Archive for 'Political Parties'
YABLOKO demands that Communist Party explain the use of quotation marks when mentioning political repressions victims
Press release, 09.10.2015 Chair of the Penza branch of YABLOKO Sergei Oleynik demanded that the head of the Communist Party regional branch Georgy Kamnev should apologise for mentioning the political repressions victims where the word “victims” was intentionally put into quotation marks.
Posted: October 11th, 2015 under Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Evgenia Sukhorukova, Karelian YABLOKO team member, faces imprisonment
Press Release, 29.09.2015 Evgenia Sukhorukova is Vice Mayor of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the Republic of Karelia, and member of the Karelian YABLOKO team.
Posted: September 30th, 2015 under Human Rights, Situation in Karelia, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Yavlinsky on Shlosberg’s case: “Political violence will sooner or later lead to total violence”
Statement by Grigory Yavlinsky, 25.09.2015 The deprivation of Lev Shlosberg’s deputy status in the Pskov Regional Assembly on the invented and by far politically motivated grounds is the political mopping up with the person who has been fighting for the prosperity of his region, for the honour and dignity of the Russian military men both […]
Posted: September 26th, 2015 under Attack on Lev Shlosberg, Elections, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Mitrokhin demands to investigate land plots fraud on behalf of Communist party candidates
Press release, 09.09.2015 YABLOKO Chairman Sergei Mitrokhin forwarded an application to Head of the Investigative Committee Alexander Bustrikin demanding to investigate the involvement of the Communist party candidates in the land plots fraud in the Novosibirsk region.
Posted: September 9th, 2015 under Elections, Regional elections 2015, YABLOKO against Corruption, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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YABLOKO intends to hold a mass protest action against the expansion of the powers of the law enforcement
Ekho Moskvi radio station, 24.07.2015 In September YABLOKO intends to hold a mass protest action against the legislative initiatives to expand the powers of the law enforcement. Such a statement was made by party leader Sergei Mitrokhin at the Ekho Moskvi radio station.
Posted: July 28th, 2015 under Freedom of Assembly, Human Rights, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Public Prosecutor demanded to remove a bust monument to Joseph Stalin in Lipetsk
Rossiyskaya Gazeta, 28.07.2015 Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Soviet district of Lipetsk demanded to dismantle a sculpture bust of Joseph Stalin installed in Kuznechnaya street [in Lipetsk] issuing a note of admonition to Anna Shamayeva, Deputy City Mayor. The Prosecutor’s Office pointed out that the sculpture bust was installed unlawfully, thus, had to be removed.
Posted: July 28th, 2015 under Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Public Prosecutor issued a note of admonition to Deputy Mayor of Lipetsk for installing a bust monument to Joseph Stalin
Press Release, 27.07.2015 The Prosecutor’s Office of the Soviet district of Lipetsk issued a note of admonition to Anna Shamayeva, Deputy City Mayor, pointing out the inadmissibility of violation of the law, as the bust sculpture to Joseph Stalin unlawfully installed by the Communist Party had not been removed. This was stated in the answer […]
Posted: July 28th, 2015 under Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Sergei Mitrokhin meets with representatives of the Danish Helsinki Committee
Press Release, 23.07.2015 Wednesday, July 22, YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin met in YABLOKO’s office with a group of human rights defenders from the Danish Helsinki Committee led by Carl Eric Foverskov. Olga Radayeva, YABLOKO International Secretary, also took part in the meeting.
Posted: July 24th, 2015 under Evgeny Vitishko case, Human Rights, Situation in Karelia, YABLOKO and the International Liberal Family.
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Petrozavodsk Mayor Galina Shirshina may be removed from office on June 3
Argumenty.ru, Valentina Karelova, 02.06.2015 Mayor of Petrozavodsk [the capital of the Republic of Karelia] Galina Shirshina doesn’t rule out that during the session of the City Council, which will take place on 3 June, deputies can go beyond giving low estimation to her work. Nevertheless, she is not going to rest on oars and is […]
Posted: June 2nd, 2015 under Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Situation in Karelia, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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YABLOKO headed democratic opposition column at May 1 demonstration
Press release, 03.05.2015 The St.Petersburg branch of YABLOKO participated in the Democratic demonstration which took place under the slogans against war, propaganda, law abuse. The action united the supporters of the European way of development for Russia.
Posted: May 7th, 2015 under Political Parties.
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Irkutsk branch of YABLOKO participated in rally of non-parliamentary parties
Press release, 05.05.2015 The Irkutsk branch of YABLOKO supported the rally of non-parliamentary parties. More than 700 people participated in the action. The protesters demanded the resignation of governor of the Irkutsk region, increasment of salary and creation of new working places.
Posted: May 6th, 2015 under Political Parties.
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Russia needs a dialogue with the EU” cautions Yabloko’s Chairman Mitrokhin
Liberal International, 07.05.2015 Ahead of the visit to Moscow by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Yabloko’s Chairman Sergei Mitrokhin (LI full member) has cautioned of the need for the Russian Federation to engage in a constructive dialogue with the European Union rather than continue on the path of confrontation.
Posted: May 6th, 2015 under YABLOKO and the International Liberal Family.
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Law and order must be restored in Krasnokamsk
Statement by the YABLOKO party, 28.04.2015 In the night from 25 to 26 April a crime was committed in Krasnokamsk: unidentified persons burned two KAMAZ garbage trucks belonging to the Uralkomp company headed by Olga Kolokolova, leader of the Perm branch of YABLKO, YABLOKO Bureau member.
Posted: April 29th, 2015 under YABLOKO against Corruption, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Immediate release of the Yabloko activists
Vihreät De Gröna, 10.04.2015 Green Member of the European Parliament Heidi Hautala and Green Member of the Finnish Parliament Johanna Sumuvuori call for an immediate release of the two political detainees Olga Zaletskaya and Alexandra Kornilova in the Republic of Karelia.
Posted: April 10th, 2015 under Situation in Karelia, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, YABLOKO and the International Liberal Family.
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YABLOKO to conduct a rally for resignation of Karelian Governor
Announcement, 07.04.2015 On April 7 YABLOKO Bureau member Dmitry Rybakov will conduct a rally in Petrozavodsk demanding the resignation of the Karelian Governor Alexandr Khudilainen.
Posted: April 8th, 2015 under Situation in Karelia, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Supreme court of Karelia transferred Olga Zaletskaya and Alexandra Korlnilova to house arrest
Press release, 06.04.2015 Today the Supreme court of the Republic of Karelia varied the restraint measure of Olga Zaletskaya and Alexandra Kornilova from pretrial detention to house arrest. The court attached to the case the signatures of 230 citizens and voters, 1922 signatures collected on the Internet as well as the bails by academician Vyacheslav […]
Posted: April 7th, 2015 under Situation in Karelia, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Political Prisoners in the Republic of Karelia Must Be Released
Johan Ekman, spokesperson for international affairs of SFP, on the situation in Karelia The precarious situation of the political opposition in Russia was demonstrated once again on the 26th of March when Olga Zaletskaya and Alexandra Kornilova, active members of the Yabloko Party, were arrested on suspected politically motivated charges.
Posted: April 3rd, 2015 under YABLOKO and the International Liberal Family.
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Moscow branch of YABLOKO conducted picketing in support of imprisoned representatives of opposition in Karelia
Press relese, 02.04.2015 On 2 April YABLOKO held pickets at the Representative Office of the Republic of Karelia in Moscow, demanding the release of arrested members of the opposition: Olga Zakletskaya and and Alexandra Kornilova.
Posted: April 3rd, 2015 under Human Rights, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Statement by YABLOKO faction in St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly on the situation in Karelia
Statement by YABLOKO faction in St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly, 02.04.2015 Struggle against YABLOKO representatives on behalf of Governor of Karelia Alexander Khudilaynen has turned into political reprisal by means of law enforcement. Despite the public declaration of the President and Prime Minister of Russia on the ease of punitive practices on behalf of the state, […]
Posted: April 3rd, 2015 under YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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YABLOKO to hold pickets in Moscow in defense of imprisoned representatives of opposition in Karelia
Press Release, 1.04.2015 On 2 April YABLOKO will hold pickets at the Representative Office of the Republic of Karelia in Moscow, demanding the release of arrested members of the opposition: Olga Zakletskaya and and Alexandra Kornilova. YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin will also take part in the picketing.
Posted: April 1st, 2015 under Human Rights, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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