an illegal decision of the city court to open a […]
Posted: May 19th, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Grigory Yavlinsky, Lev Shlosberg and five regional deputies from Yabloko vouched for Vladimir Kara-Murza in court
Press Release, 18.05.2022 Photo: Vladimir Kara-Murza / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Today, the Moscow City Court will consider the appeal of politician Vladimir Kara-Murza against the ruling of the Basmanny District Court of Moscow on the choice of a measure of restraint in the form of detention. Kara-Murza has been in jail since […]
Posted: May 18th, 2022 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations.
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Court dismissed the charges of “discrediting the army” against Lyubov Zhiltsova, teacher and deputy from Yabloko in the Pskov region
Press Release, 17.05.2022 Photo: Lyubov Zhiltsova / Photo by pskov.yabloko.ru The Pechorsky District Court dismissed the case of “discrediting the army” against Lyubov Zhiltsova, a mathematics teacher and a deputy of the Palkinsky District Assembly in the Pskov Region from Yabloko. On 25 February, Lyubov Zhiltsova published on her personal page on the VKontakte network […]
Posted: May 18th, 2022 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Well-known environmental expert and human rights defender turns 70! Congratulations to Alexander Nikitin on his anniversary
Congratulations, 16.05.2022 Photo from Alexander Nikitin’s personal archive The 16 of May marks the 70th anniversary of Alexander Konstantinovich Nikitin, Chairman of the Board of the Bellona Environmental Human Rights Centre and Deputy Chairman of the Green Russia Faction of the Yabloko party. Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov congratulates Alexander Nikitin on his anniversary.
Posted: May 17th, 2022 under Environmental Policies, Freedom of Speech, Greetings, Human Rights, Protection of Environment.
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Lev Shlosberg fined for the second time under the article on “discrediting the army”
Press Release, 13.05.2022 Photo: Lev Shlosberg / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Judge of the Pskov City Court found Lev Shlosberg, a member of the Federal Political Committee of the Yabloko party and Chairman of the Pskov regional branch of Yabloko, guilty of committing an administrative offense under Article 20.3.3 Part 1 of the […]
Posted: May 16th, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Mikhail Afanasyev, a journalist and a Yabloko member from Khakassia, will remain in custody detained until 13 June
Press Release, 13.05.2022 Photo: Mikhail Afanasyev / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The Supreme Court of Khakassia left unsatisfied the appeal of the lawyers of Mikhail Afanasyev, Editor-in-Chief of the online media “Noviy Focus” in Khakassia, and a member of the Yabloko party, against the decision of the Abakan City Court on the measure […]
Posted: May 13th, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Public Prosecutor’s Office of St.Petersburg established that a propaganda video with scenes of violence had been shown to fourth grade pupils at School No. 321
Press Release, 11.05.2022 Photo by wikimapia.org An inspection conducted by the Public Prosecutor’s Office of St.Petersburg and the district administration after an appeal by Boris Vishnevsky, MP of the Legislative Assembly of St.Petersburg and Deputy Chairman of Yabloko, established that violations of the law on information had taken place in School No. 321. The inspectors […]
Posted: May 13th, 2022 under 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 Yabloko faction of the St.Petersburg parliament called on the head of the interior for St. Petersburg to conduct another check into non-admission of lawyers to those detained at peaceful actions
Press Release, 12.05.2022 Photo by Pyotr Ivanov Alexander Shishlov, head of the Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, appealed to Roman Plugin, head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, with a request to conduct another check into the facts […]
Posted: May 13th, 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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Home of Pavel Sychyov, Yabloko candidate for the State Duma, searched in Voronezh
Press Release, 9.05.2022 Photo: Pavel Sychyov / Photo from social networks The home of Pavel Sychyov, Yabloko candidate for the State Duma and a video blogger, was searched in Voronezh about 6 a.m. The search was carried out within the framework of a criminal case on terrorism – false reports about the mining of a […]
Posted: May 12th, 2022 under Foreign policy, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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