Yabloko in Moscow and Russian regions paid tribute to the memory of those killed in the terrorist attack in the Crocus City Hall
Press Release, 28.03.2024
Photo: Nikolai Rybakov and members of the Yabloko Bureau, Moscow. / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
A week has passed since the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall, in Krasnogorsk near Moscow. The Yabloko delegation, consisting of party Chairman Nikolai Rybakov and members of the Federal Bureau, paid tribute to those killed during the terrorist attack and those who died in hospitals in the following days. Earlier, Grigory Yavlinsky, Chairman of the Federal Political Committee of the party, brought flowers to the memorial to the victims of terrorist attack at a concert on 22 March.
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Posted: March 28th, 2024 under Condolences, Human Rights, YABLOKO Against Terrorism, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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On the inadmissibility of persecution of journalists
Statement by the Federal Bureau of Yabloko, adopted on 28.03.2024
Photo: Konstantin Zharov, Anastasia Musatova, Antonina Favorskaya, Yekaterina Anikevich, and Alexandra Astakhova / Photo from open sources
On 27 March, the Moscow police conducted searches at the homes of three journalists from the SotaVision media: Alexandra Astakhova, Anastasia Musatova and Antonina Favorskaya, whereas Favorskaya was taken for search directly from the special detention centre where she was serving an administrative arrest.
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Posted: March 28th, 2024 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights.
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“Stop killing”. Nikolai Rybakov about the decision of the Astrakhan authorities to euthanise stray dogs
Nikolai Rybakov’s Telegram channel, 28.03.2024
Photo: Nikolai Rybakov in the animal shelter “Thank You for Life” in Ryazan
Today I sent a gift to the Governor of the Astrakhan region Igor Babushkin – the book “White Bim Black Ear” [about a tragic fate of dog whose master died]. The Governor reported from time to time on his work to support animal shelters. But in the end, he apparently decided – why bothering, they should be killed right away.
The decision allowing to euthanise dogs IMMEDIATELY AFTER CAPTURE was adopted by Babushkin’s subordinates – the regional Veterinary Department.
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Posted: March 28th, 2024 under Environmental Policies, Governance, Protection of Environment, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Head of the Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma Maxim Kruglov to Moscow police chief Oleg Baranov: We categorically disagree with some of the methods that Moscow police use in their work
Press Release, 27.03.2024
Photo: Oleg Baranov, head of the Moscow Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia / Photo by the Moscow City Duma
Oleg Baranov, head of the Moscow police, at the annual report on the work to the Moscow City Duma, promised the Yabloko faction to assist in the work on issues voiced by the faction leader Maxim Kruglov.
It should be noted that that the head of the Moscow police Oleg Baranov spoke at the Moscow City Duma with an annual report on the performance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in 2023. Baranov received 15 questions from factions in the Moscow City Duma and 50 questions from deputies. The answers to the questions were preceded by a report in the form of a video film, which this year was not available for viewers of the stream of the meeting.
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Posted: March 27th, 2024 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, The Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko’s deputy of a rural settlement in the Ryazan region Konstantin Smirnov to the governor: I ask you to order the liquidation of the illegal landfill in Dubrovichi
Press Release, 27.03.2024
Photo: The landfill in Dubrovichi / Photo by Konstantin Smirnov
Konstantin Smirnov, a deputy of the Dubrovichi rural settlement from the Yabloko party and Editor-in-Chief of the Internet web-site Vidsboku, sent an appeal to Governor of the Ryazan Region Pavel Malkov regarding liquidation of an illegal landfill on the territory of the settlement.
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Posted: March 27th, 2024 under Environmental Policies, Governance, Human Rights, Protection of Environment, YABLOKO against Corruption, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Kristina Abramicheva once again elected Chair of the Yabloko branch in Bashkiria
Press Release, 26.03.2024
Photo: Kristina Abramicheva / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
The election of the governing bodies of the regional branch of Yabloko in Bashkiria took place past weekend. The delegates of the 22nd Conference elected a Chairperson and Deputy Chairpersons, members of the Regional Bureau, and also formed the Control and Audit Commission.
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Posted: March 27th, 2024 under Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Maxim Kruglov will ask the Moscow police head about inaction, illegal demands of police officers and violence against detainees
Press Release, 26.03.2024
Photo: Maxim Kruglov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
On 27 March, deputies of the Moscow City Duma will hear a report from Oleg Baranov, head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the city of Moscow, on police activities in 2023. In addition, Baranov will answer questions sent by all factions of the Moscow City Duma. Yabloko will ask Baranov to comment on the inaction of the police when “The Last Address” signs commemorating the victims of repression of the Soviet period disappeared from Moscow houses, the illegal demands of migration department when processing passports for travel abroad for Russian citizens, as well as the history of the detention and beating of a young man by Moscow police. The questions will be voiced at a meeting of the Moscow City Duma by the leader of the Yabloko faction and Deputy Chairman of the party, Maxim Kruglov.
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Posted: March 26th, 2024 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, The Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma, Без рубрики.
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The Black Swan from the Crocus City Hall
Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 25.03.2024
Photo by Alexei Nazarov, Kommersant
The terrorist attack in the Crocus City Hall is an absolutely monstrous and brutal crime that has no justification. I express my deepest condolences to the families of the victims and a speedy recovery to the wounded.
As of the evening of 24 March, 2024, questions about Moscow’s official political position regarding the reasons for what happened and the immediate future remain open.
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Posted: March 25th, 2024 under Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, YABLOKO Against Terrorism, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko expresses condolences to the next-of-kin and friends of those killed in the act of terror in the Crocus concert hall in Moscow
Statement by the Yabloko party, 22.03.2024
Photo from social media
The Yabloko party expresses condolences to the next-of-kin and friends of those killed in a monstrous act of terror in the Crocus concert hall in Moscow. Their grief is immeasurable, and we are mourning with them.
We wish a speedy recovery to those injured during the terrorist attack.
We hope and believe in the salvation of those who are now in danger in the burning building.
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Posted: March 23rd, 2024 under Condolences, YABLOKO Against Terrorism.
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Yabloko conducted a discussion of films about streets protests and fates of their participants within the framework of the film festival A Different View
Press Release, 22.03.2024
On 21 March, the Yabloko party hosted the opening of the film festival A Different View. The participants met with the directors of the documentaries “Cosmonauts” and “Another Space” and discussed the films and events reflected in the films.
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Posted: March 22nd, 2024 under Conferences and Seminars, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Без рубрики.
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“Philosopher of freedom and creativity.” Yabloko to host a lecture on Russian philosopher Nikolai Berdyaev
Press Release, 22.03.2024
On 26 March, 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 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: March 22nd, 2024 under Conferences and Seminars, History.
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Violence against a voter and beating of a member of the electoral commission do not contradict the law, the head of the police of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region says
Press Release, 20.03.2024
Photo: Head of the regional Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region Roman Plugin in the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg / Photo by the Press Service of the St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly
The head of police for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, Roman Plugin, during his annual report to deputies of the St. Petersburg parliament, said that he considered the actions of the St.Petersburg police in the presidential elections, including at the most scandalous polling stations, to be in line with the law. Boris Vishnevsky, MP of the St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly and Deputy Chairman of Yabloko, asked Roman Plugin to comment on the actions and inactions of a number of St. Petersburg police officers during the three voting days of 15-17 March.
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Posted: March 20th, 2024 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Presidential Elections, Presidential Elections 2024, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko invites all to participate in the action of writing letters to political prisoners
Press Release, 19.03.2024
Photo: Postcards / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
Actions in support of political prisoners will again be held in the Yabloko offices in Moscow and Russian regions. We invite all to support political prisoners unjustly deprived of their freedom to join the action. The organisers promise a friendly atmosphere and everything one needs to write letters and postcards.
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Posted: March 20th, 2024 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The totality of violations does not allow me to be confident in the reliability of the results of the presidential elections in St. Petersburg
Member of the City Electoral Commission from Yabloko Pavel Shapchits added a special opinion to the electoral commission protocol
Press Release, 19.03.2024
Photo from the official website of the St. Petersburg Electoral Commission
Pavel Shapchits, a member of the St. Petersburg Electoral Commission from Yabloko with a decisive vote, attached a special opinion to the protocol on the results of voting in the presidential elections in St. Petersburg. The city electoral commission summed up the election results on the evening of 18 March.
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Posted: March 20th, 2024 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Presidential Elections, Presidential Elections 2024, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Member of the Pskov Regional Electoral Commission from Yabloko, Yelena Mayatnikova, submitted a dissenting opinion when summing up the voting results in the region for the presidential election
Press Release, 17.03.2024
Photo: Yelena Mayatnikova / Photo by the Pskov regional branch of the party
Yelena Mayatnikova, a member of the Pskov Regional Electoral Commission from Yabloko, announced at the final meeting of the Electoral Commission of the Pskov Region, that extra ballots were printed and, thus, it was impossible to reliably determine the results of the expression of the will of citizens in the region.
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Posted: March 19th, 2024 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Presidential Elections, Presidential Elections 2024, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Chairman of the Tatarstan Yabloko Ruslan Zinatullin and party supporters were detained and taken to the police station in Kazan
Press Release, 17.03.2024
Photo: Ruslan Zinatullin / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
Ruslan Zinatullin, Chairman of the Tatarstan Yabloko and a member of the Federal Bureau of the party, as well as party supporters Zulfiya Sitdikova and Vera Otreshko were detained on leaving their homes in Kazan and taken to the police station.
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Posted: March 19th, 2024 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Presidential Elections, Presidential Elections 2024, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Novgorod Yabloko page on Vkontakte blocked by the decision of the Public Prosecutor General’s Office
Press Release, 16.03.2024
Photo: a screenshot of the Novgorod Yabloko page in Vkontakte running that “the given material is blocked on the territory of the Russian Federation on the basis of the demand of the Public Prosecutor General’s Office No 27-31-2024/Treb263-24 of 15.03.2024
On 15 March, the social media Vkontakte blocked the public page of the Novgorod regional branch of the Yabloko party with over 2,000 subscribers by the decision of the Public Prosecutor General’s Office. The last post of the Novgorod Yabloko in the community was published on 14 March, it was an article by Boris Vishnevsky, Deputy Chairman of the party, “We are ready to participate in elections, but not as stooges”.
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Posted: March 19th, 2024 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Presidential Elections, Presidential Elections 2024, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Court upheld Yabloko’s claim and obliged Territorial Electoral Commission No 37 in St. Petersburg to appoint the party representative member of a precinct electoral commission instead of sending him to the army
Press Release, 15.03.2024
Photo by Alexander Kazakov, Kommersant
On 14 March, the Kalininsky District Court of St. Petersburg upheld the claim of the St. Petersburg regional branch of the Yabloko party to invalidate the decision of Territorial Electoral Commission No. 37. On 12 March, the commission refused to appoint Yabloko representative Alexander Kirsanov as a member of Precinct Electoral Commission No. 571. The court ordered the Territorial Electoral Commission to reconsider the issue of appointing members of the precinct electoral commission. On 15 March, Territorial Electoral Commission No. 37 appointed Yabloko representative Alexander Kirsanov as a member of the precinct electoral commission with voting rights.
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Posted: March 15th, 2024 under Elections, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Presidential Elections, Presidential Elections 2024.
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Yabloko has launched a telephone hotline on election violations
Press Release, 15.03.2024
The party is not participating in the elections on 15-17 March, but it is still important for us to continue supporting Yabloko members in electoral commissions and voters, and provide them assistance. For this purpose, Yabloko has launched a telephone hotline on voting days, tel: 8 800 777 8725.
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Posted: March 15th, 2024 under Elections, Presidential Elections, Presidential Elections 2024.
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Yabloko representatives in the electoral commissions of St. Petersburg were handed summonses to the military commissariats
Deputy Boris Vishnevsky addressed head of the Central Electoral Commission Ella Pamfilova.
Press Release, 13.03.2024
Photo: head of Central Electoral Commission Ella Pamfilova / Photo by Yevgeny Razumny, Kommersant
On 11 March, Andrei Yegorov, a member of St.Petersburg Territorial Electoral Commission No. 29 from the Yabloko party, received a call from the electoral commission secretary who said that the military commissar wanted to meet with him. On 12 March, Yegorov received a call from a representative of the district military commissariat. On the same day, Yabloko representatives in Territorial electoral Commission No. 37, Pavel Khodunov and Alexander Kirsanov, were handed summonses by a representative of the military commissariat at the commission meeting during consideration of the issue of forming precinct electoral commissions. The date that Khodunov and Kirsanov must come to the commissariat is the first day of voting at presidential election, 15 March. In addition, the Territorial Electoral commission refused to appoint Kirsanov to the precinct electoral commission without legal grounds.
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Posted: March 13th, 2024 under Elections, Governance, Human Rights, Presidential Elections, Presidential Elections 2024, Без рубрики.
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