Nikolai Kavkazsky: Russian courts disregard Constitution

photo by Alexandr Baroshin
YABLOKO member, ex political prisoner Nikolai Kavkazsky participated in a round table on “The problems of Constitution enforcement in Russian courts” initiated by the Committee For Civil Rights [headed by YABLOKO’s Andrei Babushkin, a prominent human rights advocate]. Read more »
Posted: April 21st, 2014 under Human Rights.
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“Anti-terrorism” laws became more draconian at the second reading
Press Release, 18.04.2014
The amendments to the “anti-terrorism” bills proposed by the State Duma at the second reading have become more repressive. According to YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin, they aim to prosecute Internet users and activists, not terrorists. Read more »
Posted: April 20th, 2014 under YABLOKO Against Terrorism, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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YABLOKO conducted pickets against toughening law on rallies
Press Release, 16.04.2014
The Novosibirsk branch of YABLOKO conducted a series of one-person pickets against toughening the law on rallies on April 16. They believe that such measures will make the citizens aware of protest actions.

Maria Trakhanova, member of regional bureau of Novosibirsk branch of YABLOKO
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Posted: April 18th, 2014 under Human Rights, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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YABLOKO’s Alexandr Gnezdilov participated in rally against infill construction
Press Release, 18.04.2014
Deputy Chair of the Moscow branch of YABLOKO Alexandr Gnezdilov participated in a rally against the infill construction in the Tagansky district, Moscow. More than 100 citizens came to protest against the unlawful construction in the area.

Posted: April 18th, 2014 under Politics, YABLOKO against Corruption.
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Committee Against Xenophobia conducted meeting at Afghan Community Centre
Press Release, 18.04.2014
The Committee Against Xenophobia conducted a meeting at the Afghan Community Centre on April 16. The participants summed up the results of their work and discussed the new working plan.
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Posted: April 18th, 2014 under Human Rights, YABLOKO Against Nationalism, Extremism and Xenophobia.
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Vologda branch of YABLOKO against Good People foundation persecution
Press Release, 17.04.2014
Chair of the Vologda branch of YABLOKO Roman Morozov claims the persecution of the Good People charity foundation is politically motivated. It started after head of the organization Roman Romanenko sent a humorous letter to Vladimir Putin asking to send troops to the Vologda region. Read more »
Posted: April 18th, 2014 under Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations.
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Volgograd branch of YABLOKO launches mobile campaign
Press Release, 16.04.2014
The Volgograd branch of YABLOKO launched a mobile campaign. Now 11 minibuses with YABLOKO’s logo work in the city. According to the local YABLOKO branch, they already received phone calls of support and positive comments form the citizens.
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Posted: April 18th, 2014 under Elections.
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Nikolai Kavkazsky spoke about prison conditions at round table on tortures in Russia
Press Release, 14.04.2014
On April 10 Nikolai Kavkazsky participated in a round table on tortures in the Russian prisons.
According to Kavkazsky, tortures are widespread in Russia. The former political prisoner, who was charged with the Bolotnaya Square rally case, spoke about the prison conditions from his own experience and the cases he dealt with as a lawyer at the Committee For Civil Rights.
Here are the theses of his speech.
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Posted: April 17th, 2014 under Human Rights.
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YABLOKO launches a mobile reception office
Press Release, 15.04.2014
On April 15 YABLOKO launched a mobile reception office in Moscow. Party activists receive Muscovites on urban issues and, in particular, on the problems of healthcare in Moscow.
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Posted: April 16th, 2014 under Moscow City Duma Elections 2014.
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Gender Faction established its branch in the North Ossetian regional organisation of the YABLOKO party
Press release , 16.04.2014
Gender Faction has begun its work in the North Ossetian branch of the YABLOKO party. Elona Playeva, lawyer, was elected Chair of the regional branch of the faction and Janna Tarkhanova, journalist, and Luisa Mamukati, environmentalist, were elected Vice Chairs of the regional branch of the faction. Read more »
Posted: April 16th, 2014 under Gender Faction.
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Sergei Mitrokhin had a working visit to North Ossetia and Ingushetia
Press Release, 14.04.2014
YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin had a working visit to North Ossetia and Ingushetia on April 11-13. He laid a wreath at the monument to 2004 Beslan victims, had a meeting with the activists and participated in the conference where the new chair of the Ingushetia branch of YABLOKO was elected.

YABLOKO leader in the school building in Beslan
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Posted: April 16th, 2014 under Human Rights, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, YABLOKO Against Nationalism, Extremism and Xenophobia.
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Sergei Mitrokhin: amendments to the law on local self-government would benefit only the ruling United Russia party
Press Release, 15.04.2014
Today YABLOKO activists held a series of one-person picketing (which does not require a special permit from the Moscow authorities) against the amendments to the law “On the General Principles of Local Self-Government” by the State Duma. The activists held a poster “MPs, leave local self-government alone!” YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin also joined the action. Read more »
Posted: April 15th, 2014 under Regional policies and Local Self-Governing.
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Sergei Mitrokhin:”One should make an anti-Bolshevik revolution in social conscience”
Press Release, 15.04.2014
A working conference on “The problems of memorialization of the participants of the civil war in Russia” took place in the Memorial human rights centre on April 14. The guests of the conference decided to carry education policy on the events and heroes of the anti-Bolshevik resistance and to present a report on the most controversial events of the civil war in the near future.
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Posted: April 15th, 2014 under Understanding Russia.
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YABLOKO to conduct action against amendments to the law on local self-government outside State Duma
Announcement 14.04.2014
YABLOKO will conduct a series of one-person pickets against the amendments to the law on local self-government outside the State Duma on April 15. YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin will join the action.
Posted: April 14th, 2014 under Soon!.
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YABLOKO conducted picket against cancellation of suburban commuter trains
Press Release, April 11, 2014
YABLOKO’s activists conducted a picket against the reduction of suburban commuter trains earlier today. Secretary of YABLOKO’s Political Committee Galina Mikhaleva participated in the action. Read more »
Posted: April 11th, 2014 under Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, YABLOKO against Corruption.
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The planned reform of local self-governance disguises its destruction
Statement by the YABLOKO party, 10.04.2014
Draft Federal Law № 469827-6 “On Amending the Federal Law “On General Principles of Local Self-Government in the Russian Federation” has been submitted to the State Duma. The draft law was developed by the working group of the All-Russia Local-Self-Governance Council and the Congress of Municipalities in implementation of President Vladimir Putin’s order on another local self-governance reform. Read more »
Posted: April 11th, 2014 under Regional policies and Local Self-Governing.
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Ivanovo branch of YABLOKO decided to participate in gubernatorial elections
Press Release of the Ivanovo branch of YABLOKO, 08.04.2014
The Regional Council of the Ivanovo branch of YABLOKO took the decision to participate in the coming gubernatorial elections which will be held on September 14, 2014. Read more »
Posted: April 9th, 2014 under Gubernatorial Elections.
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YABLOKO to participate in round table “Tortures in Russia: failure to implement the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights”
Announcement, 07.04.2014
A round table called “Tortures in Russia: failure to implement the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights of the part of Article 3 of the European Convention” will take place on April 10. YABLOKO’s member and former Bolotnaya Square rally case prisoner Nikolai Kavkazsky will participate in the event. Read more »
Posted: April 9th, 2014 under Human Rights.
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