Yabloko leaders demanded to institute criminal proceedings against head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov and provide state protection to Novaya Gazeta journalist
Press Release, 21.04.2020
A statement by the Congress of the Intelligentsia was published on the Internet. The statement was signed by many prominent members of the Yabloko party, including party Chairman Nikolai Rybakov, Deputy Chairman Boris Vishnevsky, members of the Federal Political Committee Valery Borschyov, Svetlana Gannushkina, Emilia Slabunova, Viktor Sheinis and Lev Shlosberg, co-chair Human Rights Faction of the party Sergei Kovalev.
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Posted: April 22nd, 2020 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Murder of Boris Nemtsov, The Murder of Natalya Estemirova.
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“We are steadily moving forward,” Lev Shlosberg on the work of the Pskov branch of Yabloko
Press Release, 20.04.2020
The Pskov regional branch of the Yabloko party held the fourth stage of its 23rd conference. The delegates elected new governing bodies of the branch, respecting social distancing and fulfilling the requirements of the federal law.
Photo: The Pskov Yabloko regional conference was held in the party office with respect to social distancing
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Posted: April 20th, 2020 under Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Yabloko Party University will host an online lecture by political scientist Alexander Duka
Announcement, 20.04.2020
The Yabloko Party University will host an online lecture by political scientist Alexander Duka. Alexander Duka is Candidate of Political Sciences, leading researcher, head of the Sector of the Sociology of Power and Civil Society in the Social Studies Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (a branch of the Federal Research Social Science Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg). His research interests lie in the field of power groups, elites, civil society and political culture.
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Posted: April 20th, 2020 under Conferences and Seminars.
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The Yabloko Party University will host an online lecture by social scientist Yelena Zdravomyslova
Announcement, 17.04.2020
On 21 April, the Yabloko Party University will host an online lecture by sociologist Yelena Zdravomyslova “Turning to the problems of an aging society in the Russian context”. The lecture will be held on the Zoom platform and will begin at 17.00.
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Posted: April 20th, 2020 under Conferences and Seminars, Без рубрики.
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Grigory Yalvinsky: They are preparing Russia for digital slavery
Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 6.04.2020
We could observe the first results of the introduction of electronic passes in Moscow in [overcrowded] metro yesterday [due to the authorities total check of all the passengers for their passes]. To allow such a crowd in the subway at the midst of the epidemic and quarantine means to demonstrate a complete inability of governing in emergency conditions, in a situation of force majeure.
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Posted: April 17th, 2020 under Economy, Healthcare, Human Rights, Russian Economy, Social Policies, Без рубрики.
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We demand to abolish the ban on the imports of medical devices, personal protective equipment and restrictions on the purchase of medicines
Statement by Yabloko Bureau, 17.04.2020
In the situation of the coronavirus epidemic, the Yabloko Party demands to immediately lift the ban on the import of medical devices, personal protective equipment and restrictions on the purchase of medicines.
Meanwhile, the ban imposed by the Government of Russia (Decree No. 813 of June 26, 2019) included, for example, artificial lung ventilation devices, medical gauze masks (sterile and non-sterile), medical devices containing antiseptic and disinfectant pharmaceuticals, medical clothing, rehabilitation tools for the disabled and much more.
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Posted: April 17th, 2020 under Economy, Healthcare, Russian Economy, Social Policies.
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Municipal deputies from Yabloko in Ryazan demanded to stop the forced collection of money from state employees to fight against coronavirus
Press Release, 17.04.2020
Yabloko municipal deputies of the Ryazan region appealed to Governor Nikolai Lyubimov, Ivan Panchenko, regional Public Prosecutor, and Igor Grekov, Vice Governor and head of the coronavirus task force, in connection with the forced collection of money from state employees to fight against coronavirus. Deputies Konstantin Smirnov and Anatoly Kivva insist on an immediate cessation of pressure on state employees and forced collection of money. Yabloko deputies demand to punish those responsible for such a decision.
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Posted: April 17th, 2020 under Economy, Education and Science, Healthcare, Human Rights, Russian Economy, Social Policies.
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Yabloko calls on the President and Government to expand the list of supported non-profit organisations
Press Release, 16.04.2020
Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov appealed to President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to provide support to the entire sector of non-profit organisations, regardless of their type of activity and sources of funding. At the moment, the government is ordered to implement support measures only for non-profit organisations providing aid to citizens in the situation of COVID-19 pandemic.
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Posted: April 16th, 2020 under Economy, Healthcare, Human Rights, Russian Economy, Social Policies, Support of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses.
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Emilia Slabunova: Additional financial aid to teachers will increase the effectiveness of distance learning
Based on Gubernia Daily, 16.04.2020
Emilia Slabunova, MP of the Legislative Assembly of Karelia, member of the Yabloko party’s Federal Political Committee and Honored Teacher of Russia, criticised the education system for failing to organiae distance learning for pupils in self-isolation. The parliamentarian called on officials and deputies of the regional parliament to recognise the obvious fact and to support teachers and parents who encountered difficulties. Slabunova made such a statement at a meeting of the Education Committee of the Legislative Assembly.
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Posted: April 16th, 2020 under Education and Science, Healthcare, Social Policies, The Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of Karelia.
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Liberal International on Twitter
@liberalinternat on twitter, 15.04.2020
Russian economist, politician & co-founder of @yabloko, @yavlinsky alerts us to the seriousness of the #COVID19 situation which requires honesty from the country’s leadership above all else…
Posted: April 15th, 2020 under Freedom of Speech, Healthcare, Human Rights, Social Policies.
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Yabloko continues to urge governors to redirect funds allocated to campaign for Putin’s amendments to the Constitution to the fight against COVID-19
Press Release, 15.04.2020
Chairman of the Yabloko party Nikolai Rybakov continues forwarding appeals to the heads of Russian regions. He calls for redirecting the funds allocated in the regional budgets for campaigning in the all-Russian voting for Vladimir Putin’s constitutional amendments to needs of healthcare and assistance to citizens in difficult life situations.
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Posted: April 15th, 2020 under Economy, Healthcare, Human Rights, Russian Economy, Social Policies, Support of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses.
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Yabloko MPs of the Moscow City Duma demand from the Moscow authorities to proceed from the presumption of innocence of citizens and check digital passes introduced during COVID-19 epidemic selectively
Press Release, 15.04.2020
The Yabloko faction in Moscow City Duma appealed to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Oleg Baranov, head of the Moscow Central Internal Affairs Directorate, in connection with large queues of passengers to enter metro stations and traffic jams at entrances to Moscow that emerged on April 15 after the introduction of digital passes introduced by the Moscow authorities during the COVID-19 epidemic.
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Posted: April 15th, 2020 under Healthcare, Human Rights, Social Policies, The Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma.
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Police came to Deputy Chairman of the Nizhny Novgorod branch of Yabloko. He published a post on how a girl was infected with a coronavirus in a hospital
Press Release, 15.04.2020
Policemen came to Alexei Sadomovsky, Deputy Chairman of the Nizhny Novgorod branch of Yabloko. The policemen tried to give a warning about the inadmissibility of dissemination of fake information. Earlier, Alexei Sadomovsky published a post on social networks about how a girl was infected with a coronavirus in a hospital. On the advice of a lawyer, Sadomovsky refused to sign a warning, and also refused to give an explanation, referring to article 51 of the Constitution (“No one shall be obliged to give evidence incriminating themselves”).
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Posted: April 15th, 2020 under Freedom of Speech, Healthcare, Human Rights, Social Policies.
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“Not border stones, but masks”. Yabloko: Moscow Mayor must change the priorities of city budget in favour of support to citizens
Press Release, 11.04.2020
The Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma made a package of proposals to the Moscow government aimed at providing socio-economic support to residents of Moscow in connection with the coronavirus pandemic. The document proposes to redistribute the funds envisaged in the budget for 2020 from long-term infrastructure and entertainment projects to immediate measures to support the living standards of ordinary Muscovites and the city’s economy.
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Posted: April 15th, 2020 under Economy, Healthcare, Russian Economy, Social Policies, Support of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, The Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma.
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Boris Vishnevsky asked St.Petersburg Governor to give a clear definition of the term “self-isolation” in order to end the arbitrariness of law enforcement
Press Release, 14.04.2020
Boris Vishnevsky, head of the Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, asked St.Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov to give a clear definition of the term “self-isolation” in order to end the arbitrariness of law enforcement. The term is mentioned in the decree of the Government of St. Petersburg “On measures to counteract the spread of a new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in St. Petersburg”.
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Posted: April 14th, 2020 under Healthcare, Human Rights, Social Policies, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly.
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Boris Vishnevsky called on the police to provide social assistance to elderly residents of St.Petersburg sent to “self-isolation”
Press Release, 13.04.2020
Boris Vishnevsky, head of the Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, called on Roman Pugin, head of the St. Petersburg police, to consider the possibility of involving police officers in providing social assistance to elderly residents of St. Petersburg who are forcibly sent to “self-isolation” and are deprived of the opportunity to leave their homes.
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Posted: April 13th, 2020 under Economy, Healthcare, Human Rights, Russian Economy, Social Policies, Support of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko demands from the government to review the list of systemically important companies
Press Release, 11.04.2020
Yabloko party Chairman Nikolai Rybakov sent an appeal to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin with a demand to review the list of 646 systemically important organisations that should receive state support. The party believes that this list was compiled in a non-transparent manner and in violation of the basic principles of market competition.
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Posted: April 13th, 2020 under Economy, Healthcare, Russian Economy, Social Policies, Support of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, YABLOKO against Corruption.
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Yabloko’s Andrei Babushkin, member of the Presidential Human Rights Council, demands that the Federal Penitentiary Service allow the Ombudsman and independent human rights activists to enter the Irkutsk penal colony
Press Release, 11.04.2020
Andrei Babushkin, member of the Presidential Human Rights Council and the Federal Bureau of the Yabloko party, demands that the director of the Federal Penitentiary Service urgently provide access to the Ombudsman, independent human rights activists, and journalists to the Irkutsk colony, where there was a riot, and then a fire. Babishkin demands non-violent methods to suppress disorders of prisoners, as well as involve mediators in resolving the situation.
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Posted: April 13th, 2020 under Healthcare, Human Rights, Social Policies.
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Save Sergei Ryzhov!
Statement by the Saratov branch of Yabloko, 10.04.2020
To the Federal Penitentiary Service;
To the Federal State-Funded Institution Pre-Trial Detention Facility No 1
Of the Department of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia in the Samara region
The Saratov regional branch of the Russian United Democratic Party Yabloko is deeply concerned about the health condition of the arrested Saratov political activist Sergei Ryzhov and strongly protests the inaction of the structures of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation, which cause undeniable harm to his health.
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Posted: April 10th, 2020 under Human Rights.
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Yabloko asked Prime Minister Mishustin to protect couriers and volunteers
Press Release, 10.04.2020
Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov sent an appeal to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin asking him to adopt a decree on the protection of delivery service employees and volunteers of social services. According to the head of the party, this document is needed against the background of increasing risks that these categories of citizens are exposed to during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »
Posted: April 10th, 2020 under Constitutional Amendments, Economy, Healthcare, Russian Economy, Social Policies, Support of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses.
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