Archive for 'Human Rights'
The Pskov Regional Court sent the case of Lyubov Zhiltsova, a teacher and a deputy from Yabloko, on “discrediting the army” for a new trial
Press Release, 21.06.2022 Photo: Lyubov Zhiltsova and Vladimir Danilov / Photo by the Press Service of the Pskov branch of Yabloko On 17 May, the Pechorsky District Court dismissed the case of Yabloko’s Lyubov Zhiltsova, a teacher and a deputy of the Palkino District Assembly in the Pskov region, due to lack of corpus delicti. […]
Posted: June 22nd, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The court fined Yabloko’s Valentina Komkova for “failure to comply with the lawful demands by the police”
Press Release, 21.06.2022 Photo: Valentina Komkova / Photo by Sergei Krasnoeyev The Miass City Court found Valentina Komkova, Chairwoman of the Miass branch of Yabloko, guilty of “failing to comply with the lawful demands by the police” and fined her 4,000 roubles. Komkova provided legal assistance to a woman detained for making an anti-war inscription […]
Posted: June 22nd, 2022 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Public Prosecutor General’s Office and the Russian telecommunications supervising service Roskomnadzor responded to Yabloko’s inquiries about the reasons for blocking social networks pages of Yabloko’s politicians
Press Release, 14.06.2022 Photo: “Ban yourself!” / Photo by Emin Jafarov, Kommersant From the beginning of the so-called “special military operation”, members of the Yabloko party, who had previously been under the scrutiny of the authorities and law enforcement agencies, were subjected to tremendous pressure. Dozens of activists were detained and arrested, homes of seventeen […]
Posted: June 22nd, 2022 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Activist from Activist from Khanty-Mansiysk, West Siberia, fined 80,000 roubles under two protocols on “discrediting the army”
Press Release, 5.06.2022 Photo: Ivan Menshenin / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Ivan Menshenin, a member of the Yabloko party in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous District, West Siberia, and a candidate for the State Duma in 2021, was fined twice under Article 20.3.3, Part 1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (“discrediting the armed forces […]
Posted: June 6th, 2022 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Moscow City Duma MP Sergei Mitrokhin fined 200,000 roubles for repeated violation of the rules for holding rallies
Press Release, 2.06.2022 Photo: Sergei Mitrokhin / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Sergei Mitrokhin, MP of the Moscow City Duma, was fined 200,000 roubles for repeated violation of the rules for holding rallies (Article 20.2, Part 8 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). The decision was made today by the Khamovniki Court of Moscow.
Posted: June 6th, 2022 under Constitutional Amendments, Environmental Policies, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Protection of Environment, The Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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A most popular Russian social network VKontakte blocks the page of Boris Vishnevsky
More than 11.500 people have been following his page Press Release, 2.06.2022 Photo: Boris Vishnevsky / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service A most popular Russian social network VKontakte blocked the page of Boris Vishnevsky, MP of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg from Yabloko and Deputy Chairman of the party. The social network referred […]
Posted: June 6th, 2022 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Anna Cherepanova, Chair of the Novgorod branch of Yabloko, has got compensation for the illegal actions of the police
Press Release, 2.06.2022 Photo: Anna Cherepanova / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Anna Cherepanova, Chairwoman of the Novgorod branch of the Yabloko party, obtained compensation for moral damage and material damage in connection with the illegal actions of the Novgorod police to bring her to administrative liability. The federal budget will pay the opposition […]
Posted: June 6th, 2022 under Constitutional Amendments, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Constitutional Court to consider the legality of restricting participation in elections for “persons involved in extremist organisations”
Press Release, 2.06.2022 Photo: Lev Shlosberg and Nikolai Kuzmin / Photo from social networks Two complaints were filed with the Constitutional Court of Russia against the constitutionality of the norms of the Russian electoral legislation, which established restrictions on participation in elections for “persons involved in the activities of extremist organisations”.
Posted: June 6th, 2022 under Constitutional Amendments, Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2021, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Sergei Mitrokhin, MP of the Moscow City Duma, will be tried for “arbitrariness” in protecting the interests of Moscow residents
Press Release, 1.06.2022 Photo: Sergei Mitrokhin in the police station / Photo from social networks On 31 May, police detained Sergei Mitrokhin, a Yabloko MP of the Moscow City Duma, a member of the Federal Political Committee of the Yabloko party and an ex Chairman of Yabloko, during his meeting with residents of the Khamovniki […]
Posted: June 6th, 2022 under Environmental Policies, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Protection of Environment, The Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Saratov branch of Yabloko held “An Evening of Letters to Political Prisoners” action
Press Release, 1.06.2022 Photo from social networks The Saratov branch of Yabloko held “An Evening of Letters to Political Prisoners” action in the Saratov office of the party. In a few hours, 15 people – members of the regional branch, supporters and civil activists – signed 111 postcards that will be sent to prisons to […]
Posted: June 6th, 2022 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Pyor Ivanov from the Press Service of the Yabloko faction in St.Petersburg parliament attacked and severely beaten
Press Release, 31.05.2022 Photo from social networks In St. Petersburg, journalist Pyor Ivanov from the Press Service of the Yabloko faction in St.Petersburg parliament, was attacked and severely beaten late in the evening of 30 May. Late in the evening of 30 May 30, two unidentified young men beat Pyotr Ivanov near the entrance to […]
Posted: June 1st, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Без рубрики.
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The Pskov Regional Court upheld the first sentence to Lev Shlosberg on “discrediting the army”
Press Release, 30.05.2022 Photo: Lev Shlosberg / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Judge of the Pskov Regional Court upheld the decision of the Pskov City Court of 20 April finding Lev Shlosberg, a member of the Federal Political Committee of the Yabloko party and Chairman of the Pskov branch of Yabloko, guilty of “discrediting […]
Posted: May 30th, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko opposes self-isolating Russian universities from the outer world
Statement by the Yabloko party, 27.05.2022 Photo by Alexander Kozlov / Kommersant Recently a number of officials of the Government, the State Duma and the Security Council of Russia have made statements about their intention to withdraw from the Bologna process of a common European higher education area. These statements do not just uphold the […]
Posted: May 27th, 2022 under Education and Science, History, Human Rights, Social Policies.
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The court decision to bring Viktor Shalyakin to administrative liability for “illegal campaigning” canceled
Press Release, 25.05.2022 Photo: Viktor Shalyakin / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On May 24, Judge of the Novgorod District Court overturned the decision of the court of a lower instance to bring Viktor Shalyakin, Chairman of the local branch of the Yabloko party in Novgorod, to administrative liability for violating election campaigning rules […]
Posted: May 26th, 2022 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2021, Regional and Local Elections 2022, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Chelyabinsk branch of Yabloko demands from the regional government to open “hyde parks” in all districts of the city
Press Release, 25.05.2022 Photo: Yaroslav Shcherbakov and Vasily Moskovets / Photo from social networks Yaroslav Shcherbakov, Chairman of the Chelyabinsk branch of Yabloko, filed a lawsuit with the Chelyabinsk Regional Court demanding from the regional government to open a hyde parks (specially designated places where any public events – meetings, rallies, or pickets – can […]
Posted: May 26th, 2022 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly did not dare to consider the statement by the Yabloko faction on the protection of freedom of information in the conditions of a “special operation”
Press Release, 25.05.2022 Photo: Boris Vishnevsky and Alexander Shishlov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The pro-government majority of St.Petersburg parliament excluded from the agenda of the plenary session Yabloko’s draft statement on the protection of citizens’ rights to freedom of information in the conditions of a “special operation”: 37 parliamentarians voted for the […]
Posted: May 26th, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Boris Vishnevsky: The sooner there is peace, the less there will be wounded and dead, the less there will be tragedies and losses
Press Release, 25.05.2022 Photo: Boris Vishnevsky / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Boris Vishnevsky, MP of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg and Deputy Chairman of the Yabloko party, made a speech in the St. Petersburg parliament on the issue of amending the regional Social Code on the provision of social support and payments […]
Posted: May 25th, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The page of Anna Cherepanova, Chair of the Novgorod Yabloko, is blocked in the popular VKontakte social network
Press Release, 23.05.2022 Photo: Anna Cherepanova / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The administration of the popular VKontakte social network blocked the page of Anna Cherepanova, a deputy of the City Duma of Novgorod and Chair of the Novgorod branch of the Yabloko party, at the request of the Public Prosecutor General’s Office.
Posted: May 24th, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Vladimir Yefimov, Chairman of the Kamchatka Yabloko, released from the detention centre, however, he has been deprived of means of communication
Press Release, 23.05.2022 Photo: Vladimir Yefimov / Photo from social networks Vladimir Yefimov, Chairman of the Kamchatka regional branch of the Yabloko party, was released from the detention centre, where he spent two days in connection with the criminal case brought against him.
Posted: May 24th, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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A criminal case for “discreditation of the armed forces” filed against Vladimir Yefimov, Chairman of the Kamchatka branch of Yabloko
Press Release, 23.05.2022 Photo: Vladimir Yefimov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service In Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, a criminal case was filed against Vladimir Yefimov, a journalist and Chairman of the Kamchatka branch of Yabloko, under Article 280.3 Part 1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Public actions aimed at discrediting the use of the […]
Posted: May 24th, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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