Archive for 'Human Rights'
Grigory Yavlinsky: “The poisoning of Alexei Navalny should be investigated by an international investigation team”
Press Release, 7.09.2020 “An international investigation team should be created under the auspices of one of the credible international organisations so that to investigate the poisoning of Alexei Navalny with a chemical warfare agent,” Grigory Yavlinsky, Chairman of the Yabloko Party’s Federal Political Committee, said.
Posted: September 7th, 2020 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Poisoning of Alexei Navalny.
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A poisoned reputation
Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 4.09.2020 Why does no one – not a single state in the world, not a single international organisation – believe what they say in Russia about Alexei Navalny’s poisoning? Probably because no one, except Russia, change urine probes of their athletes. Probably because only “tourists” from Russia go to admire the sights […]
Posted: September 4th, 2020 under Constitutional Amendments, Elections, Foreign policy, Freedom of Speech, Governance, History, Human Rights, Judiciary, Poisoning of Alexei Navalny, Без рубрики.
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Lev Shlosberg: Russia is now losing the Belarus of tomorrow
Press Release, 4.09.2020 Photo: Lev Shlosberg, Deputy of the Pskov Regional Assembly from the Yabloko party Pskov regional politicians discussed the formation of a reserve from the Russian security and law enforcement for Belarus and Vladimir Putin’s support for the actions of Alexander Lukashenko at the Echo of Moscow in Pskov radio station. The opinions […]
Posted: September 4th, 2020 under Foreign policy, Human Rights, Russia-Belarus Relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Belarus is being turned into a concentration camp
Freedom to political prisoners in Belarus! Freedom to Vitaly Shklyarov! Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 29.08.2020 Nobody knows the total number of political prisoners in Belarus. It is assumed that at least 7,000 people were detained during the protests only in August 9 – 13, and about forty criminal cases were initiated. About 600 citizens of Belarus […]
Posted: September 4th, 2020 under Foreign policy, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Belarus Relations.
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Emilia Slabunova: Russia needs detoxification
FB post by Emilia Slabunova, 3.09.2020 Alexei Navalny [opposition politician and one of vocal critics of the regime] was poisoned with a substance from the Novichok group, the German government said in a statement. Angela Merkel, in her commentary, stated unequivocally that “it was an attempt to silence him [Navalny]”. Unambiguous, because if it were […]
Posted: September 3rd, 2020 under Economy, Elections, Environmental Policies, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Poisoning of Alexei Navalny, Protection of Environment, Russian Economy, YABLOKO against Corruption, Без рубрики.
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Deputies and human rights activists from Yabloko stood surety for imprisoned journalist Ivan Safronov
Press Release, 2.09.2020 Well-known members of the Yabloko party stood surety for imprisoned journalist Ivan Safronov accused in treason. Among those bailing for the journalist were Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov, seven deputies of regional parliaments, well-known human rights activists and heads of three municipal districts of Moscow.
Posted: September 2nd, 2020 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights.
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Ksenia Sverdlova demands that the Investigative Committee and the Public Prosecutor General’s Office stop the interference of security officials and the Saratov city administration in the election of deputies of the Regional Duma
Press Release, 30.08.2020 Ksenia Sverdlova, candidate for the regional Duma from the Yabloko party and Chair of the Saratov regional branch of the party, appealed to Alexander Bastrykin, head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, and Igor Krasnov, Public Prosecutor General, asking them to stop the interference of law enforcement agencies and the Saratov city […]
Posted: August 31st, 2020 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2020, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Students reinstated to the university at the demand of the Public Prosecutor General’s Office. The Yabloko faction in the Moscow City State Duma helped the students who were arbitrarily expelled during the COVID quarantine to get reinstatement
Press Release, 28.08.2020 Natalya Pochinok, Rector of the Russian State Social University, had to cancel her order on the expulsion of Anton Ocheretin and Danila Petrov from the university, after the Public Prosecutor General’s Office proposed her to eliminate violations of the legislation on education. Students were expelled in April this year for trying to […]
Posted: August 31st, 2020 under Education and Science, Healthcare, Human Rights, Social Policies, The Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma, Без рубрики.
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We demand the persecution of environmentalist Vladimir Kazantsev be stopped
Statement by the Yabloko party, 28.08.2020 The YABLOKO party demands the criminal prosecution of Chelyabinsk environmentalist Vladimir Kazantsev must be immediately stopped. Vladimir Kazantsev is one of the most famous and effective lawyers in Russia in the field of environmental law, who for many years has been defending the constitutional rights of residents of the […]
Posted: August 28th, 2020 under Environmental Policies, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Protection of Environment, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Nikolai Rybakov assessed the environmental situation in the city of Shakhty and met with local residents
Press Release, 26.08.2020 Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov visited the town of Shakhty in the Rostov region on Tuesday, August 25. The visit took place on the eve of regional elections.
Posted: August 26th, 2020 under Elections, Environmental Policies, Human Rights, Protection of Environment, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2020, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Grigory Yavlinsky on the Russian failed coup d’etat of 1991, Kremlin manipulators and Belarus’ Alexander Lukashenko
Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 21.08.2020 29 years ago, a group of gray, but high-ranking Soviet officials tried to turn history back and return a huge country to the same gray past as they were. But hundreds of thousands of people across the country took to the streets to defend their future. Then, in August 1991, people […]
Posted: August 25th, 2020 under Foreign policy, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, History, Human Rights, Russia-Belarus Relations.
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Grigory Yavlinsky on Twitter about poisoning of Alexei Navalny
21.08.2020 Alexei Navalny is a tough critic of the government and personally president. So Vladimir Putin bears full political responsibility for his life.
Posted: August 21st, 2020 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Poisoning of Alexei Navalny, Без рубрики.
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The action in memory of the defenders of the White House who died in August 1991 will be held by the Moscow Yabloko
Press Release, 19.08.2020 On Saturday, August 22, activists and leaders of the Moscow branch of Yabloko will lay flowers at the monument to the defenders of the democratic Russia during the failed coup d’etat of August 19-21, 1991. The action will start at 14:00. Yabloko activists will honour the memory of the heroes of the […]
Posted: August 21st, 2020 under Activities, History, Human Rights.
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Yabloko leaders about the poisoning of Alexei Navalny
Press Release, 20.08.2020 The Yabloko party leaders wished Alexei Navalny a speedy recovery and also spoke for a full and comprehensive investigation of the incident. Opposition politician Alexei Navalny felt unwell on the plane during his flight from Tomsk to Moscow. The plane had to land in Omsk and he was hospitalised in one of […]
Posted: August 20th, 2020 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Poisoning of Alexei Navalny.
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Nikolai Rybakov visited the Kaliningrad region
Yabloko Chairman met with local residents and deputies of the City Council of Kaliningrad Press Release, 19.08.2020 Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov arrived in the Kaliningrad region on Wednesday, August 18. During his stay in Kaliningrad he also visited Zelenogradsk, and the towns of Mezhdurechye and Kamenskoye.
Posted: August 20th, 2020 under Elections, Environmental Policies, Housing and Utilities Reform, Human Rights, Protection of Environment, Regional and Local Elections 2020, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Chairman of the Kalmyk branch of the Yabloko party went on a picket of solidarity with the people of Belarus
Press Release, 17.08.2020 On August 15, Batyr Boromangnaev, Chairman of the regional branch of the Yabloko party in Kalmykia, held a single picket of solidarity with the protest of the people of Belarus in Elista. Batyr Boromangnaev held a plackardr “Freedom to the people of Belarus!”.
Posted: August 18th, 2020 under Foreign policy, Human Rights, Russia-Belarus Relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Hands off Belarus!
Citizens of Belarus themselves will sort out their domestic affairs Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 16.08.2020 No matter what Lukashenko may agree with Putin about, no matter what kind of help he is promised – military, hybrid or propaganda – any intervention by Russia in the situation in Belarus is unacceptable and will be criminal.
Posted: August 17th, 2020 under Foreign policy, Human Rights, Russia-Belarus Relations, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko Chair Nikolai Rybakov appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and European leaders calling them to assist in resolving the situation in Belarus
Press Release, 14.08.2020 Yabloko Party Chairman Nikolai Rybakov sent an appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and the leaders of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland and Ukraine with an appeal to influence the leadership of Belarus to stop the violation of human rights in this country.
Posted: August 14th, 2020 under Foreign policy, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Belarus Relations.
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Nikolai Rybakov appealed to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov with a request to protect Russians in Belarus
Press Release, 14.08.2020 Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov sent an appeal to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov with a request to protect Russian citizens detained on the territory of the Republic of Belarus – journalists, civil and public figures, including Artem Vazhenkov, Coordinator of the Golos movement in Tver, and activist Igor Rogov.
Posted: August 14th, 2020 under Foreign policy, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Belarus Relations.
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Violent suppression of protests in Belarus must not go unpunished
Statement by the Yabloko party, 13.08.2020 The Yabloko Party expresses solidarity with the citizens of Belarus protesting against the unfair election of the head of state and the usurpation of power by Alexander Lukashenko. The suppression of legitimate protests by brutal force, the brutality of the security forces, blood and violence in the streets of […]
Posted: August 13th, 2020 under Elections, Foreign policy, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Belarus Relations, Без рубрики.
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