Archive for 'Human Rights'
The leader of the Kamchatka branch of Yabloko Vladimir Yefimov detained once again for his posts on social media
Press Release, 6.06.2023 Photo: Vladimir Yefimov / Photo from social media An administrative protocol was drawn up against Vladimir Yefimov, journalist and Chairman of the Kamchatka branch of Yabloko, under Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (“displaying Nazi or extremist symbols”). He is in the administrative detention cell now. The trial is scheduled […]
Posted: June 7th, 2023 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The apartment of Vasily Neustroyev, Chairman of the local branch of Yabloko in St. Petersburg, searched. Neustroyev taken for interrogation
Press Release, 6.06.2023 Photo: Vasily Neustroyev / Photo by the St.Petersburg Yabloko In St. Petersburg, a search was carried out at the apartment of Vasily Neustroyev, Chairman of the Frunzensky local branch of Yabloko. According to the information available to the press service, he was taken for interrogation to the Investigative Committee in Moscow. The […]
Posted: June 6th, 2023 under Elections, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Rostov-on-Don branch of Yabloko honored the memory of the victims of the Novocherkassk execution of 1962
Press Release, 02.06.2023 Photo by the Rostov-on-Don branch of Yabloko Today, Rostov-on-Don traditionally hosted official mourning events dedicated to the anniversary of the execution of unarmed citizens by the Soviet authorities on 2 June, 1962. 61 years ago, the workers of the Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant came out to protest against the reduction of their […]
Posted: June 5th, 2023 under History, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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“Deprived of physical freedom, they remain free people inside.” Yabloko held its May actions of writing letters to political prisoners
Press Release, 1.06.2023 The action in Vladivostok In May, Yabloko activists held traditional actions in support of Russian political prisoners. Party members and civil activists exchanged news, recited poems written by political prisoners and read out letters received from political prisoners. In St. Petersburg and Moscow, Yabloko also held small concerts where one could listen […]
Posted: June 5th, 2023 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Council of Elders established in the Republic of North Ossetia at the initiative of the leader of the North-Ossetian branch of Yabloko
Press Release, 31.05.2023 Photo: Establishment of the Council of Elders of North Ossetia / Photo form social media Past week, the Council of Elders was established in North Ossetia. The initiator of the creation of a new association was the United Caucasian Forum, headed by Anatoly Sidakov, Executive Director of the Forum and Chairman of […]
Posted: June 5th, 2023 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Rostov-on-Don branch of Yabloko held the sixth charity action for refugee families
Press Release, 30.05.2023 Photo by the Rostov-on-Don branch of Yabloko On 28 May, Yabloko held another charity event at the Shamaika House restaurant: 15 refugee families from Ukraine baked pies under the guidance of professional chefs.
Posted: June 5th, 2023 under Charity, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Court of Cassation did not cancel the fine for Alexander Shishlov for “discrediting the army”. The court also imputed Shishlov the facts that had not taken place
Press Release, 30.05.2023 Photo: Alexander Shishlov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The Third Court of Cassation decided not to cancel the fine for “discrediting the army” to Alexander Shishlov, head of the Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg and Chairman of the St.Petersburg branch of Yabloko. Moreover, Deputy Chairman of […]
Posted: June 5th, 2023 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The defenсe of the arrested leader of the Vologda Yabloko Nikolai Yegorov challenged the conclusions of the odious forensic expert
Press Release, 29.05.2023 Photo: Nikolai Yegorov with his family / Photo from social media An investigation against the chairman of the Vologda regional branch of the Yabloko party, Nikolai Yegorov, is underway. The leader of the Bologda Yabloko is charged with “discrediting the army” (Article 280.3, Part 1 of the Criminal Code). According to the […]
Posted: June 1st, 2023 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko’s Gender Faction to discuss the National Strategy for Women
Press Release, 31.05.2023 Photo by Goldfinch4ever/Depositphotos.com On 5 June, Yabloko will host a round table of its Gender Faction “The National Strategy for Women for 2023-2030: How to Evaluate?”. Do the quantitative data contained in the document correspond to reality? Does the Strategy really meet the objectives of achieving gender equality? The participants of the […]
Posted: May 31st, 2023 under Conferences and Seminars, Gender Faction, Human Rights.
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Yabloko candidates for deputies of the City Duma of Yekaterinburg presented their programmes
Press Release, 29.05.2023 Photo: Presentation of the programmes of candidates for deputies from the Sverdlovsk Region branch of Yabloko / Photo by the regional office of the party Last Sunday, candidates for deputies from the Yabloko party launched their election programmes and concepts of their election campaigns, and also answered questions from voters and the […]
Posted: May 31st, 2023 under Conferences and Seminars, Elections, Freedom of Assembly, 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 Novgorod Yabloko held a conference of the regional branch. New steering bodies of the branch elected
Press Release, 29.05.2023 Photo: Delegates of the Novgorod Yabloko Conference / Photo by the regional office of Yabloko On 27 May, The Yabloko branch in Novgorod hold a party Conference of the regional branch.
Posted: May 31st, 2023 under Conferences and Seminars, Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The European Court of Human Rights awarded compensation to a Yabloko member in Tatarstan for persecution due to his participation in a peaceful action
Press Release 26.05.2023 Photo: Activists at a peaceful rally against pension reform / Photo from social media In 2018, Yabloko member Nikita Khramov was detained in Kazan for stretching “No to the pension scam” slogan at a September rally against pension reform. Khramov was later fined 10,000 roubles under Article 20.2, Part 5 of the […]
Posted: May 31st, 2023 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Volgograd Region Court upheld the decision on a fine for Yabloko’s Alexander Yefimov under the article of “discrediting the army”
Press Release 25.05.2023 Photo: Alexander Yefimov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The Volgograd Region Court upheld the decision on a fine for Alexander Yefimov, a member of the Federal Bureau of the Yabloko Party, under the article of “discrediting the army”. Yefimov intends to appeal to a higher court.
Posted: May 31st, 2023 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Sverdlovsk Region branch of Yabloko to launch programmes of candidates for deputies to the Yekaterinburg City Duma and hold an action of writing letters to political prisoners
Press Release, 24.05.2023 On 28 May, The Sverdlovsk Region branch of Yabloko organises an open meeting with potential candidates for deputies of the Yekaterinburg City Duma, who will introduce themselves and their election programmes to the residents of Yekaterinburg. Everyone will have the opportunity to not only listen to the presentations of the candidates, but […]
Posted: May 24th, 2023 under Conferences and Seminars, Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Ulyanovsk branch of Yabloko honoured the memory of Acad. Andrei Sakharov on his birthday
Press Release, 24.05.2023 Photo: Dmitry Gondarenko, Chairman of the Ulyanovsk branch of Yabloko, and Sergei Plyasunov, candidate to member of the party / Photo by the Ulyanovsk regional office of Yabloko On 21 May, Dmitry Gondarenko, Chairman of the Ulyanovsk branch of Yabloko, together with Yabloko supporters, laid flowers at the memorial of the victims […]
Posted: May 24th, 2023 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, History, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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“You can’t even imagine how inspiring is the support from the outside!” Yabloko invites all to its actions of writing letters to political prisoners
Press Release, 23.05.2023 Yabloko will hold actions in support of political prisoners in its offices all over Russia in the coming days. Everyone who would like to help politicians and civil activists who were unjustly convicted or are under investigation is invited to join our actions. Participants of the actions can sign postcards printed by […]
Posted: May 24th, 2023 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Supreme Court of Yakutia upheld the sentence to Anatoly Nogovitsyn. Yabloko launches fundraising for the payment of the fine
Press Release, 16.05.2023 Photo: Anatoly Nogovitsyn / Photo from social media The Supreme Court of Yakutia upheld the verdict of the City Court of Yakutsk, which sentenced the leader of Yabloko in Yakutia, Anatoly Nogovitsyn, to a 200,000 roubles fine under the criminal article on “discrediting the army” (Article 280.3, Part 1, of the Criminal […]
Posted: May 16th, 2023 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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“The battlefield demands blood and nothing else. However, in the 21st century we cannot follow the tracks reeking of blood of the 20th century.”
Lev Shlosberg gets the Gilel Storch Award for his outstanding contribution to the promotion of humanist values Press Release, 13.05.2023 Photo: Marсus Storch hands to Lev Schlosberg the sculpture of the Gilel Storch Award The Gilel Storch Award for 2023 was extended to Russian politician Lev Shlosberg, member of the Federal Political Committee of the […]
Posted: May 16th, 2023 under Foreign policy, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko leader Nikolai Rybakov: The real memory of those who died in the Second World War would be a peaceful sky above us, over all of Europe, over the whole world. And our responsibility is to return it
Press Release, 6.05.2023 On 6 May, on the threashold of Victory Day, Chairman of the Yabloko party Nikolai Rybakov, on behalf of all Yabloko members, laid flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow. “When I come to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin wall, or Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd, […]
Posted: May 12th, 2023 under Foreign policy, History, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations.
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The St. Petersburg City Court sided with Yabloko: a complaint against the investigator who seized Yelena Osipova’s paintings from the Yabloko office will be considered on the merits
Press Release, 10.05.2023 Photo: Yelena Osipova at the opening of the exhibition in the office of the St. Petersburg Yabloko / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The complaint of the lawyer of the St. Petersburg Yabloko Andrei Chertkov against the actions of the investigator, who seized the paintings of the artist Yelena Osipova, is […]
Posted: May 11th, 2023 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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