Archive for 'Politics'
The sentence to Zaletskaya, Kravchuk and Kornilova must be reviewed
Statement by the Yabloko party, 25.08.2017 The Yabloko party is outraged by the sentence to Olga Zaletskaya, Anastasia Kravchuk and Alexandra Kornilova. The judicial system of Russia once again proved that it is ready to serve any interests of the executive branch of power. The authorities of the Republic [of Karelia] turned the law into […]
Posted: August 28th, 2017 under Human Rights, Situation in Karelia.
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Condolences on the acts of terror in Catalonia on behalf of Grigory Yavlinsky
18.08.2018 Thirteen people were killed, over a hundred people were injured. There were acts of terror in the centre of Barcelona and in Cambrils, and explosions in Alcanar. These are new bloody spots on the map of Europe. They are new but I am afraid that they are not the last ones. Murdering unarmed civilians […]
Posted: August 18th, 2017 under YABLOKO Against Terrorism.
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Winners of Golden Toilet Brush 2017 negative award to be announced on air of Alternativa programme
Press release, 10.08.2017 On 17th August, deputy head of Yabloko’s Anti-Corruption Policy Centre Alexei Karnaukhov will announce the winners of the Golden Toilet Brush negative award 2017 on air of Yabloko’a Alternative programme. The prize is made in the shape of a golden toilet brush and will be awarded to the officials who made the […]
Posted: August 10th, 2017 under YABLOKO against Corruption.
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Yabloko’s Anti-Corruption Policy Centre: Reconstruction of the Central House of the Entrepreneur at the cost of 916 million roubles resulted in a fire
Press release, 28.07.2017 A fire broke out at the Central House of the Entrepreneur, where the 35mm cinema is situated. The news was reported by the owners of the cinema. A female employee of the cinema is reported to have been injured but she was rescued by the fire brigade.
Posted: July 31st, 2017 under YABLOKO against Corruption.
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Sergei Mitrokhin was detained during a protest action against Moscow housing renovation programme
Press release, 28.06.2017 Moscow Yabloko Chair Sergei Mitrokhin has been detained during a protest action against the bill on Moscow housing renovation programme by the Federation Council, the upper house of parliament. Today the senators are considering the bill after it has been passed by the State Duma.
Posted: June 28th, 2017 under YABLOKO against Corruption.
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Igor Artemyev entered the list of 20 most influential politicians in Russia according to GQ Magazine
Press release, 26.06.2017 Head of the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service, member of Yabloko’s Federal Political Committee Igor Artemyev entered the list of 20 most influential politicians in Russia in 2017 according to GQ Magazine.
Posted: June 26th, 2017 under YABLOKO against Corruption.
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Unidentified individuals tired to set fire to Yabloko activist’s house once again
Press release, 26.06.2017 Unidentified individuals tired to set fire to Yabloko activist Vladimir Yegorov’s house in the city of Toropets, the Tver Region, on the night of 25 June. Yegorov’s wife and to children were inside the house when it happened. Yegorov’s neighbour noticed fire by a lucky chance and called the fire brigade. Vladimir […]
Posted: June 26th, 2017 under Human Rights, YABLOKO against Corruption.
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The Karelian branch of Yabloko elects new Chair and its Regional Council
Press Release, 23.06.2017 Olga Zaletskaya, MP of the Legislative Assembly of Karelia, was elected Chair of the Karelian branch of Yabloko. This decision was adopted yesterday by the conference of the regional branch. The conference also elected Deputy Chair and the Regional Council of the branch.
Posted: June 26th, 2017 under Situation in Karelia.
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Police detained Sergei Mitrokhin by the State Duma during an action against the government’s housing renovation programme
Press release, 09.06.2017 UPD 3. 14.40: Sergei Mitrokhin and Anton Antonov-Ovseyenko were accused of violation of the procedure of public actions organization (paragraph 5, article 20.2 of the Administrative Violation Code of Russia). It means they may be fined 10,000 – 15,000 thousand roubles or get up to 40 hours of community service. The court […]
Posted: June 9th, 2017 under Human Rights, YABLOKO against Corruption.
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Discussion in the Higher School of Economics: anti-corruption investigations (Karnaukhov versus Shumanov)
Press Release, 06.06.2017 On Thursday, 15 June, Alexei Karnaukhov, Deputy Head of the Yabloko Anti-Corruption Policy Centre, will take part in the discussion with Ilya Shumanov, Dputy Head of Tranparency International – Russia. The discussion will be held at the Anti-Corruption Policy Laboratory of the Higher School of Economics.
Posted: June 7th, 2017 under YABLOKO against Corruption.
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The hearings went without us, but we marched through Moscow chanting “Sobyanin to dismissal!”
Press release, 06.06.2017 Yabloko Chair Emilia Slabunova, leader of the Moscow branch of the party Sergei Mitrokhin and municipal deputy of Moscow Elena Rusakova were not allowed to participate in the parliamentary hearings on the renovation of Moscow housing, as the State Duma was frightened of unenviable uncomfortable questions the deputies had to face.
Posted: June 6th, 2017 under Economy, YABLOKO against Corruption.
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Yabloko was not allowed to participate in the parliamentary hearings on the renovation of Moscow housing
Press Release, 06.06.2017 Yabloko was not allowed to participate in the parliamentary hearings on the renovation of Moscow housing, as the State Duma was frightened of unenviable uncomfortable questions the deputies had to face. The so-called “renovation” implies that a full 10 per cent of Moscow’s housing is set to be torn down and 1.6 […]
Posted: June 6th, 2017 under Economy, YABLOKO against Corruption.
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MP and ex Public Prosecutor of Crimea Natalia Poklonskaya had to defend herself against Yabloko’s accusations
Press release, 05.06.2017 Natalia Poklonskaya, deputy of the State Duma and ex Public Prosecutor of Crimea, explained the reporters why she did not declare a car in her income tax statement as well as her husband’s property and income. According to Poklonskaya, she is not married and mentioned that she had a husband in mass […]
Posted: June 5th, 2017 under YABLOKO against Corruption.
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Sergei Mitrokhin: the Ministry of Emergency Situations failed to prevent victims during a severe storm in Moscow due to its poor performance
Press Release, 30.05.2017 The Moscow hurricane of 29 May killed 16 people and about 100 Muscovites are in hospitals. During the thunderstorm of 29 May many people complained that they had not been warned. Thus, many reported that text messages on the emergency situation did not come to their telephones. A spokesman for the Ministry […]
Posted: May 31st, 2017 under YABLOKO against Corruption.
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The government intends to make the state budget even less transparent
Press Release, 30.05.2017 The government’s amendments to the state budget introduced past week to the State Duma for the first time lacked the data on total expenditures for defence or security. Thus it will be even more difficult to monitor where the secret expenditure are allotted to. Yabloko believes that the structure of the current […]
Posted: May 30th, 2017 under Economy, YABLOKO against Corruption.
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MP and ex Public Prosecutor of Crimea Natalia Poklonskaya hides a car and a husband. Yabloko Anti-Corruption Police Centre asks the Prosecutor General’s Office to check the MP’s income tax statements
Press Release, 23.05.2017 Yabloko’s Anti-Corruption Policy Centre suspects that Natalia Poklonskaya, deputy of the State Duma, has not declared a car in her income tax statement, and also conceals her husband’s property and income. Sergei Mitrokhin, head of the Centre sent a letter to the Public Prosecutor General demanding to check the Poklonskaya’s statements.
Posted: May 23rd, 2017 under YABLOKO against Corruption.
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Condolences on the terrorist attack in Manchester
Condolences on behalf of Emilia Slabunova and Grigory Yavlinsky , 23.05.2017 I express my deepest condolences to the British people and those who suffered from the terrorist attack in Manchester. The worst thing is that children died! We share your pain and righteous indignation.
Posted: May 23rd, 2017 under YABLOKO Against Terrorism.
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Yabloko launches Golden Toilet Brush 2017 negative award
Press Release, 18.05.2017 The Yabloko party has announced an open selection of nominees for the negative award Golden Toilet Brush 2017. The prize is made in the form of golden toilet brush and will be awarded to the officials who make the most absurd and wasteful purchase for the state budget money.
Posted: May 18th, 2017 under YABLOKO against Corruption.
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Unidentified individuals tired to burn Yabloko activist’s house in the Tver Region
Press release, 04.05.2017 The house of Vladimir Yegorov, Chair of Yabloko’s local branch in Toropets, the Tver Region, was attacked. On May 2, unidentified individuals broke windows of his house and intended to set the place on fire.
Posted: May 5th, 2017 under Human Rights, YABLOKO against Corruption.
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Mitrokhin qualifies the appointment of Deputy Prime Minister’s son CEO as a conflict of interests
Press release, 02.05.2017 Sergei Mitrokhin, a member of Yabloko’s Federal Political Committee and head of the party’s Anti-Corruption Policy Centre, applied to the Prosecutor General’s Office and the Government of the RF demanding to verify compliance of the appointment of Deputy Prime Ministers’s son CEO with the legislation on the prevention and management of conflict […]
Posted: May 4th, 2017 under YABLOKO against Corruption.
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