Archive for 'Human Rights'
St. Petersburg authorities will not evict the Memorial human rights group from their premises
Press release, 29.01.2019 St. Petersburg authorities promise to make a new rent contracts with the Memorial human rights group on 1 March, 2019. St. Petersburg Vice-Governor informed Boris Vishnevsky, Yabloko MP in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, about the decision.
Posted: January 30th, 2019 under Human Rights.
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Yabloko supports Open Russia’s activist who was arrested on political grounds
Press release, 23.01.2019 Irina Safronova, Chair of the Rostov branch of Yabloko, came to a court hearing on what measure of restraint was to be applied for Anastasia Shevchenko, an activist of the Open Russia organisation. Anastasia is accused of being an active member of an organisation which is classed as “undesirable” in Russia.
Posted: January 24th, 2019 under Human Rights.
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Yabloko’s Valery Borschyov became Co-Chairman of the Moscow Helsinki Group
Such decision was adopted at the general meeting of the Moscow Helsinki Group on 21 January Press Release, 22.01.2019 Three Co-Chairs of the Moscow Helsinki Group were elected at the general meeting of the organisation. Valery Borschyov, leader of Yabloko’s Human Rights Faction and member of the Human Rights Council of Russia, Vyacheslav Bakhmin, founder […]
Posted: January 23rd, 2019 under Human Rights.
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Yabloko commemorates lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova
Press release, 19.01.2019 Today Yabloko activists and leaders have laid flowers to the place where lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova were killed – at 3 Prechistinka Ulitsa. “Nationalism and neo-Nazism are a serious threat to public security,” Emilia Slabunova, Yabloko Chair, said. The politician recalled Markelov’s speech two months before he was murdered. […]
Posted: January 22nd, 2019 under Human Rights.
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Yabloko to commemorate lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova
Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova were murdered ten years ago Press release, 16.01.2019 On 19th January, Yabloko activists and leaders will lay flowers to the place where lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova were killed by – at 1 Prechistinka Ulitsa. Ten years ago Markelov and Baburova were murdered in the centre of Moscow […]
Posted: January 17th, 2019 under Human Rights.
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We demand from the President to stop killings of citizens in Chechnya
Yabloko condemns harassment and discrimination of citizens on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity Statement, 15.01.2019 Since late December 2018, persecution of LGBT people has resumed in the Chechen Republic. According to the Russian LGBT Network, about 40 people were detained, two of whom died of torture. For the first time, information about […]
Posted: January 16th, 2019 under Gender Faction, Human Rights.
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Russia is a peaceful country
Statement by the Federal Council No 56, 14.01.2019 Every day people in Russia and around the world fear more and more that there is a possibility of a big war with an enormous number of victims as new provocative resistance, conflicts, use and demonstration of military force, including the strategic weapons, emerge.
Posted: January 15th, 2019 under Foreign policy, History, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations.
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Through the party reform towards progress in the country
Statement by the Federal Council No 51, 28.12.2018 The Yabloko party is one of the most experienced political organisations in the country: We have been standing up for the vales of freedom, peace, responsibility, human dignity and respect for people for 25 years. These values make thousands of people come to us. We founded Yabloko […]
Posted: January 15th, 2019 under Elections, History, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russian Economy.
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Yabloko asks Russia’s Foreign Ministry to find the residents of Ingushentia who went missing in Egypt
Press release, 20.12.2018 Yabloko Chair Emilia Slabunova demanded that Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov find the residents of Ingushentia who went missing in Egypt. On 14 August 2018 a number of Russian citizens from different regions of the country were detained in Cairo, Egypt. They came their to study religion. After a while some of […]
Posted: December 21st, 2018 under Human Rights.
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Yabloko proposes to give the right to vote to those who can not sign for the ballot
Press Release, 20.12.2018 Boris Vishnevsky, head of the Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, offeres to provide an opportunity to vote with a facsimile signature to people who can not sign for receiving the ballot and put a mark in it. Vishnevsky submitted the corresponding amendments to the federal electoral law to […]
Posted: December 21st, 2018 under Human Rights.
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Reverse the decision on the administrative prosecution of Lev Ponomarev!
Decision of the Federal Council No 49, 19.12.2018 Following the decision of the Tverskoy Distroct Court a renowned human rights defender and political activist Lev Ponomarev was sentenced to a long-term administrative detention. Lev Ponomarev was brought to account for posting on the Internet some information about an event that was organised by the parents […]
Posted: December 20th, 2018 under Human Rights.
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Boris Vishnevsky: Darkness is falling but we should bring on the sun rise
A speech by Boris Vishnevsky at the meeting of the Federal Council of Yabloko Press release, 17.12.2018 I see the current state of affairs as darkness before the sun rise. I can see that the darkness is falling but I hope that the sun will rise. It is our task to bring it on. We […]
Posted: December 19th, 2018 under Elections, History, Human Rights.
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Lev Shlosberg: We can hear you. We understand you. We will not give up. We will not betray you.
Lev Shlosberg’s speech at the meeting of Yabloko Federal Council Press release, 17.12.2018 Dear colleagues, supporters of our party and citizens of Russia! Millions of people in our country categorically disapprove of what is going on in our Russia now. Tens of millions of people do not believe that there is a way to change […]
Posted: December 18th, 2018 under History, Human Rights.
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“The truth will be the most important thing, and we are telling the truth”
Yabloko leaders at the Federal Council of the party Press release, 15.12.2018 On 15th December, the leaders of Yabloko shared their opinion on the situation in the country and proposed their strategies of work in the present condition during the meeting of the Federal Council of the party. Nikolai Rybakov, Deputy Chair of the Yabloko […]
Posted: December 16th, 2018 under Economy, Elections, Human Rights.
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Grigory Yavlinsky: Why modern Russia needs Yabloko
Press release, 15.12.2018 “Yabloko should become the party of the real future of Russia: the party of peace, moral choice and values,” Grigory Yavlinsky, Chair of Yabloko Federal Political Committee, said at the meeting of the Federal Council of the Yabloko party. “It is our responsibility. Our mission is the moral and professional choice in […]
Posted: December 15th, 2018 under Foreign policy, History, Human Rights.
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Emilia Slabunova: Our goal is to enter the parliament in 2021
The politician named the main aspects of the party reform Press release, 15.12.2018 The aim of the Yabloko party is to enter the parliament in 2021 – this what Emilia Slabunova, Yabloko Chair, has stated at the Federal Council meeting earlier today. Representatives of the 77 party branches gathered in Moscow to discuss the reform […]
Posted: December 15th, 2018 under Activities, Economy, Elections, Environmental Policies, Human Rights.
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Yavlinsky: Russia is on the edge of a big war – not a hybrid war but a real one
Press release, 15.12.2018 Grigory Yavlinsky, Chair of Yabloko Federal Political Committee, gave a speech at the Federal Council of the Yabloko party. According to the politician, Russia is on the edge of a full-fledged war. Yavlinsky says that the root of the problem is the attempt of the Kremlin to control Kiev and curtail the […]
Posted: December 15th, 2018 under Economy, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations.
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Novosibirsk branch of Yabloko holds pickets on the Constitution Day
Press release, 12.12.2018 On 12th December, the Constitution Day, the Novosibirsk branch of Yabloko and a number of civil activists held pickets to remind the local residents and regional authorities of some articles from the fundamental law. The activists called upon the government to abide by the Constitution. They held placards quoting some articles of […]
Posted: December 13th, 2018 under Human Rights.
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Galina Mikhaleva: Russia needs a law on gender equality
Press release, 12.12.2018 Chair of Yabloko Gender Faction Galina Mikhaleva participated in the All-Russia Civil Forum 2018. She took part in the discussion dedicated to the problems of domestics violence, labour discrimination and sexual harassment.
Posted: December 13th, 2018 under Gender Faction, Human Rights.
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Chuvashia Republic branch of Yabloko holds a discussion on the consequences of political censorship
Press release, 12.12.2018 The Chuvashia Republic branch of Yabloko held a round table on the consequences of political censorship in mass media. Representative of other political parties and public groups also took part in the discussion.
Posted: December 13th, 2018 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights.
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