The Public Prosecutor’s Office has ordered an investigation into Konstantin Smirnov’s statement about violations of the procedure for merging rural settlements of the Ryazan area into a single district
Telegram channel “Ryazan. Vid Sboku”, 10.02.2025
Photo: Mass public hearings on the merger of rural settlements in Dubrovichi, Ryazan region, into a single district. Screenshot of the video on social networks
The Public Prosecutor’s Office has ordered an investigation into the statement of Konstantin Smirnov, the arrested editor-in-chief of Vid Sboku (Side View) online media and deputy of the Dubrovichi rural settlement from the Yabloko party, regarding violations of the holding of public hearings on the liquidation of rural settlements in the Ryazan district, which will lead to shrinking of local self-governing in Dubrovichi.
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Posted: February 10th, 2025 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections 2019, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko Gender Faction launches the anthology Znak Ravenstva (The Equality Sign)
Press Release, 10.02.2025
On 13 February, the Yabloko party office in Moscow will host a launch of a collection of articles, discussions and round tables of the Gender faction Znak Ravenstva (The Equality Sign). All those interested are invited to join the event.
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Posted: February 10th, 2025 under Gender Faction, Human Rights.
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Science cannot develop in an atmosphere of fear and suspicion. Science needs freedom
Statement by the Yabloko Chairman, 8.02.2025
Photo: Vladimir Putin meets with young scientists in the Kremlin/ Photo by the Press Service of the President of Russia
February 8 marks Russian Science Day. In recent years, this memorable day has been marred by systematic repressions against scientists, and above all, employees of scientific institutions of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
An analysis of criminal cases against employees of the Russian Academy of Sciences demonstrates catastrophic trends that threaten the future of Russian science.
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Posted: February 10th, 2025 under Без рубрики.
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Konstantin Smirnov remains in pretrial detention until 30 March
Press Release, 7.02.2025
Photo: Konstantin Smirnov at the hearing of the court selecting a preventive measure for him, 31 January/ Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
The Ryazan Regional Court today rejected the journalist’s defense’s appeal against the decision to place him in custody.
The Smirnov’s lawyer insisted that Konstantin Smirnov should not be kept in pretrial detention due to his health reasons, as well as the need to constantly care for his sick mother. In addition, the investigation has already questioned Smirnov’s wife, thus the circumstances that prevented the politician from being placed under house arrest have disappeared. Nevertheless, the court upheld the decision to place Smirnov in a pretrial detention centre.
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Posted: February 7th, 2025 under Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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An administrative protocol was drawn up against Ruslan Zinatullin in Kazan for a poster in support of arrested journalist Konstantin Smirnov
Press Release, 6.02.2025
Photo: Ruslan Zinatullin holding a poster in support of Konstantin Smirnov “Konstantin Smirnov is a journailst, not a criminal” at a picket permitted by the authorities, on 1 February, 2025. / Photo by Tatarstan Yabloko
A protocol was drawn up against the Chairman of Tatarstan Yabloko Ruslan Zinatullin for repeated violation of picketing rules for a poster in support of our colleague from Ryazan Yabloko, journalist Konstantin Smirnov, at a permitted picket “For Freedom of Speech and the Press”. Nevertheless, Zinatullin was detained and was left overnight at the police station.
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Posted: February 7th, 2025 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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How we held the third charity New Year matinees for refugee children
Press Release, 6.02.2025
At the end of December, the central office of the Yabloko party hosted charity New Year matineess for the children of Ukrainian refugees – wards of the Civic Assistance Committee and the Dom s Mayakom charity foundation (Lighthouse Charity Foundation). This is the third series of events since 2022 that we have organised for children and adults forced to leave their homes, fleeing from missiles and bullets. We are summing up on the children’s New Year matinees and publishing a report on the funds raised for their organisation.
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Posted: February 7th, 2025 under Charity, Human Rights.
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The Supreme Court of Yakutia upheld the fine imposed on Yabloko’s Anatoly Nogovitsyn for attending an unpermitted event
Press Release, 5.02.2025
Photo: Anatoly Nogovitsyn / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
The Supreme Court of Yakutia rejected the appeal of the Chairman of the Yabloko branch in Yakutia, Anatoly Nogovitsyn, against the decision of the city court on a fine for “violation of the established procedure for organizing or holding a rally” (Article 20.2, Part 1, of the Code of Administrative Offenses). On 24 November, the leader of the Yabloko branch in Yakutia held a rally against the cancellation of direct mayoral elections, the rally was permitted by the authorities. Immediately after the rally, Nogovitsyn was taken to the police and an administrative protocol of a violation was drawn up against him, in which Nogovitsyn was charged with moving around the place during the rally. The next day, judge of the city court fined Nogovitsyn 10,000 roubles.
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Posted: February 5th, 2025 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko calls on Governor of the Novgorod Region to introduce a regional emergency regime
Press Release, 5.02.2025
Photo by Alexei Malgavko, Kommersant
On 1 February, numerous accidents occurred on high-voltage lines in 12 districts and areas of the Novgorod Region, which led to blackouts in more than 500 settlements. More than 25,000 rural residents were left without light, heat and water. For the fifth day, more than 240 villages and almost 4,000 people have been trying to survive in extreme conditions of winter. To date, the teams of energy workers, both local and attracted for from other regions, have not been able to eliminate all the accidents. On 3 February, a high alert regime was introduced. Yabloko considers such an attitude of the authorities to the problem of citizens unacceptable. The party demands that the Governor introduce a state of emergency.
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Posted: February 5th, 2025 under Governance, Human Rights, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Omsk Yabloko proposed measures to improve work with stray animals at a meeting with the Vice-Governor of the region
Press Release, 4.02.2025
Photo: Nikolai Rybakov with Tatyana Schneider and members of Omsk Yabloko at an animal shelter in Omsk, 2023 / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
Tatyana Schneider, Chair of the Omsk regional branch of the Yabloko party, met with the First Deputy Governor Dmitry Ushakov to discuss the problems of handling stray animals. Tatyana Schneider and the First Deputy Governor discussed how to improve the implementation of the catch-sterilise-vaccinate-release (CSVR) programme, facilitating the work of charitable foundations and private shelters. The Legislative Assembly of the Omsk Region has not yet discussed the draft on legalization of the killing of stray animals, which has been implemented since November 2023 in some regions, and it was important for Yabloko to promptly offer the authorities an alternative and humane method for solving the problem of stray cats and dogs. The founder of the Tara Animal Aid Fund, Anastasia Ivashova, also took part in the meeting of the Omsk Yabloko with the Deputy Governor.
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Posted: February 5th, 2025 under Environmental Policies, Governance, Protection of Environment, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Residents of the Kursk Region ask to open a humanitarian corridor for evacuation. The appeal of Russian citizens was forwarded to Lev Shlosberg
Press Release, 3.02.2025
Photo by Anatoly Zhdanov, Kommersant
Residents of the Sudzha District, the Kursk Region, ask all who can help to open a humanitarian corridor for evacuation from the occupied territories. The appeal of Russian citizens was forwarded to the Deputy Chairman of Yabloko Lev Shlosberg for publication.
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Posted: February 3rd, 2025 under Governance, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations.
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Yabloko in the Novgorod region faces intimidation campaigns. The Novgorod regional branch of the party has applied to the police
Press Release, 3.02.2025
Photo: Activists of the Novgorod branch of Yabloko / Photo by the regional branch of the party
On 27 and 28 of January, members of the Yabloko party in the Novgorod Region began receiving calls via WhatsApp and Telegram from people introducing themselves as a Mr Sokolovsky and a Mr Sobolev, “secretaries” of Governor Andrei Nikitin, Ilya Bortsevich, deputy head of the governor’s administration, and a “FSB officer”. They tried to intimidate Yabloko members by threatening to include them in the list of “unreliable oppositionists,” sending security forces to their homes, and using violence against them. The Novgorod regional branch of the party contacted the police.
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Posted: February 3rd, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Tatarstan branch of Yabloko conducted an action “For Freedom of Speech and the Press” in Kazan
Press Release, 3.02.2025
The regional branch of the Yabloko party in Tatarstan conducted an action “For Freedom of Speech and the Press” in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan, on 1 February. Activists and supporters of Yabloko spoke out against censorship in mass media and persecution of journalists. Ruslan Zinatullin, Chairman of the Yabloko regional branch in Tatarstan, held a poster in support of Konstantin Smirnov, the editor-in-chief of the Ryazan Internet media Vid Sboku, who was placed in a pretrial detention centre on 31 January as part of a criminal case against him allegedly for extortion, but in fact – for his journalistic and political activities.
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Posted: February 3rd, 2025 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The court sent the leader of the Ryazan Yabloko Konstantin Smirnov to a pretrial detention centre for two months
Press Release, 31.01.2025
Photo: Konstantin Smirnov in the courtroom / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
The court arrested Konstantin Smirnov, the leader of the Ryazan branch of Yabloko and deputy of the Dubrovichsky rural settlement, for two months. He has been sent to a pretrial detention centre until March. This was reported from the court by Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov who was present at the trial.
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Posted: January 31st, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2021, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Konstantin Smirnov, leader of Ryazan Yabloko, detained in a criminal case. This is revenge for his fight against municipal reform
Press Release, 31.01.2025
Photo: Konstantin Smirnov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
The Federal Security Service (FSB) and the Investigative Committee have detained Konstantin Smirnov, the leader of Ryazan Yabloko, journalist and municipal deputy, on charges of extortion. Yabloko is convinced that this is revenge for his active work as a municipal deputy and political activity, in particular, for the campaign against the authorities’ initiative on abolishing local self-governing in the region.
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Posted: January 31st, 2025 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2021, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Yabloko Party hosted a screening of the “Night and Fog” documentary dedicated to the victims of the Holocaust
Press Release, 30.01.2025
Photo: Grigory Grishin / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
On 29 January, the central office of the Yabloko Party in Moscow hosted a screening of the documentary film by French director Alain Resnais “Night and Fog” (“Nuit et Brouillard”), dedicated to the topic of the Holocaust. The discussion was moderated by Grigory Grishin, Advisor to the Yabloko Chairman and documentary filmmaker.
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Posted: January 31st, 2025 under Conferences and Seminars, Freedom of Speech, History, Human Rights, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, YABLOKO Against Nationalism, Extremism and Xenophobia.
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Yabloko to host meeting with Emilia Slabunova, MP of the Legislative Assembly of Karelia and the third Chairperson of Yabloko
Press Release, 30.01.2025
Photo: Emilia Slabunova / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
Emilia Slabunova will talk about the work of the Yabloko faction in the Karelia Legislative Assembly, protection of citizens’ rights, the problems of Karelia, interaction with government bodies and the specifics of the work of opposition party deputies, share successful cases, and answer questions.
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Posted: January 30th, 2025 under Conferences and Seminars, The Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of Karelia, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Vladimir Yefimov, the leader of the Kamchatka branch of Yabloko, sentenced to two years in a penal colony for an anti-war post on social media
Press Release, 28.01.2025
Photo: Vladimir Yefimov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
Vladimir Yefimov, journalist and the leader of the Kamchatka branch of Yabloko, was sentenced to two years in a penal colony in the second criminal case against him on “discrediting the army” (Article 280.3 Part 1 of the Criminal Code). According to the verdict of the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky City Court, Yefimov also cannot publish posts on the Internet or administer websites for four years.
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Posted: January 28th, 2025 under Foreign policy, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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A petition has been launched to install a memorial to Boris Nemtsov. Grigory Yavlinsky and Nikolai Rybakov are among the signatories
Press Release, 27.01.2025
Photo: A public memorial at the site of Boris Nemtsov’s death on the Moskvoretsky Bridge in Moscow / Photo by Vitaly Smolnikov, Kommersant
On 27 February, the tenth anniversary of the politician’s murder, the petition will be sent to the Moscow City Duma as the Moscow parliament is authorized to decide on the memorial. The petition was supported by Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov, Chairman of the Federal Political Committee of the party Grigory Yavlinsky and other party leaders.
Boris Nemtsov was killed on the Moskvoretsky Bridge, by the walls of the Kremlin, on 27 February, 2015. A makeshift memorial of flowers, candles, memorial texts and portraits of the politician brought by people spontaneously appeared at the site of the murder and has existed for ten years.
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Posted: January 27th, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights.
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Yabloko honoured the memory of the victims of the siege of Leningrad in World War II
Press Release, 27.01.2025
Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov, Chairman of the St. Petersburg branch of Yabloko Olga Tsepilova, head of the Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg Alexander Shishlov, deputy of the Legislative Assembly Olga Shtannikova, member of the Yabloko Bureau Anatoly Golov and other party members came to honour the memory of those who died in besieged Leningrad during World War II.
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Posted: January 27th, 2025 under History, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko to screen the documentary “Night and Fog” to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Press Release, 27.01.2025
On 29 January, the central office of the Yabloko party in Moscow will screen the documentary “Night and Fog” (“Nuit et Brouillard”) by Alain Resnais to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day on 27 January.
Adolf Hitler’s directive “Night and Fog” of 7 December, 1941, authorised the kidnapping of anti-Nazi political activists throughout all the territories occupied by Germany and their deportation to concentration camps. Alain Resnais’ short documentary “Night and Fog” was filmed in 1955. The film describes the spread of Nazi ideology and numerous monstrous crimes and medical experiments on prisoners at the Auschwitz concentration camp.
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Posted: January 27th, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, History, Human Rights, YABLOKO Against Nationalism, Extremism and Xenophobia.
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