Emilia Slabunova: It is unacceptable to drive observers into regional cages and introduce serfdom observation rights
Based on the publication in 7×7, 19.10.2020
On 15 October, deputies of the Legislative Assembly of Karelia adopted, in the first reading and by a majority of votes, several bills that deprive citizens of the right to observe regional and local elections of citizens from other regions. In the near future, such initiatives will be considered by the parliaments of other subjects of the Russian Federation.
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Posted: October 19th, 2020 under Constitutional Amendments, Elections, Governance, Regional and Local Elections, The Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of Karelia, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Rybakov urged Putin to change environmental policy and allow NGOs to conduct environmental monitoring
Press Release, 14.10.2020
Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov sent to Russian President Vladimir Putin a roadmap to change environmental policy against the backdrop of events in Kamchatka. The head of Yabloko proposes, among other things, creating a federal register of objects of accumulated environmental damage, instructing the government to amend the regulation plan in the field of ecology and nature management, and permitting NGOs to conduct environmental monitoring.
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Posted: October 16th, 2020 under Economy, Environmental Policies, Human Rights, Protection of Environment, Russian Economy.
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Russian regions: inequality of opportunities
Grigory Yavlinsky on the fact that well-being and career in Russia depend on the place of birth
Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 4.10.2020
It is well known that the well-being and career of a person in Russia directly depends on the region in which he/she was born and raised. Inequality and injustice begin in our country from the place of birth.
The Pskov regional budget does not have money to procure firewood for the heating season, but the residents of the region regularly pay for the tests of various missiles. In the Saratov region, every third house has no sewerage system, but the taxes of the region’s residents finance a hybrid war in Donbass. The Chelyabinsk budget does not have funds to save the city from an environmental disaster, but Chelyabinsk residents’ money regularly goes to the war in Syria.
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Posted: October 16th, 2020 under Economy, Federalism, Russian Economy, Social Policies, Understanding Russia.
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The parliamentary majority of the Moscow City Duma rejected Yabloko’s amendments to the Constitution, prohibiting torture and introducing a contract-based army
Press Release, 15.10.2020
The Moscow City Duma rejected two bills with amendments to the Constitution submitted by the Yabloko faction. The bills were proposed to be adopted as a legislative initiative and sent to the federal parliament – the State Duma.
The Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma submitted a package of nine bills “The Constitution of Free People” developed by the Yabloko Party, the Public Constitutional Council and the best constitutional lawyers in Russia.
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Posted: October 15th, 2020 under Constitutional Amendments, Governance, Human Rights, Political Parties, The Russian Army, The Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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A politician with a heart that belongs to his home city. Boris Vishnevsky turns 65!
Greetings from Yabloko leaders, 15.10.2020
Dear Boris Lazarevich,
Yabloko is proud that all these years we have been together, that your talent and ardent soul have attracted so many people to our ideas, goals and principles.
You are a politician with a heart that belongs to your home city.
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Posted: October 15th, 2020 under Greetings.
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The Stavropol branch of Yabloko held an action in support of the people of Belarus
Press Release, 15.10.2020
The Stavropol branch of Yabloko held an action in support of the people of Belarus. Vitaly Zubenko, head of the regional branch of the party, took part in the action. According to the participants, the action took place under the close scrutiny of about twenty police officers and the Centre for Combating Extremism.
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Posted: October 15th, 2020 under Foreign policy, Russia-Belarus Relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Oleg Rodin re-elected Chairman of the Nizhny Novgorod branch of Yabloko
The General Meeting of the Yabloko branch announced a minute of silence in memory of journalist Irina Slavina
Press Release, 14.10.2020
Photo: “Nizhny Novgorod will not forgive it” – an action in memory of journalist Irina Slavina who set herself on fire in front of the Interior Department office in protest against continuous pressure and searches by the law enforcement.
On 10 October, members of the Nizhny Novgorod branch of Yabloko at the General Meeting re-elected Oleg Rodin as the Chairman of the regional branch of the party. Oleg Rodin was first elected to this post in 2018.
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Posted: October 14th, 2020 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko candidates for the by-election of the Yekaterinburg City Duma registered
Press Release, 13.10.2020
The Electoral Commission of Yekaterinburg has registered candidates Vladislav Postnikov and Dmitry Trynov, nominated by the Sverdlovsk branch of Yabloko, for the by-election of deputies of the Yekaterinburg City Duma.
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Posted: October 13th, 2020 under Elections, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2020, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko will host an online lecture by Vladimir Gelman “Unworthy Rule: Politics in Contemporary Russia”
Announcement, 13.10.2020
On 21 October, the Yabloko Party University will host an online lecture by political scientist Vladimir Gelman. The lecture will start at 19:00.
The topic of the lecture is “Unworthy Governance: Politics in Contemporary Russia”. Why is the quality of governance in Russia much lower than what we would expect for a country with a relatively high level of socio-economic development? What are the reasons and mechanisms of “unworthy government” in Russia, and are there any chances of overcoming it?
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Posted: October 13th, 2020 under Conferences and Seminars, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko’s appeal to the City Council demanding that the second round of the Novosibirsk mayoral election be returned
Press Release, 12.10.2020
Photo: members of the Council of Yabloko’s local organisation in Novosibirsk: Yaroslav Shamsutdinov, Georgy Kazakovtsev and Olga Lesnevskaya.
On 12 October, the local organisation of the Novosibirsk branch Yabloko appealed to the City Council of Novosibirsk with a proposal to return the second round of the mayoral election. The appeal is addressed to Dmitry Asantsev, Chairman of the Council of Deputies, and Igor Atyakshev, Chairman of the profile commission on local self-government.
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Posted: October 12th, 2020 under Elections, Regional and Local Elections, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Yabloko party changed the logo on its website in support of children with cerebral palsy
Press Release, 9.10.2020
The Yabloko Party joined the Dobroshrift (KindFont) campaign and changed the font in its logo to support people with motor disabilities.
Dobroshrift is a social project of the Podarok Angelu (Gift to an Angel) foundation, which has been held for the second year, on the first Wednesday of October, the International Day of Infantile Cerebral Palsy. It helps to draw public attention to the problems of people with motor disabilities, and raise funds for children with cerebral palsy.
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Posted: October 9th, 2020 under Charity, Human Rights, Без рубрики.
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An online lecture by Natalia Bubnova will be held at the Yabloko Party University
Press Release, 9.10.2020
On Thusday, 15 October, an online lecture by Natalia Bubnova, a leading researcher of the Institute of the World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences, will be held at the Yabloko Party University. The lecture will begin at 19:00.
The topic of the lecture is “American Elections at the Peak of the COVID Epidemic and Domestic Political Confrontation”.
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Posted: October 9th, 2020 under Conferences and Seminars, Foreign policy, Russia-US Relations.
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Yabloko’s Anti-Corruption Policy Centre revealed signs of a cartel in major repairs of housing and landscaping in Moscow for 8.7 billion roubles
Firms close to Moscow officials participated in the tender
Press Release, 9.10.2020
The Anti-Corruption Policy Centre of the Yabloko Party has identified signs of cartel conspiracy in procurement for construction and major repairs in Moscow. The investigation was launched after residents of the Khamovniki district filed complaints about the quality of the repairs of their housing. Moscow officials – deputy head of the Basmanny District Administration Sergei Salnikov and head of the Capital Construction Directorate Alexei Butusov – are involve in the purchases with signs of price collusion.
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Posted: October 9th, 2020 under Economy, YABLOKO against Corruption.
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Yabloko Chairman proposed to put a memorial plaque at the site of murder of musician Timur Kacharava
Press Release, 8.10.2020
Yabloko Chairman Rybakov sent an appeal to the General Director of the Bukvoed bookstore chain with a request to put a memorial plaque on the wall of the bookstore in memory of Timur Kacharava, St. Petersburg musician, anti-fascist activist, and one of the organisers of the Food Instead of Bombs movement in St. Petersburg, who was stabbed by a far-right nationalist group on the steps of the bookstore.
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Posted: October 8th, 2020 under Human Rights, YABLOKO Against Nationalism, Extremism and Xenophobia.
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Rybakov urged Vice PM Tatyana Golikova to support families with disabled children amid coronavirus restrictions
Press Release, 8.10.2020
Yabloko Party Chairman Nikolai Rybakov sent an appeal to Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova with a request to help families raising children with disabilities and young people with disabilities of working age with severe multiple developmental disabilities, due to the difficulties arising against the background of the introduction of coronavirus restrictions.
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Posted: October 8th, 2020 under Healthcare, Human Rights, Social Policies, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko’s Andrei Babushkin, Russia’s Human Rights Committee member, demanded that President review the legislation in connection with self-immolation of journalist Irina Slavina
Press Release, 8.10.2020
Andrei Babushkin, member of the Federal Bureau of the Yabloko party and member of the Human Rights Council under the President of Russia, sent appeals to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Presidential Adviser Valery Fadeyev calling them to revise legislation, in particular, the law on fakes, and to conduct an investigation into the death of Irina Slavina, journalist and Editor-in-Chief of Koza Press.
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Posted: October 8th, 2020 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights.
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14th tragic anniversary since the murder of Anna Polytkovskaya, journalist and human rights activist. The customers are unpunished
FB post by Nikolai Rybakov, 7.10.2020
Today is [the 14th anniversary from] the day of the murder of Anna Politkovskaya. I brought flowers from Yabloko to the place of her death. 14 years have passed – only one year is left to investigate. Customers are not announced and not held liable. And murders continue.
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Posted: October 7th, 2020 under Condolences, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Без рубрики.
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The Federal Antimonopoly Service filed a case on creation of a cartel on provision of public amenities in Moscow
Yabloko’s Anti-Corruption Policy Centre initiated the case worth 323 million roubles
Press Release, 7.10.2020
The Moscow Department of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia has filed a case on violation of antimonopoly laws against six companies. The case was opened after an investigation by the Anti-Corruption Policy of the Yabloko party about a cartel on provision of amenities in Moscow. The cartel participants face a fine of 10 – 50 per cent of the initial purchase price and criminal prosecution under Article 178 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
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Posted: October 7th, 2020 under YABLOKO against Corruption.
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“The goals and objectives of the party in the present conditions”. Online discussion of the Social Democratic and the Gender Faction of Yabloko
Press Release, 6.10.2020
On 8 October, the Social Democratic and the Gender actions of the Yabloko party will hold an online discussion “The goals and objectives of the party in the present conditions”. Boris Misnik, Coordinator of the Federal Political Committee of Yabloko, Maxim Petlin, Bureau member, Anatoly Golov, Chair of the Social Democratic Faction, and Galina Mikhaleva, Chair of the Gender Faction, and party members will take part in the discussion.
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Posted: October 7th, 2020 under Conferences and Seminars, Gender Faction, Political Parties, Social Democratic faction, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, YABLOKO and Other Political Parties.
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The Ryazan branch of Yabloko: The head of the administration of the Zaboryevsky settlement is trying to disrupt the work of the deputies who demand order in the activities of the municipal authorities
Press Release, 5.10.2020
A tense situation has developed in the relationship between the administration and the Council of Deputies in the Zaboryevsky rural settlement (one of the largest settlements, includes 15 settlements near Ryazan) over the past month. The head and new deputies of the Council were elected a year ago. Irina Kopylova, representing the ruling United Russia party, became the head of the administration. Anatoly Kivva, candidate from the Yabloko party, won a mandate in the elections of deputies in the largest district of the settlement.
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Posted: October 6th, 2020 under Elections, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2019, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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