Archive for 'Human Rights'
Yabloko will participate in the by-election of deputies of the Novosibirsk City Council
Press Release, 9.10.2023 Photo: Pyotr Kopylov and Maxim Novikov Two candidates for deputies were nominated by the Novosibirsk branch of the Yabloko party at a meeting of the regional bureau held on Sunday. By-elections for the electoral districts Nos 40 and 49 will be held on 15-17 December, 2023.
Posted: October 11th, 2023 under Elections, Governance, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Krasnoyarsk branch of Yabloko opens a public reception. The reception will work on a daily basis
Press Release, 9.10.2023 Photo by Vyacheslav Bukharov/Wikimedia Commons The Krasnoyarsk branch of Yabloko opens a public reception for the residents of Krasnyarsk. The legal service will help residents to solve their legal and social problems and will begin work on 10 October.
Posted: October 9th, 2023 under Elections, Human Rights, Social Policies, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Ivanovo branch of Yabloko opens a public reception. Lawyer Anastasia Rudenko will provide free consultations to Ivanovo residents
Press Release, 6.10.2023 Photo: Anastasia Rudenko / Photo from social media The Yabloko branch in Ivanovo will open a public reception in its office on Saturdays from 12:00 to 13:00. Anastasia Rudenko, lawyer and a Yabloko party member, will provide free consultations on legal issues for Ivanovo residents.
Posted: October 7th, 2023 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko deputy Artur Deputy Gaiduk appealed to the Public Prosecutor General’s Office due to the inaction of the Pskov region Public Prosecutor’s Office on the appeal to dismantle the monument to Joseph Stalin in Velikiye Luki
Press Release, 5.10.2023 Photo: Monument to Joseph Stalin in Velikiye Luki / Photo from open sources Artur Gaiduk, MP of the Pskov Regional Assembly of Deputies from Yabloko, points out that the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Pskov Region, which received for consideration and response his August appeal to the Public Prosecutor General’s Office in […]
Posted: October 6th, 2023 under Governance, History, Human Rights, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, The Yabloko Faction in the Pskov Regional Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Novgorod district court fined municipal deputy Oksana Sergeyeva for “demonstration of extremist symbols”
Press Release, 6.10.2023 Photo: Oksana Sergeyeva / Photo by the Novgorod Yabloko The court hearing on the administrative case against Oksana Sergeyeva, a municipal deputy and candidate from Yabloko in the elections to the Novgorod City Duma, was held on 5 October. A few days ago, the same judge ruled out that another Yabloko candidate, […]
Posted: October 6th, 2023 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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An event dedicated to the 90th anniversary of Academician Alexei Yablokov was held at Yabloko
Press Release, 4.10.2023 On 3 October, a screening of the film “Yablokov” was held at the office of the Yabloko party. The film is dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the birth of Alexei Vladimirovich Yablokov, an outstanding scientist, public and political figure, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the leader of […]
Posted: October 5th, 2023 under Conferences and Seminars, Environmental Policies, Human Rights, Protection of Environment.
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Grigory Yavlinsky on the lessons of the coup of October 1993
Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 4.10.2023 30 years ago Russia was on the brink of civil war. The illiterate “price liberalisation” of state monopolies, carried out literally within a day in January 1992, in a country where there were no private enterprises at all, caused hyperinflation of 2.600% by the end of the year – prices grew […]
Posted: October 4th, 2023 under Economy, Elections, History, Human Rights, Russian Economy.
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The Novgorod District Court recognised doctor Valery Kochnev, a Yabloko candidate to the Novgorod City Duma, guilty of the “demonstration of extremist symbols”
Press Release, 4.10.2023 Photo: Valery Kochnev / Photo by the Novgorod branch of Yabloko On 3 October, the Judge of the Novgorod District Court recognised Valery Kochneva guilty of demonstration of the Nazi swastika and fined him 2.000 roubles. The defence was denied a linguistic examination of the video for the song “Zombie” by the […]
Posted: October 4th, 2023 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Saratov branch of Yabloko opens a public reception
Press Release, 02.10.2023 Photo by Wikimedia Commons Our team has participated in dozens of election campaigns, representing the interests of Saratov residents in elections at different levels, but to date there is not a single Yabloko deputy in the Saratov region. Our colleagues successfully work in representative bodies of Moscow, St. Petersburg, the Pskov region […]
Posted: October 2nd, 2023 under Elections, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The court terminated the administrative case of “discrediting the army” against the leader of the Yakutian branch of Yabloko Anatoly Nogovitsyn
However, the police may appeal the decision of the court Press Release, 29.09.2023 Photo: Anatoly Nogovitsyn / Photo from social media On 27 September, the judge of the Yakutsk City Court decided to terminate the proceedings in the case of an administrative offense on “discrediting the army” under Article 20.3.3 Part 1 of the Administrative […]
Posted: October 2nd, 2023 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Trials in cases of extremism against Yabloko candidates in Novgorod Oksana Sergeyeva and Valery Kochnev postponed
Press Release, 29.09.2023 Photo: Valery Kochnev (second from left) with a support group awaiting the court hearing / Photo by the Novgorod branch of the party On 28 September, a wave of false reports about mining occurred in Veliky Novgorod. In addition to schools and kindergartens, the work of the Novgorod District Court, where hearings […]
Posted: September 29th, 2023 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Boris Vishnevsky: The Office of the Public Prosecutor of the Pskov region refused to take measures to dismantle the recently erected monument to Joseph Stalin
Boris Vishnevsky’s blog post, 29.09.2023 I have received a response from the acting Public Prosecutor of the Pskov region to my appeal, in which I asked to dismantle the [recently erected] monument to Stalin in Velikiye Luki, as violating laws, humanism and common sense. Stalin’s repressions were recognised as a crime by decisions of the […]
Posted: September 29th, 2023 under Freedom of Speech, History, Human Rights, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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A film about Academician Alexei Yablokov will be shown at the Yabloko party office
Press Release, 28.09.2023 On 3 October, the Yabloko party office will host a screening of the film “Yablokov”, dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the birth of Alexei Vladimirovich Yablokov, an outstanding scholar, public and political figure, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the leader of the Green Russia Faction of the […]
Posted: September 28th, 2023 under Conferences and Seminars, Environmental Policies, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Protection of Environment.
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Grigory Yavlinsky: The tragedy in Nagorno-Karabakh is an extremely alarming precedent for the future
Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 28.09.2023 Photo: Satellite image of a column of refugees leaving Nagorno-Karabakh. September 2023 // MAXAR There is a continuous flow of information from Transcaucasia about the ongoing tragedy. It is not possible to really comprehend what is happening while in Moscow. But some painful conclusions can be drawn. Ethnic cleansing of local […]
Posted: September 28th, 2023 under Foreign policy, Human Rights.
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The Saratov branch of Yabloko received a formal caution on the impermissibility of holding a public event after Yabloko announced an action of writing letters to political prisoners
Press Release, 27.09.2023 Photo: Police in the office of the Saratov branch of Yabloko / Photo by the Saratov Yabloko An official caution on the inadmissibility of actions that create conditions for the commission of crimes under Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (violation of the established procedure for […]
Posted: September 28th, 2023 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Yabloko Party University will host a lecture by Sergei Mitrokhin “Russian Political Mentality. The Conditions of Formation and the Key Features”
Press Release, 27.09.2023 On 2 October, The Yabloko Party University will host the fourth lecture by Sergei Mitrokhin, a member of the Federal Political Committee and Candidate of Political Sciences. Mitrokhin’s lecture “Russian Political Mentality. The Conditions of Formation and the Key Features” will be held within the framework of the series “Truth Instead of […]
Posted: September 27th, 2023 under Conferences and Seminars, History, Human Rights.
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Oksana Sergeyeva and Valery Kochnev, Yabloko candidates at the past elections in Veliky Novgorod, face a trial accused of “spreading extremist symbols”
Press Release, 27.09.2023 Photo: Oksana Sergeyeva and Valery Kochnev / Photo by the Novgorod Yabloko On 28 September, the Novgorod District Court will hold two trials on administrative cases regarding the “spread of extremist symbols” against candidates for the Veliky Novgorod City Duma Oksana Sergeyeva and Valery Kochnev. It should be noted that on 29 […]
Posted: September 27th, 2023 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko together with local residents opposed the closure of the radiology department for cancer patients in Novomoskovsk, the Tula region
Press Release, 26.09.2023 Photo: Vladimir Dorokhov speaking at the rally / Photo by Dmitry Chebanov Past weekend, a rally was held against the closure of the radiological unit of the oncology department of the city hospital in the city of Novomoskovsk, the Tula region. About a hundred people gathered at the rally. The organisers managed to […]
Posted: September 27th, 2023 under Economy, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Healthcare, Human Rights, Russian Economy, Social Policies, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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A court in St. Petersburg rejected Emilia Slabunova’s complaint about inaction of the VKontakte social media on unblocking her page. The politician’s page still remains blocked
Press Release, 22.09.2023 Photo: Screenshot of Emilia Slabunova’s page on the VKontakte social media running that her page was blocked by the demand of the Office of the Public Prosecutor General of the RF No 27-31-2022 of 25.03.2022 A judge of the Smolninsky District Court of St. Petersburg ruled out that the VKontakte social media […]
Posted: September 25th, 2023 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The future of the country depends on all of us
Decision by the Federal Bureau of Yabloko Adopted on 15.09.2023, published on 22.09.2023 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The political regime that has developed in Russia can be characterised as electoral authoritarianism evolving into a personalistic dictatorship. While the institution of elections was formally preserved, voting lost its true meaning. In the situation of […]
Posted: September 25th, 2023 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, Russia-Ukraine relations, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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