“Don’t shoot!”
Statement by the Yabloko party Chairman, 17.06.2024
Photo from social media
The Yabloko party stands for the immediate conclusion of a ceasefire agreement without preconditions.
Neither the resolution of the summit in Switzerland, nor Vladimir Putin’s statements at the meeting with the leadership of the Foreign Ministry answer the most important question: when people, including civilians, will not be killed anymore.
This means that the bloodshed will continue and there will be new victims.
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Posted: June 18th, 2024 under Elections, Foreign policy, Freedom of Speech, Gubernatorial Elections, Gubernatorial Elections 2024, Human Rights, Moscow City Duma Elections 2024, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2024, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko collected over 500 books for the library in the Kriusha village, the Ryazan region
Press Release, 17.06.2024
Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
The Yabloko party has completed collecting books for the library of the village of Kriusha in the Ryazan region. In just two weeks of the campaign, over 500 books were collected. The books will soon be delivered to the library.
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Posted: June 17th, 2024 under Charity.
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The Kemerovo branch of Yabloko held a party conference and elected the governing bodies of the regional branch. Vitaly Ilyin was reelected Chair of the regional department
Press Release, 17.06.2024
Photo by the regional branch of the party
On 15 June, the Kemerovo regional branch of the Yabloko party held a Conference on the election of governing bodies. The conference was attended by nine delegates from the cities of region: Kemerovo, Novokuznetsk and Topka.
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Posted: June 17th, 2024 under Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Participate in elections so that to save people’s lives, and bring peace and freedom!
Resolution by the Federal Bureau of Yabloko adopted on 14.06.2024, published on 15.06.2024
Local and regional elections will be held in our country on 8 September, 2024. Citizens who do not agree with what has been happening in the country should have the opportunity to vote in these elections for an alternative and get their representatives in governments.
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Posted: June 17th, 2024 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Gubernatorial Elections, Gubernatorial Elections 2024, Human Rights, Moscow City Duma Elections 2024, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2024, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Versailles Trap
Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 13.06.2024
A peace treaty was signed 105 years ago in June 1919 in Versailles, a Parisian suburb, marking the end of World War I. However, the Treaty of Versailles only delivered peace to Europe for a brief moment, before setting the wheels in motion for the start of the even more destructive and bloody World War II. Why did this happen and what lessons must we draw today from events that happened more than a century ago?
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Posted: June 14th, 2024 under Foreign policy, History, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations.
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The Kaliningrad branch of Yabloko nominated human rights defender Roman Morozov as a candidate for the Governor of the region
Press Release, 13.06.2024
Photo by the Kaliningrad branch of Yabloko
On 12 June, the General Assembly of the Kaliningrad branch of the Yabloko party nominated lawyer Roman Morozov as a candidate for the post of Governor of the Kaliningrad region. Morozov’s candidacy had been previously approved by the presidium of the Federal Bureau of the party.
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Posted: June 13th, 2024 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Gubernatorial Elections, Gubernatorial Elections 2024, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko nominated candidates for deputies of the Moscow City Duma
Press Release, 12.06.2024
Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
The Moscow branch of Yabloko nominated candidates for the elections of Moscow City Duma deputies that will take place on 8 September. The list consists of 24 people. This decision was made at the Conference of the Moscow branch of the party on 12 June. All candidates will conduct an election campaign under the slogan “For Peace and Freedom! For the ceasefire agreement!”
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Posted: June 13th, 2024 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Moscow City Duma Elections 2024, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko in Yakutsk proposed a programme for the rehabilitation of homeless people instead of confining them to a special detention centre on the eve of the Children of Asia games
Press Release, 11.06.2024
Photo by Alexei Smagin, Kommersant
The regional branch of the Yabloko party sent a public appeal to the administration of Yakutsk, the capital of Yakutia, proposing to humanely and effectively solve the problem of homelessness and help citizens who find themselves in difficult life situations. The authorities of Yakutsk are trying to develop a set of measures to remove homeless people from the streets of the city in anticipation of the international Children of Asia games that will be held in the city. There are fears that homeless people will be sent to special detention centres for the duration of the games instead of providing them with proper assistance.
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Posted: June 12th, 2024 under Human Rights, Social Policies, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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“Philosopher of freedom and creativity.” Yabloko to host a lecture on Russian philosopher Nikolai Berdyaev
Press Release, 11.06.2024
On 20 June, a lecture dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the Russian philosopher and sociologist Nikolai Berdyaev will be held at the Yabloko party’s central office in Moscow and will be also streamed on the Yabloko YouTube channel. The lecture will be given by Anastasia Gacheva, a leading researcher at the Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Moscow Higher School of Social and Economic Sciences.
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Posted: June 11th, 2024 under Conferences and Seminars, History, Human Rights.
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Yabloko will participate in gubernatorial elections in the Kaliningrad, Tula and Chelyabinsk regions
Press Release, 11.06.2024
Photo: Roman Morozov, Vladimir Dorokhov, and Yaroslav Shcherbakov
The Presidium of the Federal Bureau of the Yabloko party confirmed the candidacies of Yaroslav Shcherbakov, Roman Morozov and Vladimir Dorokhov for the elections of governors of the Chelyabinsk, Kaliningrad and Tula regions, respectively. In the coming days, the candidates will be nominated at the conferences of the regional branches of the party, after which they will need to pass a municipal filter – collect a certain number of signatures of municipal deputies so that to be able to run.
Yabloko is participating in the elections to be able to talk to the citizens of our country about the need to conclude a ceasefire agreement, repeal repressive laws and end political repression against dissidents.
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Posted: June 11th, 2024 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Gubernatorial Elections, Gubernatorial Elections 2024, Human Rights, Political Parties, Russia-Ukraine relations, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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On the political priorities of the party during the election campaigns of June – September 2024
Decision by the Federal Political Committee No 183. Adopted on 7.06.2024, published on 10.06.2024
In June – September, election campaigns will be held in many regions of Russia for the election of governors, deputies of legislative bodies of the constituent entities of the federation and local governments.
Despite all the differences in these elections, the key issue in the life of the country, as well as in the upcoming election campaigns, is the issue of peace. Without a ceasefire and the start of negotiations on a future peace, killing of people will not stop, there will be no increase in the level and quality of life of citizens, there will be no prospects for sustainable development of municipalities, regions, or the country.
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Posted: June 11th, 2024 under 21st Congress of Yabloko, 22nd Congress of Yabloko, Congresses, Elections, Freedom of Speech, Gubernatorial Elections, Human Rights, Moscow City Duma Elections 2024, Political Committee Decisions, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2024, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Ruslan Zinatullin, Chairman of the Tatarstan Yabloko, fined 50,000 roubles for “discrediting the army.” Yabloko announces fundraising
Press Release, 10.06.2024
Photo: Ruslan Zinatullin / Photo from social media
On 6 June, the Vakhitovsky District Court of Kazan fined Ruslan Zinatullin, a member of the federal Bureau of Yabloko and Chairman of the regional branch of the party in Tatarstan, 50,000 roubles for “discrediting the army.” The Judge recognised the politician’s status in the WhatsApp messenger where the politician expressed his reluctance to communicate with those who support the special military operation in Ukraine as a violation of Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. The court’s decision will be appealed.
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Posted: June 11th, 2024 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko helped an environmental activist from Karelia win a defamation case against a developer on the shores of Lake Onega.
Press Release, 7.06.2024
Photo from social media
On 5 June, the Arbitration Court of Karelia refused to satisfy businessman Vyacheslav Gorbachev’s claim for the protection of honour, dignity and business reputation against Yekaterina Rayevskaya from the Vepsian village of Sheltozero, who opposed the cutting down of a pine forest on the shore of Lake Onega for the construction of a tourist centre. The interests of the defendant were represented by Olga Tuzhikova, a lawyer and a deputy of Petrozavodsk Council from the Yabloko party.
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Posted: June 10th, 2024 under Environmental Policies, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Protection of Environment, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko will nominate its candidates for the Moscow City Duma elections on 8 June
Press Release, 5.06.2024
Photo: The Moscow City Duma / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
At a meeting on 5 June, the Moscow City Duma called the elections to the Moscow parliament. On 8 June, the Moscow Yabloko will conduct a Conference at which party candidates in Moscow districts will be nominated.
Maxim Kruglov, the leader of the Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma, spoke about the results of Yabloko’s work in the Moscow city parliament over the past five years and the upcoming elections:
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Posted: June 6th, 2024 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Moscow City Duma Elections 2019, Moscow City Duma Elections 2024, Russia-Ukraine relations, The Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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St. Petersburg Yabloko opposes raising of taxes, the money from which will be used for the militarisation of the country
Press Release, 5 June 2024
Photo: Boris Vishnevsky / Photo by the Press Service of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg
The Yabloko faction in the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly voted against parliamentary approval of the federal law on raising taxes. The Russian government presents the initiative as “fair”, highlighting only the “progressive scale” of personal income tax from the entire package of all the changes.
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Posted: June 6th, 2024 under Economy, Governance, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russian Economy, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly.
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The Moscow City Court upheld the decision of the Ministry of Justice on the “foreign agent” status of Andrei Morev
Press Release, 5.06.2024
Photo: Andrei Morev (third from left) with his friends and colleagues by the Moscow City Court / Photo from Andrei Morev’s personal archive
On 5 June, the Cheryomushkinsky District Court of Moscow considered the complaint of Andrei Morev, Deputy Chairman of the Moscow Yabloko and ex-head of the Yakimanka Municipal Council, against the decision of the Cheryomushkinsky Court of Moscow on recognizing MMorev a “foreign agent”. On 14 September, 2023, the district court rejected the politician’s lawsuit challenging the status of a “foreign agent”. The Moscow City Court also turned down Andrei Morev’s lawsuit. This time the court hearing took 12 minutes only.
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Posted: June 6th, 2024 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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An administrative protocol on “discrediting the army” drawn up against Yabloko Federal Bureau member Ruslan Zinatullin
Press Release, 4.06.2024
Photo: Ruslan Zinatullin / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
An administrative protocol on “discrediting the army” was drawn up against Ruslan Zinatullin, a member of the Yabloko Federal Bureau and Chairman of the regional branch of the party in Tatarstan. Zinatullin was detained near the Kazan party office on the evening of 4 June and taken to the police department. On 5 June, a hearing had to take place in the Vakhitovsky District Court of Kazan.
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Posted: June 6th, 2024 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Grigory Yavlinsky: A Ceasefire Agreement Must Be Struck Now
Yavlinsky.ru, 05.06.2024
Photo by Svitlana Morenets // Getty Images
We have leveraged every possible opportunity at every turn to call for a ceasefire since the very start of the special military operation. Our appeals have become more and more insistent from November 2002 onwards, as specific military, political and strategic circumstances, making it possible to implement such a solution, have been added to the self-evident humanitarian factor. The need for the immediate conclusion of a ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine was attributable to the actual situation both on the frontline and in the rear, as well as an understanding of potential development scenarios.
My article “Just Stop!” was published in February 2023, including the demand that all the participants in the confrontation agree to a suspension of the military actions. I said in the article that there would be no material changes on the battle field in the coming year, whereas the continuation of the military actions would lead to the loss of more and more lives, further serious destruction and even greater damage, moreover that foreign assistance to Ukraine would inevitably decline, while the risks of the escalation of the conflict into a major war would spiral. However, as I asserted in the article, neither Russia, nor Ukraine, the USA, the European Union or NATO — none of the direct participants in these tragic events — have displayed any desire to achieve a ceasefire. At the same time, however, it is worth noting here that high-ranking international military experts in the West have been talking about the need for a ceasefire in different formats since autumn 2022, such as General Mark Milley, who was at the time Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff of the United States Army, leading political analysts, researchers and political commentators. However, the current political elite and bureaucrats wielding power have opted not to listen to reason or understand what is actually happening.
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Posted: June 6th, 2024 under Foreign policy, Governance, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations.
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Representatives of the Public Prosecutor’s Office did not appear at the trial on Boris Vishnevsky’s participation in the activities of an “undesirable organisation”
Press Release, 03.06.2024
Photo: Boris Vishnevsky / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
On 3 June, the Vasileostrovsky District Court began hearings on an absurd case against Boris Vishnevsky, Deputy Chairman of the Yabloko party and deputy of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly. Vishnevsky was accused of participating in the activities of an “undesirable organisation”. The Public Prosecutor’s Office considers the deputy’s interview with the Golos independent election observers movement for fair elections to be a manifestation of such “participation”. The Public Prosecutor’s Office decided that the Golos movement was an “undesirable organisation,” although it had not been listed in the relevant register. The hearing was postponed because a representative of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, who applied with the case to court, did not appear in court. Vishnevsky’s interests in court were represented by lawyer Andrei Chertkov.
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Posted: June 6th, 2024 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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