Archive for 'Human Rights'
Yabloko Bureau: Blocking of the Telegram messenger by the Russian authorities is the way towards an archaic society
We demand that the Federal Supervision Agency for Information Technologies and Communications abandons senseless blocking of instant messengers Press Release, 13.04.2018 The Bureau of the Yabloko party considers blocking of the Telegram messenger be “contrary to the basic constitutional rights of citizens to freedom of information and secrecy of correspondence” and deamnds that the Federal […]
Posted: April 16th, 2018 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights.
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Yabloko expresses solidarity with female journalists reporting harassment on behalf of MPs Slutsky and Govorukhin
Decision of the Bureau No 2024 10.04.2018 The Bureau of the Yabloko Party expresses its solidarity with [female] journalists who reported sexual harassment from Leonid Slutsky, State Duma deputy from the LDPR party, and Stanislav Govorukhin, State Duma deputy from the United Russia party and [film] director. The reaction of Russian politicians, public figures and […]
Posted: April 13th, 2018 under Gender Faction, Human Rights.
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Novaya Gazeta newspaper turns 25! Greetings from Grigory Yavlinsky
“Our life is such that the desire to speak up the truth is always new and brave” 01.04.2018 The newspaper has turned 25 years, but it is like a new one! Our life is such that the desire to speak up the truth is always new and brave. Looking for workarounds being guided by pragmatics […]
Posted: April 2nd, 2018 under Congratulations/Condolences, Freedom of Speech.
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Yabloko demands from Vladimir Putin to dismiss Governor Aman Tuleyev and Minister of Extraordinary Situations Vladimir Puchkov after a fire in the shopping mall in Kemerovo and establish a public commission so that to investigate the causes of the tragedy
Press Release, 27.03.2018 Yabloko party Chair Emilia Slabunova sent an appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin demanding to dismiss Governor of the Kemerovo region Aman Tuleyev “in connection with the loss of confidence” after the tragedy in Kemerovo, where several dozen people died in a fire in the shopping mall Winter Cherry. Slabunova also demanded […]
Posted: March 27th, 2018 under Human Rights, YABLOKO against Corruption, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Yabloko’s Federal Political Committee on the past presidential elections: a plebiscite on support of the personality of the current President was held on 18 March, rather than presidential election
Decision of the Federal Political Committee No 103, 23.03.2018 The Federal Political Committee of the Russian United Democratic Party Yabloko regards the voting that took place on 18 March as a plebiscite held within the framework of an authoritarian system turning into a totalitarian one. The system formed in Russia does not allow free, competitive, […]
Posted: March 23rd, 2018 under Freedom of Speech, Housing and Utilities Reform, Human Rights, Political Committee Decisions, Presidential elections 2018, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russian Economy, Understanding Russia, War in Syria.
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Grigory Yavlinsky to Vladimir Putin: “These were not elections, but a plebiscite”
Russia needs radical economic reforms, prevention of an arms race and a big war Press Release, 19.03.2018 Grigory Yavlinsky took part in the meeting of Vladimir Putin with other candidates for the presidency of Russia. Yavlinsky said at the meeting that “the procedure held […]
Posted: March 20th, 2018 under Human Rights, Presidential elections 2018, Protection of Environment, Russia-Ukraine relations, War in Syria.
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The plane with Yavlinsky on board was depressurised on the way from Grozny [to Moscow]
Interfax, 07.03.2017, 14:08 Pohto by Valery Sharifulin, TASS Moscow. 7 March. INTERFAX.RU – Depressurisation took place in an airplane where Grigory Yavlinsky, Yabloko leader and presidential candidate, was returning from Grozny to Moscow on Tuesday, said party spokesman Igor Yakovlev. “They flew from Grozny to Moscow, and when they were about to reach the airport […]
Posted: March 7th, 2018 under Human Rights, Presidential elections 2018.
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Grigory Yavlinsky stood surety for human rights defender Oyub Titiyev at the trial in Chechnya
Despite this, the court extended the arrest of the head of the Chechen Memorial until May 9 Press Release, 06.03.2018 Today Grigory Yavlinsky flew to Grozny, Chechnya, to address the court in defense of Oyub Titiyev, head of the Chechen branch of the human rights society Memorial. Tityiev was accused of possession of drugs. Previously, […]
Posted: March 6th, 2018 under Human Rights, Presidential elections 2018.
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Only after presidential candidate Yavlinsky interfered, unlawful infill construction in Kravchenko street, Moscow, was abolished
Press Release, 05.03.2018 Oleg Volkov, head of the South-West District of Moscow, announced today that construction of a 17-storey block of flats instead of a children’s playground in one of the yards in Kravchenko street was abolished. Yesterday presidential candidate Grigory Yavlinsky and leader of the Moscow branch of Yabloko Sergei Mitrokhin participated in the […]
Posted: March 5th, 2018 under Human Rights, Presidential elections 2018, Protection of Environment.
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The second attack on the house of Svetlana Vasilkova, Yabloko’s deputy of the Pustoshkinsky District Assembly
Press Release, 05.03.2018 On March 3, 2018, at about 22:00, unidentified persons broke with stones two windows in the bedroom of the house of Svetlana Vasilkova, deputy of the Assembly of Deputies of the Pustoshkinsky District from the Yabloko party. She was in another room at the time of the attack and was not injured. […]
Posted: March 5th, 2018 under Human Rights, YABLOKO against Corruption.
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Yabloko leaders laid flowers at the place of murder of Boris Nemtsov
Three years ago, the politician was killed on the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge, Moscow Press Release, 27.02.2018 Russian presidential candidate Grigory Yavlinsky, Yabloko party Chair Emilia Slabunova and leader of the Moscow branch of Yabloko Sergei Mitrokhin laid flowers at the place of murder of Boris Nemtsov on the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky bridge, by the Kremlin. Grigory […]
Posted: February 28th, 2018 under Murder of Boris Nemtsov, Без рубрики.
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Vladimir Putin bears political responsibility for the murder of Boris Nemtsov, because Nemtsov was his principled political opponent.
Grigory Yavlinsky FB post, 27.02.2018 The murder of Boris Nemtsov shows the inability of Russian special services to protect a statesman. The authorities’ refusal to consider the murder of Boris Nemtsov as the murder of a statesman once again shows that the present system of power is trying to do everything possible to forget about […]
Posted: February 28th, 2018 under Murder of Boris Nemtsov, Без рубрики.
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Presidential candidate Yavlinsky: “Vladimir Putin bears political responsibility for the murder of Boris Nemtsov”
Press Release, 25.02.2018 The Yabloko party took part in the memorial march for murdered politician Boris Nemtsov. The march took place in Moscow today. Yabloko activists formed a column and carried a banner “No to Political Terror!”. The column was headed by presidential candidate Grigory Yavlinsky, party Chair Emilia Slabunova, Vladimir Ryzhkov, Co-Chairman of the […]
Posted: February 26th, 2018 under Murder of Boris Nemtsov, Presidential elections 2018.
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Mass picket against torture and reprisals held in St.Petersburg
Press Release, 19.02.2018 On 18 February, over 100 St. Petersburg activists participated in a mass picket against torture and political reprisals organised by the Yabloko party by the monument to the victims of Stalin’s reprisals – the Solovetsky Stone. Boris Vishnevsky, leader of the Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of St.Petersburg; Nikolai Rybakov; Deputy […]
Posted: February 19th, 2018 under Human Rights, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy.
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Yabloko protests against banning The Death of Stalin
Press release, 24.01.2018 On 23 January, the news broke out that Russia’s culture ministry evoked the release licence of a film The Death of Stalin. In response the activists of the Nizhny Novgorod branch of Yabloko conducted a protest action against the decision.
Posted: January 28th, 2018 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights.
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We demand to stop the persecution of the Memorial human rights society in the North Caucasus
The Yabloko party expresses deep concern over the persecution of the human rights organisation Memorial in the North Caucasus. Statement by the Yabloko party, 17.01.2018 On 9 January, Oyub Titiyev, head of the Chechen branch of the Memorial [human rights society] was detained on charges of possession of drugs. Today it has become known about […]
Posted: January 17th, 2018 under Human Rights.
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YABLOKO to honour the memory of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova
Press Release, 16.01.2018 On 19 January, Yabloko activists and leaders will lay flowers to the place where lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova were killed by neonazists – at 1 Prechistinka Ulitsa.
Posted: January 16th, 2018 under Human Rights.
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Policemen who dispersed Yabloko pickets in Tambov will pay monetary compensation to the party activists
Press Release, 5.01.2018 Leninsky District Court of Tambov ruled to award monetary compensation to Yabloko party activists Yana Zenkina and Lyudmila Fomina unlawfully detained for their actions in support of Grigory Yavlinsky on 7 December, 2017.
Posted: January 8th, 2018 under Freedom of Assembly, Human Rights.
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Brutal attack on Andrei Rudomakha must be investigated!
A statement by Grigory Yavlinsky, Sergei Mitrokhin and Evgeny Vitishko, 29.12.2017 Andrei Rudomakha, director of the “North Caucasus Ecological Watch” environmental group, was brutally beaten by three unknown men wearing mask at about 10:00 pm yesterday.
Posted: December 30th, 2017 under Human Rights.
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Deputy Chair of Yabloko to the State Duma: Irina Yarovaya’s bill on migration only increases corruption
Press Release, 20.12.2017 Speaking at the State Duma Nikolai Rybakov, Deputy Chairman of the Yabloko party, criticised the bill on migration registration for foreign citizens and stateless persons developed by MP Irina Yarovaya (the United Russia faction), which was discussed today in the lower House of Parliament.
Posted: December 21st, 2017 under Human Rights.
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