Archive for 'Human Rights'
It is Vladimir Kara-Murza who is a patriot of Russia. Yabloko leaders on a 25-year sentence to politician and journalist Kara-Murza
Press Release, 17.04.2023 Photo: Vladimir Kara-Murza at the Yabloko congress on the threashold the State Duma election campaign of 2021 / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The Moscow City Court has sentenced politician and journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years of a strict colony regime. He was found guilty of treason (Article 275 of […]
Posted: April 17th, 2023 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations.
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On the stand of the Yabloko party in connection with the special military operation and the challenges of the near future
Decision by the Yabloko Federal Political Committee of 24 March, 2023 Published on 13 April, 2023 Photo: Mariupol / Photo by Alexander Chernykh, Kommersant The Yabloko party, as a democratic opposition to the present system of power in Russia, has repeatedly stated its principally negative stance both as regards the strategic course of the state’s […]
Posted: April 14th, 2023 under Governance, Human Rights, Political Committee Decisions, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, Без рубрики.
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The St. Petersburg branch of Yabloko applied for the first rally in Russia against the law on electronic call-up papers
Press Release, 13.04.2023 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The application has been submitted to the administration of the city of Murino, a rally of up to 200 people is planned to be held, if agreed on with the authorities, on Sunday, 23 April. The application was submitted by Boris Vishnevsky, Deputy Chairman of the […]
Posted: April 13th, 2023 under Governance, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Saratov branch of Yabloko seeks to vindicate its right to conduct a demonstration “For Peace and Freedom!”
Press Release, 12.04.2023 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The Saratov regional branch of the Yabloko party intends to appeal in court for the second time the refusal of the Saratov administration to give a permission for a demonstration in the city centre under the slogan “For Peace and Freedom!”.
Posted: April 13th, 2023 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Chairman of Yabloko: the law on electronic call-up papers for mobilisation virtually introduces martial law without its announcement
The only way out is to reach a ceasefire agreement Nikolai Rybakov’s Telegram channel. 12.04.2023 Photo: Military Commissariat / Photo by Dmitry Lebedev, Kommersant The State Duma and the Federation Council adopted a bill tightening the rules for military conscription and illegally restricting the constitutional rights of citizens. Amendments to the law “On military duty […]
Posted: April 13th, 2023 under Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Anatoly Golov: “You wanted Stalin, now you get him!”
Deputy Chairman of the St. Petersburg branch of Yabloko on the new law on electronic call-up papers for mobilisation of conscripts Press Release, 12.04.2023 Photo: Anatoly Golov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The law on electronic call-up papers [instead of head delivered personal letters for mobilisation of conscripts so that to make it […]
Posted: April 12th, 2023 under Governance, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Social Democratic faction.
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The court will consider the claim by Andrei Talevlin to the Governor of the Chelyabinsk region on the establishment of a buffer zone around the Chelyabinsk pine wood
Press Release, 11.04.2023 Photo: A pine wood in the city of Chelyabinsk/ Wikimedia Commons On 3 May, the Central District Court of Chelyabinsk will start considering the claim of Andrei Talevlin, an environmentalist and a member of the Federal Bureau of the Yabloko party, to the Governor of the Chelyabinsk region on the establishment of […]
Posted: April 11th, 2023 under Environmental Policies, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Protection of Environment, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Federal Political Committee of Yabloko: Grigory Yavlinsky’s article “Just Stop!” expresses the official political stance of Yabloko
Decision by the Yabloko Federal Political Committee of 24 March, 2023 Published on 10 April, 2023 The Federal Political Committee of the Russian United Democratic Party Yabloko states that the article by Grigory Yavlinsky “Just Stop!”, published by the Novaya Rasskaz-Gazeta (No. 2 of February 2023) and arising from the resolution of the Congress of […]
Posted: April 11th, 2023 under Foreign policy, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations.
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Yabloko leader Nikolai Rybakov urged Vladimir Putin to find and punish those responsible for the death of journalist Mikhail Beketov
Press Release, 10.04.2023 Photo: Vladimir Putin, then Russian Prime Minister, and Mikhail Beketov, Editor-in-Chief of Khimkinskaya Pravda, at the Russian Government Print Media Awards ceremony, 2011 / Photo by Dmitry Azarov, Kommersant Nikolai Rybakov, Chairman of the Yabloko party, sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a demand to find and punish those […]
Posted: April 10th, 2023 under Environmental Policies, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Protection of Environment.
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A ceasefire is the first and inevitable step towards peace
Decision by the Yabloko Federal Political Committee of 24 March, 2023 Published on 10 April, 2023 Photo by RIA Novosti According to the UN, at least 8,006 civilians were killed, at least 13,287 were injured, and more than 8 million people became refugees during the year of the special military operation. The actual extent of […]
Posted: April 10th, 2023 under Foreign policy, Human Rights, Political Committee Decisions, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations.
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On the future of Russia
Decision by the Yabloko Federal Political Committee of 24 March, 2023 Published on 7 April, 2023 War is a great catastrophe for our country and every person living in Russia. The special military operation on the territory of Ukraine has been determining the entire agenda of Russia’s life for more than a year now: the […]
Posted: April 10th, 2023 under Economy, Foreign policy, Governance, Human Rights, Political Committee Decisions, Russia-China Relations, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Без рубрики.
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The Yabloko Party University will host a lecture by Boris Vishnevsky “Towards Democracy and Back”
Press Release, 6.04.2023 Photo: Boris Vishnevsky / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 17 April, the Yabloko Party University will host a lecture “Towards Democracy and Back”. The lecturer is Boris Vishnevsky, Deputy Chairman of the Yabloko Party and Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg.
Posted: April 7th, 2023 under Conferences and Seminars, History, Human Rights, Political Parties, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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“Your letters warm the heart and give hope for a brighter future.” Yabloko sent more than a thousand letters to Russian political prisoners
Press Release, 4.04.2023 In March, the traditional actions of writing letters to political prisoners were held at the central office of the Yabloko party and Yabloko’s regional branches. Members and supporters of the party, as well as civil activists, have prepared more than a thousand letters and postcards that will be sent to those unjustly […]
Posted: April 4th, 2023 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko launches a fundraising campaign to cover the services of a lawyer for the leader of the Kamchatka Yabloko, who became a defendant in a criminal case on military censorship
Press Release, 4.04.2023 Photo: Vladimir Yefimov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Past week, the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky City Court found Vladimir Yefimov, journalist and Chairman of the Kamchatka branch of Yabloko, guilty of “discrediting the army” (Article 280.3, Part 1, of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). The court imposed a fine of 200,000 […]
Posted: April 4th, 2023 under Charity, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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A launch of new collections of women’s prose and a meeting with writers to take place in Yabloko
Press Release, 3.04.2023 Photo: Nadezhda Azhgikhina and Svetlana Vasilenko A launch of new collections of women’s prose and a meeting with writers, critics and publishers will take place at the Yabloko office in Moscow on 18 April. The new collections of prose are “News of the Feminine”, “Girl on the Ball, or Dreams of Childhood” […]
Posted: April 4th, 2023 under Conferences and Seminars, Freedom of Speech, Gender Faction, Human Rights.
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Yabloko demanded that the State Duma reject a bill expediting elimination of specially protected nature preservation areas
Press Release, 3.04.2023 Photo by Sergei Kiselyov / Kommersant The corresponding appeal was adopted at a meeting of the Federal Bureau of the Yabloko party and sent to the deputies of the State Duma of Russia on Friday, 31 March, the last day for submitting comments to the relevant committee, which should examine the bill […]
Posted: April 3rd, 2023 under Environmental Policies, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Protection of Environment.
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Happy Anniversary to Novaya Gazeta! The bravest Russian newspaper turns 30 years old
Press Release, 1.04.2023 Photo: A sign at the entrance to the editorial office of the Novaya Gazeta Publishing House and a memorial plaque (left) for Anna Politkovskaya, journalist of Novaya Gazeta, killed in Moscow in 2006 / Photo by Emin Jafarov, Kommersant Today, Novaya Gazeta is not only an example of high professionalism, fortitude and […]
Posted: April 3rd, 2023 under Freedom of Speech, Greetings, Human Rights.
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“The mind refuses to believe that all this is really happening.” A letter from journalist Mikhail Afanasyev from the pre-trial detention centre about the battle between common sense and abnormality
Press Release, 31.03.2023 Mikhail Afanasyev, a member of Yabloko and a journalist, has been in jail for a year already on the charges of spreading fake news about the army “using his official position”. On 29 March, new court hearings on the case of Mikhail Afanasyev began in Abakan, Khakassia. The investigators consider Afanasyev’s article […]
Posted: April 3rd, 2023 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Vladimir Yefimov, the leader of the Kamchatka branch of Yabloko, found guilty of “discrediting the army”
Press Release, 31.03.2023 Photo: Vladimir Yefimov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The journalist was sentenced to a fine of 200,000 roubles and a ban on publishing his materials on the Internet for two years. The decision will be appealed. Today, the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky City Court ruled out in a criminal case against Vladimir Yefimov, […]
Posted: March 31st, 2023 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Alexander Yefimov, a member of the Federal Bureau of Yabloko, found guilty of “discrediting the army” for publishing a UN report on victims in Ukraine
Press Release, 30.03.2023 Photo: Alexander Yefimov / Photo from the Yabloko Press Service Alexander Yefimov, a member of the Federal Bureau of the Yabloko party, was found guilty of “discrediting the army” for publishing a UN report on victims in Ukraine on the VKontakte social media and fined 30,000 roubles. Alexander is going to appeal […]
Posted: March 30th, 2023 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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