Archive for 'Freedom of Speech'
President makes a move to g1
Emilia Slabunova on the key amendment to the Constitution Novaya Gazeta, 22.01.2020 The most intriguing thing in the draft amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, introduced by the President to the State Duma, the most intriguing thing is the paragraph “g.1” proposed by him to Article 83, which defines the powers of the […]
Posted: January 22nd, 2020 under Constitutional Amendments, Economy, Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Russian Economy, Social Policies.
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Yabloko to form a council on the development of alternative amendments to the Constitution and seek their consideration in a referendum
Statement by Grigory Yavlinsky, Chairman of the Federal Political Committee of Yabloko, 19.01.2020 President Vladimir Putin has decided to make urgent changes to the Constitution. The proposals made by him in his [annual] Address [to the Federal Assembly] are vague and incomprehensible from a legal point of view. It is proposed to isolate Russia from […]
Posted: January 21st, 2020 under Constitutional Amendments, Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Без рубрики.
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“There are no changes, there is a cementing of power”
Nikolai Rybakov on Radio Free Europe 17.01.2020 On January 16, Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov took part in the Facing the Event programme hosted by Yelena Rykovtseva. The guests of the studio – Sergey Obukhov, former State Duma deputy from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Fishman, journalist from the Dozhd television channel, and […]
Posted: January 21st, 2020 under Constitutional Amendments, Economy, Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Без рубрики.
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The Omsk branch of Yabloko to hold a rally “For the quality of life and a clean city”
Press Release, 20.01.2020 On 26 January, a rally “For the quality of life and a clean city, against air pollution” will be held in Omsk. The rally is organised by Tatyana Nagibina, Chair of the Omsk branch of Yabloko, and is supported by the Omsk City Public Council. The rally will begin at 12.00.
Posted: January 21st, 2020 under Environmental Policies, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Protection of Environment.
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Yabloko will take part in the organisational committee of the Boris Nemtsov Memorial March
The application for the march will be submitted for 29 February Press Release, 20.01.2020 Kirill Goncharov, Deputy Chairman of the Moscow branch of Yabloko, and Galina Mikhaleva, Chair of the Gender Faction, Professor of the Russian State University for Humanities, joined the organizational committee of the Boris Nemtsov Memorial March on behalf of the Yabloko […]
Posted: January 20th, 2020 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Murder of Boris Nemtsov.
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Yabloko leaders and activists laid flowers in memory of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova killed by neo-Nazis
Press Release, 19.01.2020 Today, leaders, members and supporters of the Yabloko party paid tribute to lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova who were murdered by neo-Nazis from the BORN group on the doorstep of Prechistenka Street 3, Moscow, on 19 January, 2009. Yabloko has been holding memorial actions paying tribute to Markelov and Baburova […]
Posted: January 20th, 2020 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, YABLOKO Against Nationalism, Extremism and Xenophobia.
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Yelena Izotova went on hunger strike
Earlier, the activist was arrested for five days for participating in a series of one person pickets for the resignation of the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tatarstan Press Release, 17.01.2020 Yelena Izotova, Chair of the Tatarstan Green Russia faction of the Yabloko party, went on a hunger strike. Earlier, the activist […]
Posted: January 17th, 2020 under Environmental Policies, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Protection of Environment.
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MPs from the ruling United Russia party introduced a bill on the liquidation of the Yabloko party
Press Release, 17.01.2020 State Duma deputies from the ruling United Russia Gadzhemet Safaraliyev, Yevgeny Marchenko and Valentin Subbot introduced amendments to the law on political parties to the lower house of the Russian parliament to liquidate the Yabloko party for “diminishing the authority of the state in the international arena”. The explanatory note to the […]
Posted: January 17th, 2020 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Political Parties, Politics, Situation in Crimea, YABLOKO against Corruption, YABLOKO Against Terrorism, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, YABLOKO and Other Political Parties, Без рубрики.
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The leader of Yabloko’s Green Russia faction in Tatarstan and other opponents of the construction of the waste incineration plant arrested
Press Release, 16.01.2020 The Vakhitovsky District Court of Kazan (Tatarstan) sentenced the participants of the movement against the construction of a waste incineration plant near Osinovo to arrest and fines. Yelena Izotova, one of the leaders of the movement and Chair of Yabloko’s Green Russia faction in Tatarstan, was arrested for five days for participating […]
Posted: January 16th, 2020 under Environmental Policies, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Protection of Environment.
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Yabloko activists to lay flowers at the site of the murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova
Press Release, 14.01.2020 On Sunday, 19 January, activists of the Yabloko party will lay flowers at the site of the murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova in Prechistenka street, Moscow. Markelov and Baburova were killed that day in 2009 by neo-Nazis from the BORN group.
Posted: January 14th, 2020 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, YABLOKO Against Nationalism, Extremism and Xenophobia, Без рубрики.
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The court assigned 75 hours of compulsory community service to the Chairman of the Kalmyk branch of Yabloko for his participation in peaceful protests
Press Release, 25.12.2019 The Elisata Court assigned 30 hours of compulsory community service to Batyr Boromangnaev, Chairman of the Kalmyk branch of Yabloko, for organization and conducting the rally on 27 October. Earlier, the politician received 25 hours of compulsory community service as the organiser of the gathering on 29 September, and another 20 hours […]
Posted: December 26th, 2019 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights.
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The Moscow City Duma rejected the question of the Yabloko faction to Moscow Mayor about his responsibility for the “Moscow riots” case
Statement by the Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma, 16.12.2019 The Commission on the organisation of the work of the Moscow City Duma rejected the question of the Yabloko faction to the Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. Daria Besedina, Yabloko MP of the Moscow City Duma, was going to ask the Moscow Mayor if he […]
Posted: December 18th, 2019 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Moscow City Duma Elections 2019, The Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma, Без рубрики.
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The Chelyabinsk branch of Yabloko celebrates the Russian Constitution Day with pickets for the struggle for human rights
Press Release, 12.12.2019 On 12 December, the Chelyabinsk branch of Yabloko went on one-person pickets (that do not require a permission from the authorities) in four cities of the region as part of the Struggle for Human Rights campaign, dedicated to the Russian Constitution Day.
Posted: December 12th, 2019 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, History, Human Rights.
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The Rostov branch of Yabloko became an organiser of a flash mob in support of the political prisoners of the Rostov case
Press Release, 12.12.2019 On 7 December, a flash mob in support of political prisoners, the defendants of the so-called “Rostov case” – Yan Sidorov and Vladislav Mordasov – took place in Rostov-on-Don. Activists of the Yabloko party, together with other democratic forces of the city, organised the action in the format of a theatrical performance.
Posted: December 12th, 2019 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights.
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The Krasnodar branch Yabloko went on pickets in support of political prisoners in the Rostov case
Press Release, 11.12.2019 In Sochi, activists, supporters and members of the Yabloko party held a picket in support of Yan Sidorov and Vladislav Mordasov, political prisoners in the Rostov case. The picket was held as part of the All-Russian campaign “Against Political Reprisals”.
Posted: December 12th, 2019 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights.
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The Bashkirian branch of Yabloko went on pickets on Human Rights Day
Press Release, 11.12.2019 On December 10, the Bashkirian branch of Yabloko held a series of on-person pickets (that do not require coordination with the authorities) in defense of human rights.
Posted: December 11th, 2019 under Economy, Environmental Policies, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Protection of Environment, Yabloko Against the Government's Pension Reform.
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The Altai branch of Yabloko celebrates Human Rights Day with a series of single-person pickets
Press Release, 10.11.2019 The Altai branch of Yabloko went on one-person pickets (that do not require coordination with the authorities) on Human Rights Day demanding from the authorities to respect the Russian Constitution and release political prisoners.
Posted: December 10th, 2019 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Без рубрики.
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The Yabloko party demands to stop pressure on society
Statement by the Federal Political Committee of Yabloko, 4.12.2019 The campaign of political reprisals has been intensifying in Russia. Vladimir Putin’s regime uses both state institutions and the law for prosecution of political opponents, as well as intimidation and defamation of people through specially created as well as existing criminal structures.
Posted: December 6th, 2019 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Political Committee Decisions.
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The administration of the Russian Social Sciences University canceled the meeting of Yabloko’s Moscow MP Maxim Kruglov with students. The rector of the university lost the election to Kruglov
Press Release, 28.11.2019 The administration of the Russian State Social Sciences University canceled the meeting of Maxim Kruglov, head of the Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma, with students. Kruglov wrote about this on his Facebook page. The meeting was to be held this afternoon in the main building of the Russian State State […]
Posted: November 29th, 2019 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Moscow City Duma Elections 2019, The Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma.
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“Nothing can be solved without politics.” Emilia Slabunova and Yelena Dubrovina are visiting the Pskov region
Press Release, 15.11.2019 Today the three-day visit of Yabloko’s leaders to the Pskov region has begun. Party Chair Emilia Slabunova and Yelena Dubrovina, member of the Yabloko Political Committee and head of Yabloko’s Centre for Legislative Initiatives, arrived in the region for a conference on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Pskov branch […]
Posted: November 18th, 2019 under Economy, Education and Science, Elections, Freedom of Speech, Healthcare, History, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2018, Regional and Local Elections 2018, Social Policies.
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