Sergei Mitrokhin visited Ulyanovsk
Press Release, December 25, 2013
YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin visited Ulyanovsk where he had a meeting with small and medium-sized business owners, discussed the YABLOKO’s agenda with representative of the party’s regional branch, gave an interview to the local mass media and had a meeting with Governor of the Ulyanovsk Region Sergei Morozov.
Sergei Mitrokhin and Chair of the Ulyanovsk branch of YABLOKO Nikolai Kislitsky
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Posted: December 25th, 2013 under Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Support of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses.
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YABLOKO founder Grigory Yavlinsky on the release of Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Press Release, December 22, 2013
YABLOKO founder Grigory Yavlinsky on the release of Mikhail Khodorkovsky: I am very glad that Mikhail Khodorkovsky is free now. Wishing good health to him, his relatives and next of kin. All that he said after he was released needs understanding and respect.
Posted: December 24th, 2013 under Human Rights.
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YABLOKO established the principles of coalition policy at municipal elections
Press Release, December 24, 2013
The Regional Council of the St.Petersburg branch of YABLOKO established the principles of the party’s coalition policy at the coming municipal elections on September 14, 2014. Read more »
Posted: December 24th, 2013 under Coalition Policy, Elections.
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Alternative to Vladimir Putin
Sergei Mitrokhin’s blog at the Ekho Moskvi web-site
December 17, 2013
The Federal Council of YABLOKO held last weekend caused a violent reaction because the party once again expressed its commitment to its basic principles marking them in a very distinct and even sharp form.
The European Way of Russia
Yes, we are democrats. But today anyone can call himself a democrat. Read more »
Posted: December 23rd, 2013 under Understanding Russia.
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Deputy Chair of YABLOKO’s regional branch pronounced the Politician of the Year
Press Release, December 23, 2013
Deputy Chair of the Arkhangelsk branch of YABLOKO Polina Shubina became winner of the award “Dot the i” in the nomination “The Politician of the Year” established by the political club “Points of view” and the Primorsky Territory Youth Council.
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Posted: December 23rd, 2013 under Regional policies and Local Self-Governing.
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Evgeny Vitishko Has Become a Political Prisoner of the 2014 Olympics
Environmental Watch on the North Caucasus
December 20, 2013
Judge Milinchuk sentenced Vitishko – an activist of the Environmental Watch of the North Caucasus – to three years in a penal colony
At 18:45 local time in the Tuapse District Court, the hearing of Evgeny Vitishko, a well-known civic activist and council member of the Environmental Watch of the North Caucasus, was concluded. Judge Igor Milinchuk ordered the changing of Vitishko’s suspended sentence into three years at a penal colony. Vitishko has ten days to appeal and was not immediately taken into custody.
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Posted: December 22nd, 2013 under Human Rights, Protection of Environment.
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YABLOKO picketed State Duma against Internet censorship law
Press Release, December 20, 2013
YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin and the party’s activists conducted a serious of one-person pickets against the bill which allows the state prosecutors to block websites containing “extremist” information without the judicial approval. The pickets took place outside the State Duma. YABLOKO activists held the posters that said “Stop destroying the Internet!”.
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Posted: December 22nd, 2013 under Freedom of Speech.
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Sergei Mitrokhin: the real and the rhetorical protest
Sergei Mitrokhin’s blog at the Ekho Moskvi web-site, 19.12.2013
People must uphold the law as the walls of their city.
Heraclitus
Tomorrow the State Duma will adopt another law strangling our freedom. This time the law will be regulation of the Internet .
This will hit [the society] no less than the law [restricting] rallies and demonstrations adopted in June 2012. Read more »
Posted: December 20th, 2013 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech.
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Political prisoner Nikolai Kavkazsky joined YABLOKO
Press Release, December 6, 2013
Human rights defender, political prisoner Nikolai Kavkazsky who was charged with the Bolotnaya Square Case joined the YABLOKO party.
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Posted: December 20th, 2013 under Human Rights.
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Media merger risks further censorship in Russia
LI News, December 17, 2013
On the same day a media shake-up in Russia saw a merger of two pro-governmental news agencies, LI full member Yabloko has raised concerns about the liquidation of the Moscow Books Chamber, which comes as a consequence of from the same Presidential Decree to ‘improve the efficiency of public media’. Read more »
Posted: December 19th, 2013 under YABLOKO and the International Liberal Family.
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Grigory Yavlinsky: Russia needs ‘refounding’ of the state on the basis of historical continuity and overcoming of a hundred years of turmoil
Press Release, December 17, 2013
Grigory Yavlinsky believes that refounding of Russia’s statehood on the basis of historical continuity is critically important. There are important pivotal points in Russia’s history that determine its modern development. Such a statement was made by Grigory Yavlinsky at the conference on history organized by YABLOKO and attended by the country’s leading historians.
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Posted: December 19th, 2013 under Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, Understanding Russia.
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Let’s protect the Internet from pogrom!
Statement by YABLOKO’s Chairman, December 18, 2013
The State Duma passed the bill which allows the state prosecutors to block websites containing illegal information without the judicial approval in the first reading yesterday. Read more »
Posted: December 18th, 2013 under Freedom of Speech, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Alexei Yablokov was awarded Artyom Borovik prize
Press Release, December 16, 2013
Alexei Yablokov, Chair of the Green Russia faction of the YABLOKO party, was awarded the Artyom Borovik prize for investigative journalism in the nomination “Publications” for his book “Environment and Health of Muscovites”. The ceremony took place in the Moscow Et Cetera theatre on December 16.
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Posted: December 18th, 2013 under Protection of Environment.
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Mitrokhin demands to restore heating and electricity in Sochi
Press release, December 18, 2013
YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin sent a statement to the Public Prosecutor of Sochi, the regional energy supplying company OAO Kubanenergo” and the Presidential Administration demanding to restore heating, water provision and electricity in Sochi. In the past few months Sochi residents were regularly cut off from electricity, heat and hot water. Read more »
Posted: December 18th, 2013 under Housing and Utilities Reform.
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YABLOKO’s Federal Council: Russia may develop an aggressive and xenophobic national-socialist regime
Press Release, December 14, 2013
The Federal Council of the YABLOKO party taking place in Moscow on December 14-15, 2013, issued a statement where the party gives its assessment of the present system of governing and the situation the country. The statement was submitted by Dr. Grigory Yavlinsky, YABLOKO founder and member of the Political Committee of the party. Read more »
Posted: December 18th, 2013 under YABLOKO Against Nationalism, Extremism and Xenophobia.
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Grigory Yavlinsky: the goal of YABLOKO is to change the system
Press Release, December 14, 2013
Russia’s twenty years given for the post-Soviet transformation are over. At best the government can provide decent living standards to 25 per cent of Russia’s citizens, but without stable rules and guaranties. “The specifics of the present system is that any attempt to reform it will lead to a collapse and breakdown of Russia’s statehood, rather than to a change,” said YABLOKO founder Grigory Yavlinsky. Read more »
Posted: December 18th, 2013 under Understanding Russia.
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Galina Mikhaleva re-elected Chair of YABLOKO’s Gender faction
Press Release, December 17, 2013
Secretary of YABLOKO Political Committee Galina Mikhaleva was re-elected Chair of YABLOKO’s Gender faction at YABLOKO’s Federal Council on December 15. Galina Slautina and YABLOKO International Secretary Olga Radayeva were elected Deputy Chairs.
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Posted: December 17th, 2013 under Gender Faction, Human Rights.
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Federal Council of the YABLOKO party:Russia’s goal is to become a true member of the European community
Press Release, December 14, 2013
In twenty years Russia must turn into a true member of the European community. This is the goal set for Russia by YABLOKO’s Federal Council which is taking place in Moscow this weekend. To reach this goal YABLOKO is going to create on its basis an instrument allowing to achieve this: a mass-scale politically responsible and financially transparent democratic opposition.
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Posted: December 15th, 2013 under Russia-Eu relations.
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Alexei Yablokov, Chair of the Green Russia faction of the YABLOKO party, becomes finalist of a prestigious journalism award.
Press Release, December 13, 2013
Alexei Yablokov, Chair of the Green Russia faction of the YABLOKO party, was included into the short-list of a prestigious journalism award – the Artyom Borovik prize for investigative journalism – in the nomination Publications for his book “Environment and Health of Muscovites”. The ceremony will take place in the Moscow Et Cetera theatre on December 16. Read more »
Posted: December 13th, 2013 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Protection of Environment.
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After Sergei Mitrokhin’s application to Public Prosecutor large families in the Kostroma region will get plots of land free of charge
Press Release, December 13, 2013
Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Kostroma region together with the regional administration will prepare a joint initiative to amend the legislation in respect of the provision of free plots of land to large families. At present citizens who have three or more children are required to pay for the works connected with formation of such plots, which is in conflict with the federal law. Read more »
Posted: December 13th, 2013 under Russian Economy.
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