Photos by YABLOKO’s Ekaterina Tatrnikova who was by Zamoskkvoretsky Court today
Photos by YABLOKO’s Ekaterina Tatrnikova who was by Zamoskkvoretsky Court today together with YABLOKO activists and other people protesting against arbitrary rule in Russia. People gathered in the court yard to support the political prisone…rs of the so-called “the Bolotnaya rally” case. The rally took place on the 6th of May was brutally broken by the police. The “suspects” of “mass-scale disorders” had been kept in prison since.
Pls see all the photos below.
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Posted: February 22nd, 2014 under Freedom of Assembly, Human Rights.
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Mitrokhin about police brutal actions in arresting people who gathered to support political prisoners of the Bolotnaya Rally case
Press Release, February 21, 2014
YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin and party activists came to Zamoskvoretsky Moscow Court where trial over Bolotnaya Rally prisoners was taking place.
YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin. Photo by Sofia Rusova.
Eight people from the Bolotnaya Rally were accused of participating in a “mass-scale riot and use of force against police” during protests of May 6, 2012. Prosecutors asked the judge to give them from five to six years of imprisonment. The prisoners insist on their innocence and complete acquittance.
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Posted: February 22nd, 2014 under Freedom of Assembly, Human Rights.
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Gone in the shadow of medals in Sochi
Statement by Trine Skei Grande, President of the Venstre party, Norway, 20.02.2014
Prime Minister in Norway, Mrs Erna Solberg, brought up the situation of human rights activists when she met with Prime Ministers Medvedev during his stay in the Olympic city of Sochi last week.
– It is good thing that Solberg vows human rights issues in the contact between Norway and Russia – even if it should be obvious, says Trine Skei Grande, leader of Venstre(the liberal party of Norway). Read more »
Posted: February 21st, 2014 under Human Rights, YABLOKO and the International Liberal Family.
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Peticija za izpustitev okoljevarstvenega aktivista Jevgenija Vitiška
ZARES – socialno-liberalni, 19.02.2014
V stranki Zares vas vabimo k podpisu peticije, s katero Amnesty International poziva ruske oblasti k izpustitvi okoljevarstvenega aktivista Jevgenija Vitiška, ki je bil v politično motiviranem procesu obsojen na triletno zaporno kazen. Read more »
Posted: February 20th, 2014 under YABLOKO and the International Liberal Family.
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Not only the Ukrainian authorities, but also the opposition are responsible for the bloodshed in the streets of Kiev
Statement by the Russian United Democratic Party YABLOKO, 19/02/2014
At present the conflict in Ukraine has entered the stage of mass bloodshed. We bring our deep condolences to the families of those killed and wish a speedy recovery to the injured.
Once again, we are calling on all the parties of the conflict to stop violence and begin negotiations. We condemn all those who took up arms and shed blood. Read more »
Posted: February 19th, 2014 under Russia-Ukraine relations.
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YABLOKO observed United Russia’s illegal campaigning at the Vladimir City Council elections
Press Release, February 17, 2014
Chair of the Vladimir branch of YABLOKO Dmitry Kushpita has filed a complaint to the Vladimir city electoral commission against the illegal campaigning of the United Russia’s candidate Alexandr Maximov at the Vladimir City Council by-election. The anonymous leaflets without the imprint with Maximov’s electoral programme and advertisement of the travel agency which he owns have been found in the mailboxes of the citizens. Read more »
Posted: February 18th, 2014 under Elections, Regional and Local Elections, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Olympia-Kritiker im Hungerstreik
ARD, 17.02.2014
Der russische Umweltaktivist Jewgeni Witischko befindet sich nach Angaben seiner Organisation im Hungerstreik. Witischko verweigere die Nahrungsaufnahme, seit er am Mittwoch vergangener Woche von einem Berufungsgericht in Krasnodar zu drei Jahren Lagerhaft verurteilt worden sei, teilte die Vereinigung für die Verteidigung der Umwelt im Nordkaukasus mit. Read more »
Posted: February 18th, 2014 under Human Rights, Protection of Environment.
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A message to the IOC about Evgeny Vitishko
ENVIRONMENTAL WATCH ON NORTH CAUCASUS, February 17, 2014
On February, 15 the IOC broke silence over the case of Evgeny Vitishko, who was sentenced to serve three years in a colony this week after his tireless work to expose environmental violations in Sochi. Here is what spokesman Mark Adams told journalists, according to the media:
“We have had confirmation from Sochi (Games organisers), who got the information for us from the relevant authorities, that this is not Games related,” IOC spokesman Mark Adams told reporters. Read more »
Posted: February 17th, 2014 under Human Rights, Protection of Environment.
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Sergei Mitrokhin sends a letter to IOC President asking him to speak up on imprisonment of environmentalist Yevgeny Vitishko
Press Release, 17.02.2014
YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin has sent a letter to Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee asking him to speak up on a politically motivated imprisonment verdict to environmentalist Yevgeny Vitishko. According to Mitrokhin, the verdict has a direct linkage to the Olympic Games taking place in Sochi. Read more »
Posted: February 17th, 2014 under Human Rights, Protection of Environment.
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Solidarietà e vicinanza all’ambientalista russo Evgeny Vitishko
Italia dei Valori, 15.02.2014
Il segretario nazionale dell’Italia dei Valori, Ignazio Messina, ed il responsabile delle relazioni internazionali del partito, Massimo Bernacconi, esprimono la loro solidarietà e vicinanza all’ambientalista russo Evgeny Vitishko, condannato alla pena di tre anni di reclusione per le sue azioni in difesa dell’ambiente nella regione di Krasnodar. Read more »
Posted: February 17th, 2014 under Human Rights, Protection of Environment.
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Sergei Mitrokhin’s letter to the IOC
Mr. Thomas Bach,
President, International Olympic Committee
No 1257 of February 17, 2014
Dear Mr.Bach,
Informing you herewith that environmentalist Yevgeny Vitishko imprisoned for three years began a hunger strike, which has been lasting for six days already. A politically motivated arrest of a public figure in the region during the Olympics represents an event discrediting the Olympic Games. A statement made by a spokesperson of the International Olympic Committee that this sentence was associated with “vandalizing a house about three years ago and breaking a suspended sentence” has nothing to do with the social activities of the environmentalist, discredits the International Olympic Committee and demonstrates that your organisation has not even examined the facts related to the prosecution of the environmentalist. Read more »
Posted: February 17th, 2014 under Human Rights, Protection of Environment.
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Sergei Mitrokhin: The Impotence of the West
Sergei Mitrokhin’s blog at the Ekho Moskvi web-site, 15.02.2014
A sluggish and delayed reaction of the IOC to the sentence to environmentalist Evnegy Vitishko [envisaging three years of imprisonment for him for his criticism of Governor’s seizure of public lands] represents another example of vain hopes of international interference in the issue of protection of human rights. Read more »
Posted: February 15th, 2014 under Human Rights, Protection of Environment.
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Prime Minister of Norway, IOC and EU express concern on imprisonment of environmentalist Evgeny Vitishko
Press Release, 14.02.2014
This morning, Vladimir Kimayev, leader of the Sochi branch of the YABLOKO party, had a meeting with Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg, where they discussed prosecution of environmental activists in the Krasnodar Territory and the sentence of the court envisaging three years of imprisonment for Evgeny Vitishko. The meeting was attended by Alexander Popkov, lawyer of Evgeny Vitishko, and Semyon Simonov, representative of the Memorial society. Read more »
Posted: February 15th, 2014 under Human Rights, Protection of Environment.
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Sochi Winter Olympics: IOC ask Russian authorities for explanation over Yevgeny Vitishko sentence
The Sydney Morning Herald, Press Release, 13.02.2014
Olympics chiefs have sent a ‘please explain’ to Russian authorities after a Sochi environmentalist was sentenced to three years in a penal colony for damaging a fence.
Yevgeny Vitishko, a 40-year-old geologist, had campaigned against the environmental damage caused by the development of Sochi for the Winter Olympics. Read more »
Posted: February 15th, 2014 under Human Rights.
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Public Prosecutor detected encroachment of the law in the criminal case against Andrei Rudomakha
Press Release, 14.02.2014
Public Prosecutor of the Krasnodar Territory detected encroachment of the law in a criminal case for “slander against the judge” filed on YABLOKO’s Andrei Rudomakha. This is stated in an official response to Assistant Attorney General to an appeal by YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin who stated that the prosecution was not justified. Read more »
Posted: February 14th, 2014 under Human Rights, Protection of Environment.
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Top liberal activist imprisoned for criticising corruption
Liberal International, February 23, 2014
A regional court in Russia – the same province in which the Winter Olympics are currently taking place – has rejected the appeal of an activist from LI full member Yabloko, who was found ‘guilty’ of criticising corrupt practices of the regional governor.
his verdict envisages a three-year prison sentence for Evgeny Vitishko, despite the regional court having neglected an order from the Supreme Court to conduct a new examination of the case. Mr Vitishko’s crime: spray painting a fence. Read more »
Posted: February 14th, 2014 under Human Rights, YABLOKO and the International Liberal Family.
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Russian Federation: Update – Human rights defender Mr Evgeny Vitishko to serve three-year sentence in penal colony
Front Line Defenders, 12.02.2014
Evgeny Vitishko is part of the Rights.Risks.Change! campaign
On 12 February 2014, the Krasnodar Appeals Court ruled to uphold a decision to enact a three-year custodial sentence against environmental human rights defender Mr Evgeny Vitishko. He will now be transferred to a penal colony to serve out the remainder of his sentence. Read more »
Posted: February 13th, 2014 under Human Rights.
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Human Rights Watch calls on Olympics to help free activist Vitishko
UPI, February 12, 2014
NEW YORK, Feb. 12 (UPI) — The International Olympic Committee should urge the freeing of environmental activist Evgeni Vitishko, an international human rights group said Wednesday.
The Human Rights Watch, based in New York City, called on Olympics leaders in a statement Wednesday to pressure Russia to free Vitishko, whose three-year sentence in a penal colony was upheld Wednesday by an appeals court in Krasnodar, Russia, 170 kilometers (105 miles) northwest of Sochi, site of the Winter Olympics. Read more »
Posted: February 13th, 2014 under Human Rights.
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Environmental activist who criticised impact of Sochi Winter Olympics is jailed for three years for spray painting a fence
Yevgeny Vitishko, 40, had his suspended sentence turned into full jail term
Environmental activist had originally been convicted for vandalising fence
But judge ruled he has now violated the terms of the suspended sentence
Vitishko is one of the most prominent campaigners against Sochi Games
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Posted: February 13th, 2014 under Human Rights.
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“Sotchi JO de la honte” : un écologiste russe condamné en appel à 3 ans de camps
French Association, 12.02.2014
Aujourd’hui le tribunal de la région de Krasnodar a confirmé la condamnation à 3 ans de camps de l’écologiste russe Evgueni Vitishko. En plein JO de Sotchi, Russie-Libertés dénonce une nouvelle condamnation politique orchestrée par le régime russe. Read more »
Posted: February 13th, 2014 under Human Rights.
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