Vishnevsky won The St.Petersburg citizen contest in nomination “historic preservation”
Press release based on Elizaveta Belova’s article, ZakS.Ru, 15.01.2015
Boris Vishnevsky, YABLOKO’s deputy in the St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, won the contest The St.Petersburg citizen in the nomination “historic preservation”. Over 15 thousand people voted on social media and 48,3 percent supported Boris Vishnevsky against Natalia Sivokhina and Marianna Alferova. Read more »
Posted: January 19th, 2016 under YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly.
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Yabloko Youth protested against anti-gay bill
Press release, 18.01.2016
On 18 January, the Moscow branch of Yabloko Youth conducted a series of one-person picketing against the Communist Party’s (CPRF) bill prohibiting to come out as gay. The activists claim that the government must not interfere in the private life of people. They held picketing outside the Communist Party office with the picture of Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev kissing leader of the German Democratic Republic Erich Honecker. The placard said “CPRF, Brezhnev is ashamed of you. One cannot prohibit love!”.
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Posted: January 19th, 2016 under Human Rights, Street Actions, Youth Policies.
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YABLOKO’s Igor Artemyev proposes to considerably simplify the access of foreign pharmaceuticals to the Russian market
Press Release, 18.01.2016
Igor Artemyev, head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service and member of YABLOKO’s Political Party, forwarded a letter to Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev informing Prime Minister about a catastrophic situation in Russian pharmaceuticals market. Read more »
Posted: January 18th, 2016 under Healthcare, Social Policies.
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YABLOKO to honour the memory of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova killed by neonazists
Press Release, 18.01.2016
Tomorrow, on 19 January deputy chairs of the party Nikolai Rybakov and Alexander Gnezdilov and YABLOKO activists will lay flowers to the place of where lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova were killed by neonazists – at 1 Prechistinka street. Read more »
Posted: January 18th, 2016 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights.
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Alexei Arbatov’s anniversary
Congratulations, 17.01.2016
On 17 January, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, member of YABLOKO’s Federal Political Committee Alexai Arbatov celebrated his 65 birthday. YABLOKO Chair Emilia Slabunova and Chair of YABLOKO’s Federal Political Committee Grigory Yavlinsky congratulated him. Read more »
Posted: January 18th, 2016 under Activities.
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Pskov Regional Court refused to reinstate Lev Shlosberg as regional MP
Press Release, 14.01.2016
Today the Pskov Regional Court has rejected the appeal of Lev Shlosberg, Chair of the Pskov region branch of YABLOKO and member of the Political Committee of the party, on termination of his regional MP proxies by the Legislative Assembly of the Pskov Region and has upheld the decision of the Pskov City Court of 21 October, 2015. Shlosberg will file a cassational appeal to the Supreme Court after he receives the decision of the court. Read more »
Posted: January 18th, 2016 under Attack on Lev Shlosberg, Elections.
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2015: the Results and the Prospects
By Grigory Yavlinsky, 29.12.2015
The Ladmarks
The main events of the year were political reprisals against the dissenting: the murder of Boris Nemtsov and severe poisoning of Vladimir Kara-Murza who only miraculously escaped death.
The point of this year – the toughest pressure on the civil society for the past 30 years, the stake on the use of force in domestic and foreign polices – was focused in the very beginning [of the year]: the tragedy of February 27 [the murder of Boris Nemtsov]. Read more »
Posted: January 16th, 2016 under Russian Economy.
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Yabloko first Russian party with a female leader – Emilia Slabunova
Liberal International, 14.01.2016
XVIII Congress of the LI full member from Russia “Yabloko” elected Emilia Slabunova, member of the regional parliament of the Republic of Karelia, as the new party President. With this groundbreaking development Mrs Slabunova stands as the first female leader of a Russian political party and for the first time in the political history of modern Russia a party has decided to limit the tenure of its chairman to two terms. Read more »
Posted: January 16th, 2016 under YABLOKO and the International Liberal Family.
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The Court of the Pskov Region to consider Lev Shlosberg’s appeal on termination of his regional MP proxies by the Legislative Assembly of the Pskov Region
Press Release, 13.01.2016
On 14 January, the Pskov Regional Court will consider the appeal of Lev Shlosberg, Chair of the Pskov region branch of YABLOKO and member of the Political Committee of the party, against the refusal of the Pskov City Court to recognize the decision of the Legislative Assembly of the Pskov Region unlawful and return to Shlosberg his regional MP mandate, as well as restore him in the post of Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Legislation, Economic Policy and Local Self-Governing. Read more »
Posted: January 13th, 2016 under Attack on Lev Shlosberg.
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Andrei Babushkin: One night and 1001 Arabs or on the events in Cologne
Blog-post by Andrei Babushkin in the Live Journal, 11.01.2016
In 2015 the authorities of Germany accepted about a million refuges and together with Sweden and Austria faced the main burden of the wave of migration hitting Europe. Read more »
Posted: January 13th, 2016 under Human Rights.
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Dismissed Petrozavodsk Mayor brings a law suit against deputies who sacked her
// RBC, by Elizaveta Antonova, 11.01.2016
Photo: ex head of Petrozavodsk Galina Shirshina. Photo by Igor Podgorny / TASS
Former head of Petrozavodsk Galina Shirshina appealed in court against the decision of the city council on her dismissal. She argues that the [deputies’] thesis on her failure to implement the powers of the mayor are false. In parallel with the law suit she will help YABLOKO in the [parliamentary] election campaign. Read more »
Posted: January 13th, 2016 under Situation in Karelia.
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Sergei Mitrokhin sentenced to a fine for a picket in defence of the Russian Constitution
Press Release, 29.12.2015
Today, Tverskoi Distict Court, Moscow, sentenced Sergei Mitrokhin to a RUR 1,000 fine for a picket in defence of the Russian Constitution. Sergei Mitrokhin was detained at an action in defence of the Constitution on 12 December, the Russian Constituion Day. Read more »
Posted: December 29th, 2015 under Freedom of Assembly, Human Rights.
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We demand that discrediting and persecution of Magomed Mutsolgov must be stopped
Resolution of the 18th YABLOKO Congress, 25.12.2015
The YABLOKO party give serious consideration to the problems of the North Caucasus, the situation with human rights observance, its economic and social development. Read more »
Posted: December 27th, 2015 under Human Rights, The 18th Congress of YABLOKO.
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Grigory Yavlinsky on dismissal of Petrozavodsk Mayor Galina Shirshina
Blog post by Grigory Yavlinsky, 25.12.2015
Dismissal of Galina Shirshina from the post of Petrozavodsk Mayor represents a political revenge on behalf of Governor of Karelia Alexander Khudilainen.
Galina Shirshina was elected Petrozavodsk Mayor by people. The authorities always resort to arbitrary rule and force when they fail to win elections honestly. Read more »
Posted: December 27th, 2015 under Situation in Karelia, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Emilia Slabunova considers dismissal of Petrozavodsk Mayor Galina Shirshina be a political order from Governor Khudilainen
Press Release, 25.12.2015
Emilia Slabunova, YABLOKO Chairperson and MP of the Karelian Legislative Assembly, considers dismissal of Galina Shirshina, Petrozavodsk Mayor, be a political order of Governor Alexander Khudilainen. Read more »
Posted: December 27th, 2015 under Situation in Karelia, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Lev Shlosberg elected Politician of the Year by the readers of the popular Vedomosti newspaper
Press release, 25.12.2015
Lev Shlosberg, YABLOKO Political Committee member, journalist and ex MP of the Pskov Regional Assembly, has been elected Politician of the Year by the readers of the popular Vedomosti newspaper. Read more »
Posted: December 25th, 2015 under Attack on Lev Shlosberg, Elections, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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On the inadmissibility of the use of law enforcement resource in political struggle in Karelia
Resolution of the 18th YABLOKO Congress, 24.12.2015
The Congress states that pressure from the administrative and the law enforcement bodies of the Republic of Karelia on the leaders and members of the Russian United Democratic Party YABLOKO has been steadily increasing. Read more »
Posted: December 25th, 2015 under Situation in Karelia, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Mayor of Petrozavodsk Galina Shirshina nominated for prestigious European Award
Gubernia Daily, 22.12.2015
A popular Finish party, the Swedish People’s Party of Finland (SFP), together with its Women’s Association Svenska Kvinnoförbundet announced their nomination of Ms. Galina Shirshina, Mayor of Petrozavodsk, Karelia, for the prestigious European award – The LeaDeR Award. They named Shirshina one the key liberal players on regional and local level. The finalists will be announced at the ceremony in Brussels on 25 April, 2016. The award is a sign of outstanding work of liberal and democrat politicians on the municipal, local or regional level of government.
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Posted: December 23rd, 2015 under Situation in Karelia, YABLOKO against Corruption, YABLOKO and the International Liberal Family, YABLOKO Sister-parties.
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