Construction of waste incineration plant was cancelled
Press release, 14.01.2015
UPD.Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin ordered to cancel the construction of a waste incineration plant in the south-east of Moscow. YABLOKO will observe the development of the situation. Read more »
Posted: January 14th, 2015 under Environmental Policies.
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Motivated by Political Revenge
Investigation into the attack on Lev Shlosberg terminated and he is declared a “foreign agent”
// by Nina Petlyanova, Novaya Gazeta, 12/01/2015
Pskov autonomous non-profit organisation “Centre of Social Projects “Renaissance” will shortly appeal in court against being enlisted in the register of “foreign agents”. This was reported to Novaya Gazeta by Lev Shlossberg, head of the autonomous non-profit organisation, MP in Pskov, leader of the local branch of the YABLOKO party and Editor-in-Chief of the Pskovskaya Guberniya (the Province of Pskov) newspaper. The decision on the recognition of the Centre of Social Projects “Renaissance” was adopted by the Ministry of Justice on the eve of New Year holidays – on December 30. Read more »
Posted: January 13th, 2015 under Attack on Lev Shlosberg, Human Rights.
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Putin will die Ukraine von innen zerstören
Wirtschafts Blatt, 01.12.2014
Im Interview. Laut Sergei Mitrochin, Vorsitzender der Russischen Demokratischen Partei Jabloko, nehmen die Russen die Sanktionen noch nicht wahr. Der russische Präsident profitiert, so der Oppositionelle, von der Krim-Euphorie und wolle die Ukraine zerstören. Read more »
Posted: January 12th, 2015 under Russia-Ukraine relations.
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Grigory Yavlinsky’s statement on the Navalny brothers case
[30.12.2014]
What has been happening to Alexei Navalny once again clearly demonstrates the selective nature of the Russian justice system and its absolute abidance with political manipulation. Those taking such decisions consider people mere figure-heads and appropriated the right to dispose of their destinies in order to implement shameful political technologies: one type today and some other tomorrow. Their tools are punitive justice and blackmail and they are absolutely indifferent to the attitude of the society to continuous lies and propaganda. They value only one thing: their infinite maintenance of power. Read more »
Posted: January 12th, 2015 under Human Rights.
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YABLOKO activists laid flowers to the ambassy of France
Press release, 08.01.2015
YABLOKO activists laid flowers to the ambassay of France in memory of the victims of the attack on the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
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Posted: January 11th, 2015 under Freedom of Speech, YABLOKO Against Terrorism.
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Anatoly Golov lays flowers to the Consulate of France in St.Petersburg
Press Release, 08.01.2015
Today Anatoly Golov, Co-Chair of Social-Democratic Faction of the YABLOKO party, laid flowers to the Consulate of France in St.Petersburg and sent to the leaders of the Socialist Party of France condolences and words of support. Read more »
Posted: January 9th, 2015 under Social Democratic faction.
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Grigory Yavlinsky: Anti-civilization terrorism is a terrible threat both to Europe and Russia
07.01.2015
Grigory Yavlinsky sent to President of France Francois Hollande and Jean-Maurice Ripert, Ambassador of France to Russia, a telegramme of condolence in connection with the attack on the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo: Read more »
Posted: January 7th, 2015 under YABLOKO Against Terrorism.
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LI President and liberal leaders condemn attack on Charlie Hebdo
LI, 08.01.2015
Through a meeting with the French Ambassador to Andorra, LI President, Dr. Juli Minoves, has shared the condolences of the international liberal family in a letter to the President of France, Francois Holland, after the horrific attack on the French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo. “#JeSuisCharlie is a motto that we all make our own, everywhere, to defend the principles of your democratic society… of all of our democratic societies”, read the LI President’s letter. Read more »
Posted: January 6th, 2015 under YABLOKO and the International Liberal Family.
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Citizens of the Netherlands sent letters of support to Evgeny Vitishko
Press release, 17.12.2014
The Netherlands Amnesty International conducted a letter writing marathon on December 10. About a thousand citizens of the Netherlands sent letters of support to prisons of the USA, China, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan and Russia, to the environmentalist Evgeny Vitishko.
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Posted: December 24th, 2014 under Evgeny Vitishko case.
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Muscovites gathered for a rally in support of the Tomsk TV-2 company
Press release, photos, video, 21.12.2014
A rally in support of the Tomsk TV-2 television company and regional press was held in the centre of Moscow on December 21. The rally was organised by the YABLOKO party, the Glasnost Defense Foundation and the Moscow Union of Journalists.
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Posted: December 24th, 2014 under Freedom of Speech.
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YABLOKO Federal Council demanded to stop persecution of human rights defenders in Chechnya
Press release, 15.12.2014
YABLOKO Federal Council condemned the current actions of Ramzan Kadyrov, President of Chechnya, aimed against the Committe against tortures and demanded to abolish the introduced principle of collective family responsibility for crimes. Read more »
Posted: December 19th, 2014 under Human Rights.
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Grigory Yavlinsky proposes to change the government or its economic unit and appoint ex Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin chair of the government
Press releases, photos, video, 13.12.2014
At present Russia faces two threats: a war and an economic collapse, said YABLOKO founder Grigory Yavlinsky. Speaking at the Federal Council of the YABLOKO party on Saturday, he proposed a programme of countermeasures. According to Yavlinsky, one of such measures should be resignation of the government and appointment of Alexei Kudrin, ex Finance Minister, Chair of the government.
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Posted: December 16th, 2014 under Russia-Ukraine relations, Russian Economy.
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Sergei Mitrokhin: “One should conduct a legitimate referendum on the Crimean issue”
Press release, 13.12.2014
YABLOKO leader, when opening the Federal Council, stated that the solution of the Crimean issue can become only a legitimate referendum with the agreement of Ukraine and control of international organizations. An international conference should be conducted beforehand.
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Posted: December 16th, 2014 under Russian Economy.
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YABLOKO’s Federal Council demands investigation of the attack against journalist Lev Shlosberg
Press Release 16.12.2014
On 29 August, 2014, Lev Shlosberg, head of the Pskov YABLOKO, PM of the Pskov Regional Assembly and renown journalist and editor of independent newspaper Pskovskyaya Gubernia [who wrote about the secret burials of Russian soldiers who were sent to fight in Ukraine and were killed there] was attacked and severely injured. This crime recieved much resonance both in Russia and abroad. Read more »
Posted: December 16th, 2014 under Attack on Lev Shlosberg.
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YABLOKO Federal Council to discuss Putin’s politics, economy and elections to the State Duma
Announcement, 11.12.2014
The meeting of YABLOKO Federal Council will take place in the Moskovsky city on December 13-14. Vladimir Putin’s political course, the state of Russia’s economy and preparation for the coming State Duma elections will be the main issues of the meeting. Read more »
Posted: December 12th, 2014 under Politics.
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Lev Shlosberg awarded Moscow Helsinki Group prize
Press Release, 10.12.2014
Chair of the pskov branch of YABLOKO, deputy of the Pskov region Legislative Assembly and the Editor-in-Chief of the Pskov Gubernia newspaper Lev Shlosberg was awarded the Moscow Helsinki Group prize in the nomination “For courage in protecting human rights”.
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Posted: December 11th, 2014 under Attack on Lev Shlosberg, Human Rights.
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A United Russia party member and recidivist won in the election in Kuban, YABLOKO candidate came second
Press Release, 08.12.2014
According to the result of the Novotitarevsky rural settlement, Kuban, head elections, the current head of the settlement Sergei Koshman, the ruling party member, gained 81.75 percent. YABLOKO member Vyecheslav Gushcha took the second place with the result of 15.36 percent. Read more »
Posted: December 10th, 2014 under Elections.
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Even Public Prosecutor of Crimea spoke against the law on nationalisation
Press Release, 8.12.2014
After the address of the YABLOKO party, Public Prosecutor of the Republic of Crimea recognised that the law on nationalization in the Crimea violated the federal law, and sent to the State Council of the Republic of Crimea a corresponding motion. Read more »
Posted: December 8th, 2014 under Без рубрики.
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