Posted: December 31st, 2014 under Без рубрики.
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year on behalf of YABLOKO!
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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Yabloko in Russia’s political spectrum
Posted: December 16th, 2014 under YABLOKO Congresses.
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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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Where will they take radioactive waste from Angarsk?
Press Release, 04.12.2014
The Krasnoyarsk branch of YABLOKO’s environmental faction “Green Russia” has expressed its deep concern about the poor quality of the documents submitted for public discussion on the assessment of environmental impact of the project envisaging decommissioning of storage facilities of 310 OAO Angarsk Electrolysis Chemical Complex. Read more »
Posted: December 7th, 2014 under YABLOKO for Nuclear Safety.
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Lev Shlosberg awarded the Moscow Helsinki Group Prize
Press Release, 03.12.2014
Lev Shlosberg, leader of the Pskov branch of YABLOKO, MP in the Pskov Regional Legislative Assembly and renown journalist, was awarded the Moscow Helsinki Group Prize in the field of human rights. Read more »
Posted: December 7th, 2014 under Human Rights.
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Chief Federal Inspector on Mordovia threatens to take away children from Ukrainian refugees
Press Release, 02.12.2014
On December 2, 2014, Chief Federal Inspector on Mordovia Alexander Pykov visited the refugees from Ukraine in the Atma village, the Republic of Mordovia. Instead of providing aid to the refugees he threatened to take away their children. Read more »
Posted: December 7th, 2014 under Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, YABLOKO Against Terrorism.
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YABLOKO participated in rally in support of doctors
Press Release, 30.11.2014
The YABLOKO party participated in the march and rally under the slogan “For reasonable medicine” which took place in Moscow. More than 5400 people participated in the action. 
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Posted: December 6th, 2014 under Healthcare.
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Maria Yefimova: Exhaustive measures are being taken
Maria Yefimova’s blog, 27.11.2014
We, Youth YABLOKO’s activists, brought claims demanding to investigate the murder of YABLOKO member and opposition journalist Timur Kuashev to Prosecutor General’s office and the Investigative Committee on October 8, 2014. 
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Posted: December 5th, 2014 under Human Rights, Timur Kuashev's case.
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Prosecutors are evicting Ukrainian refugees after Sergei Mitrokhin spoke about their situation on an evening TV show
Press Release, 28.11.2014
YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin told TV viewers about a real situation of refugees from Ukraine in the village of Atma, Mordovia. The popular TV programme took place at Channel One on November 27. Read more »
Posted: December 5th, 2014 under Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations.
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Sergei Mitrokhin: dissident Vladimir Bukovsky does have Russian citizenship
Press Release, 27.11.2014
YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin lodged an application to Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Affairs Minister, to solve the problem of Russian citizenship for a well-known dissident, writer and human rights activist Vladimir Bukovsky. Read more »
Posted: December 1st, 2014 under Human Rights.
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Liquidation of the Environmental Watch on North Caucasus is the Adygei authorities’ crime
Statement by the YABLOKO party, 26.11.2014
The decision to liquidate the Environmental Watch on North Caucasus that has been taken by the Supreme Court of the Republic of Adygei is the revenge for the successful long-term activity of the organisation. Read more »
Posted: November 28th, 2014 under Environmental Policies, Evgeny Vitishko case, Human Rights.
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