Mobbing of Andrei Makarevich is fascism
Statement by the YABLOKO party, 18.08.2014
The rabid mobbing of Andrei Makarevich [Russian rock star, frontman of the decades-old band Mashina Vremeni (Time Machine)], who had given a concert for the children of refugees in Svyatogorsk (the Donetsk region), spreads through the channels of totalitarian propaganda: with absurd accusations, lies, unlawful demands to deprive him of the state awards. Read more »
Posted: August 20th, 2014 under Russia-Ukraine relations, Understanding Russia.
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Maxim Kruglov’s team collected over 6,000 signatures in favour of amendments to the law on capital repairs of residential housing
Press Release, 19.08.2014
YABLOKO candidate to the Moscow City Duma deputy Maxim Kruglov and his team have collected over 6,000 signatures of Moscow residents in favour of amendments to the law on capital repairs of residential housing.
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Posted: August 20th, 2014 under Moscow City Duma Elections 2014, YABLOKO against Corruption.
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Chess do not smell
Sergei Mitrokhin’s blog at the Ekho Moskvi website, 13.08.2014
The day before yesterday Russia’s corruption once again showed to the whole world the part of the body one sits on. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov was re-elected president of FIDE in Tromsø, Norway.
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Posted: August 19th, 2014 under Human Rights, The Murder of Larissa Yudina.
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YABLOKO slams possible re-election of Kirsan Ilyumzhinov as FIDE President
LI, 14.08.2014
Yabloko (LI full-member) has called on the World Chess Federation (FIDE) not to re-elect Kirsan Ilyumzhinov as President ahead of the Federation’s Congress meeting in Tromsø, Norway on 11 August. Read more »
Posted: August 14th, 2014 under The Murder of Larissa Yudina, YABLOKO and the International Liberal Family.
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Court unlawfully removed YABLOKO’s candidate from elections in Yeysk
Press Release,13.08.2014
Chair of the Yeysk branch of YABLOKO (the Krasnodar Territory) Alexandr Korovayny announced that the court removed him from participation in the elections to the Yeysk City Council. The court satisfied the demand of United Russia’s (the ruling party) Vladimir Pologovsky who claims that YABLOKO violated its organisation charter when nominating the candidate. Read more »
Posted: August 14th, 2014 under Elections, Regional and Local Elections.
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Voronezh branch of YABLOKO conducted picketing for peace in Ukraine
Press Release,13.08.2014
The Voronezh branch of YABLOKO conducted picketing for peace in Ukraine. The activists held placards which said: “YABLOKO is against bloodshed and violence, separatism and terrorism, information wars”, “We support peaceful residents of Donbass by this action”, “YABLOKO support peace in Ukraine, stop of military actions, territorial integrity, true-to-fact event coverage by mass media”.
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Posted: August 14th, 2014 under Russia-Ukraine relations.
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Boris Vishnevsky: firestarters help fire victims
Boris Vishnevsky’s blog at the Echo Moskvi website, 12.08.2014
It’s obvious that Eastern Ukraine needs humanitarian aid.
But the hypocrisy of Russia’s authorities who proposed this initiative and every day slop crocodile tears over the sufferings of the residents of Donetsk and Luhansk(the sufferings are real, no doubt about this) is equally obvious. Read more »
Posted: August 13th, 2014 under Foreign policy, Russia-Ukraine relations.
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Boris Vishnevsky on FIDE President elections
12.08.2014
Boris Vishnevsky, YABLOKO Bureau member and MP in St.Peterburg parliament: In my view election of [ex head of Russia’s Republic of Kalmykia] Kirsan Ilyumzhinov FIDE President against another candidate [world chess champion] Garry Kasparov is a disgrace for the world chess [as sport].
And it is also a big disgrace for Russia because it supported Iluimzhinov.
But this fact does not even surpirse me.
It would have been a surprise if Russia would have supported Garry Kasparov.
Posted: August 12th, 2014 under The Murder of Larissa Yudina.
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Boris Vishnevsky: The innocent will answer for the guilty
Boris Vishnevsky’s blog at the Echo Moskvi website, 08.08.2014
When Magnitsky bill was introduced Putin and his escort responded with anti-orphan law. Read more »
Posted: August 12th, 2014 under Economy, Foreign policy, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations.
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Youth YABLOKO in Novosibirsk conducted picketing against Putin’s sanctions
Press Release, 08.08.2014
On August 8, member of the Novosibirsk Youth YABLOKO Kirill Maryin conducted one-person picketing against anti-Western and anti-Russian sanctions introduced by Putin which limit the customers rights.
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Posted: August 12th, 2014 under Economy, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, Youth Policies.
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FIDE President should have tried to secure the rights of Carlsen’s World Cup match through corruption.
Dagbladet.no, 11/08/2014, Google translation
Tromsø (Dagbladet): It took about three hours before the presidential election in the International sjakkforundet (FIDE) took complete guy. Thereupon the British chess player and -kommentatoren Nigel Short and confronted the incumbent Kirsan Iljumzjinov with specific corruption charges. Read more »
Posted: August 11th, 2014 under Human Rights, The Murder of Larissa Yudina.
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Putin’s sanctions hit on the citizens of Russia
Statement by the YABLOKO party, 07.08.2014
The introduction of counter measures on behalf of Putin’s Administration in respond to the economic sanctions of the West gives an impulse to a new wave of the multilateral international conflict. The measures banning the food import from a number of countries have been taken only to make a respond to the western sanctions at least in some way and support Putin’s reputation of a “strong personality” within Russia. Read more »
Posted: August 8th, 2014 under Economy, Russia-Eu relations, Understanding Russia.
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YABLOKO: re-election of Kirsan Ilyumzhinov as President of FIDE is inadmissible
Press Release,08.08.2014
YABLOKO Bureau addresses the delegates of the FIDE congress with an urgent request not to support the candidacy of Kirsan Ilyumzhinov at the voting for the President of the World Chess Federation. The elections have to take place in Tromsø, Norway, on August 11. Read more »
Posted: August 8th, 2014 under Human Rights, The Murder of Larissa Yudina.
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Liberals commit to defend women as Istanbul Convention enters into force
LI news, 07.08.2014
Following the entry into force of the Istanbul Convention on Prevention and Elimination of Violence against Women, the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Anne Brasseur MP of LI full member, Demokratesch Partei (Luxemburg), has vouched to continue to work for its ratification both within and outside of the borders of Europe. Read more »
Posted: August 8th, 2014 under YABLOKO and the International Liberal Family.
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Mitrokhin demanded resignation of Minister of Culture for offensive behavior
Press Release, 07.08.2014
Today YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin published an open letter to Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev demanding to dismiss the Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky. The reason for this is a number of offensive and unprofessional statements by Medinsky towards the citizens of Russia who suffered from the tourism industry crisis. Read more »
Posted: August 7th, 2014 under Understanding Russia, YABLOKO against Corruption.
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Lawlessness of Mordovia authorities led a woman to setting herself on fire
Press Release, 06.08.2014
On July 28 Elena Gorkovyenko, born in 1958, set herself on fire protesting against unlawful actions of the authorities who plan to strip the residents of No 15 Karasnoarmeyskaya Street, Searatov, Mordovia, of their land. At the moment the woman is
in the resuscitation department. Read more »
Posted: August 7th, 2014 under Human Rights, Understanding Russia.
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Property of the Third way NGO rot in a cellar
Press Release, 06.08.2014
The staff of the Third Way NGO and YABLOKO’s Sofya Rusova checked the condition of the cultural objects and private belongings which have been taken away from the NGO’s premises.
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Posted: August 6th, 2014 under Human Rights.
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Witischko im Hungerstreik
Frankfurter Allgemeine, 04.08.2014
Jewgenij Witischko, einer der bekanntesten Kritiker der Olympischen Winterspiele in Sotschi, protestiert mit seiner Aktion gegen die Isolationshaft, die gegen ihn verhängt wurde. Read more »
Posted: August 6th, 2014 under Evgeny Vitishko case, Human Rights.
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OSCE media freedom representative mourns death of journalist in Russia, calls for rigorous investigation
OSCE, 04.08.2014
VIENNA, 4 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today she was saddened by the death of journalist and blogger Timur Kuashev whose body was found in a suburb of Nalchik, in Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia. Read more »
Posted: August 6th, 2014 under Human Rights, Timur Kuashev's case.
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Russian journalist’s body found after disappearance
The Guardian, 05.08.2014
The body of an independent Russian journalist was found in a wood the day after he had gone missing following threats from law enforcement authorities. Read more »
Posted: August 6th, 2014 under Human Rights, Timur Kuashev's case.
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