Yabloko has submitted an initiative to the Legislative Assembly of Karelia that could solve the problem of the absence of pharmacies in remote villages
Press Release, 2.10.2023
Photo by Alexander Miridonov, Kommersant
The Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of Karelia has introduced to the regional parliament an initiative facilitating access to medicines for rural residents in remote villages that do not have pharmacies. Deputies Emilia Slabunova and Inna Boluchevskaya proposed to enshrine the concept of “mobile pharmacy” in the Federal Law “On the Circulation of Medicines” and give pharmacy organisations the right to organise such mobile pharmacies that will provide the population of remote villages with medicines.
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Posted: October 3rd, 2023 under Economy, Healthcare, Russian Economy, Social Policies, The Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of Karelia, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Yabloko Party University will host a lecture by Natalya Zubarevich on Russian regions in the new economic conditions
Press Release, 02.10.2023
On 9 October, the Yabloko Party University will host a lecture “Russian Regions in the New Economic Conditions”. The lecturer is Natalya Zubarevich, Professor of the Faculty of Geography of Moscow State University and Doctor of Geographical Sciences.
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Posted: October 2nd, 2023 under Conferences and Seminars, Economy, Russian Economy, Без рубрики.
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The Saratov branch of Yabloko opens a public reception
Press Release, 02.10.2023
Photo by Wikimedia Commons
Our team has participated in dozens of election campaigns, representing the interests of Saratov residents in elections at different levels, but to date there is not a single Yabloko deputy in the Saratov region. Our colleagues successfully work in representative bodies of Moscow, St. Petersburg, the Pskov region and the Sverdlovsk region, the Perm Territory and other regions.
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Posted: October 2nd, 2023 under Elections, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Pskov branch of Yabloko is calling its supporters to enroll as members of precinct electoral commissions in the Pskov region
Press Release, 02.10.2023
Photo by Alexander Kazakov, Kommersant
Yabloko is calling its supporters to enroll as members of precinct electoral commissions in the Pskov region.
Electoral commissions are formed according to the proposals of political parties, and the Pskov Yabloko invites residents of the Pskov region to become Yabloko representatives in precinct electoral commissions with the right to a decisive vote.
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Posted: October 2nd, 2023 under Elections, Regional and Local Elections, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The court terminated the administrative case of “discrediting the army” against the leader of the Yakutian branch of Yabloko Anatoly Nogovitsyn
However, the police may appeal the decision of the court
Press Release, 29.09.2023
Photo: Anatoly Nogovitsyn / Photo from social media
On 27 September, the judge of the Yakutsk City Court decided to terminate the proceedings in the case of an administrative offense on “discrediting the army” under Article 20.3.3 Part 1 of the Administrative Code against the Chairman of the Yabloko branch in Yakutia, Anatoly Nogovitsyn, since the case materials were prepared with errors. Nogovitsyn has already been fined twice for “discrediting” under the administrative and the criminal article for a total of 230,000 roubles. He also fears that the police will appeal the court’s decision and asks for help in reimbursing the lawyer’s fees.
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Posted: October 2nd, 2023 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Trials in cases of extremism against Yabloko candidates in Novgorod Oksana Sergeyeva and Valery Kochnev postponed
Press Release, 29.09.2023
Photo: Valery Kochnev (second from left) with a support group awaiting the court hearing / Photo by the Novgorod branch of the party
On 28 September, a wave of false reports about mining occurred in Veliky Novgorod. In addition to schools and kindergartens, the work of the Novgorod District Court, where hearings on administrative cases about “demonstration of extremist symbols” against candidates for deputies of the City Duma of Veliky Novgorod from the Yabloko party Oksana Sergeyeva and Valery Kochnev, was also paralysed. The court did not consider Sergeyeva’s case at all, and the hearing of the Kochnev case began an hour after the appointed time and then was also postponed.
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Posted: September 29th, 2023 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Boris Vishnevsky: The Office of the Public Prosecutor of the Pskov region refused to take measures to dismantle the recently erected monument to Joseph Stalin
Boris Vishnevsky’s blog post, 29.09.2023
I have received a response from the acting Public Prosecutor of the Pskov region to my appeal, in which I asked to dismantle the [recently erected] monument to Stalin in Velikiye Luki, as violating laws, humanism and common sense.
Stalin’s repressions were recognised as a crime by decisions of the highest bodies of power of the USSR and Russia.
Two kilometers from the place where the monument was erected (in front of the entrance to the Mikron plant), on the territory of the Velikiye Luki fortress, there was an NKVD prison before the war, through which hundreds, if not thousands of innocent Soviet people passed through at the behest of Joseph Stalin in the years of the Great Terror and ended their lives in execution ditches and camps.
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Posted: September 29th, 2023 under Freedom of Speech, History, Human Rights, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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A film about Academician Alexei Yablokov will be shown at the Yabloko party office
Press Release, 28.09.2023
On 3 October, the Yabloko party office will host a screening of the film “Yablokov”, dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the birth of Alexei Vladimirovich Yablokov, an outstanding scholar, public and political figure, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the leader of the Green Russia Faction of the Yabloko party.
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Posted: September 28th, 2023 under Conferences and Seminars, Environmental Policies, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Protection of Environment.
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Grigory Yavlinsky: The tragedy in Nagorno-Karabakh is an extremely alarming precedent for the future
Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 28.09.2023
Photo: Satellite image of a column of refugees leaving Nagorno-Karabakh. September 2023 // MAXAR
There is a continuous flow of information from Transcaucasia about the ongoing tragedy. It is not possible to really comprehend what is happening while in Moscow. But some painful conclusions can be drawn.
Ethnic cleansing of local Armenians is taking place in Nagorno-Karabakh.
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Posted: September 28th, 2023 under Foreign policy, Human Rights.
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The Saratov branch of Yabloko received a formal caution on the impermissibility of holding a public event after Yabloko announced an action of writing letters to political prisoners
Press Release, 27.09.2023
Photo: Police in the office of the Saratov branch of Yabloko / Photo by the Saratov Yabloko
An official caution on the inadmissibility of actions that create conditions for the commission of crimes under Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (violation of the established procedure for organising or holding a meeting, rally, demonstration, procession or picketing) was received by the Deputy Chairman of the Saratov branch of Yabloko, Kirill Rumyantsev. Two police officers came to the office of the Saratov branch of Yabloko today to warn about the illegality of holding an action of writing letters to political prisoners, which was announced for 30 September. According to the police, the action of writing letters in the office represent a public event about which executive authorities must be notified.
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Posted: September 28th, 2023 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg did not support the Yabloko bill, which provided deputies the opportunity to edit the city budget without the approval of the governor
Press Release, 27.09.2023
Photo: The Legislative Assembly of St.Petersburg / Photo by the Press Service of the Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg did not adopt Yabloko’s bill on changes to the law on the budget process at a plenary session on Wednesday, 27 September. Only 14 deputies out of 49 present at the meeting voted for the bill.
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Posted: September 27th, 2023 under Elections, Governance, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Yabloko Party University will host a lecture by Sergei Mitrokhin “Russian Political Mentality. The Conditions of Formation and the Key Features”
Press Release, 27.09.2023
On 2 October, The Yabloko Party University will host the fourth lecture by Sergei Mitrokhin, a member of the Federal Political Committee and Candidate of Political Sciences. Mitrokhin’s lecture “Russian Political Mentality. The Conditions of Formation and the Key Features” will be held within the framework of the series “Truth Instead of Law”.
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Posted: September 27th, 2023 under Conferences and Seminars, History, Human Rights.
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Oksana Sergeyeva and Valery Kochnev, Yabloko candidates at the past elections in Veliky Novgorod, face a trial accused of “spreading extremist symbols”
Press Release, 27.09.2023
Photo: Oksana Sergeyeva and Valery Kochnev / Photo by the Novgorod Yabloko
On 28 September, the Novgorod District Court will hold two trials on administrative cases regarding the “spread of extremist symbols” against candidates for the Veliky Novgorod City Duma Oksana Sergeyeva and Valery Kochnev.
It should be noted that on 29 August, an administrative protocol was drawn up against surgeon Valery Kochnev, a Yabloko candidate for deputy of the City Duma of Veliky Novgorod, regarding the “demonstration of extremist symbols”. The police found a violation of the law in the publication of a video clip for the song “Zombie” by the Cranberries. The video used chronicle footage from the times of Nazi Germany, and was published by Valery Kochnev on his page in 2021.
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Posted: September 27th, 2023 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko together with local residents opposed the closure of the radiology department for cancer patients in Novomoskovsk, the Tula region
Press Release, 26.09.2023
Photo: Vladimir Dorokhov speaking at the rally / Photo by Dmitry Chebanov
Past weekend, a rally was held against the closure of the radiological unit of the oncology department of the city hospital in the city of Novomoskovsk, the Tula region. About a hundred people gathered at the rally. The organisers managed to get a permission for the rally only upon the second time. The rally was ignored by local journalists. The leader of the Tula branch of Yabloko, Vladimir Dorokhov, spoke in support of the demands of the protesters.
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Posted: September 27th, 2023 under Economy, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Healthcare, Human Rights, Russian Economy, Social Policies, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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“A prominent Russian scholar, educator and statesman.” Yevgeny Yasin passed away
Condolences, 26.09.2023
Photo: Yevgeny Yasin /Photo by Maxim Kimerling, Kommersant
On 25 September, economist Yevgeny Grigoryevich Yasin passed away. Chairman of the Federal Political Committee of the Yabloko party Grigory Yavlinsky expressed condolences on the death of Yevgeny Yasin.
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Posted: September 26th, 2023 under Condolences.
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A court in St. Petersburg rejected Emilia Slabunova’s complaint about inaction of the VKontakte social media on unblocking her page. The politician’s page still remains blocked
Press Release, 22.09.2023
Photo: Screenshot of Emilia Slabunova’s page on the VKontakte social media running that her page was blocked by the demand of the Office of the Public Prosecutor General of the RF No 27-31-2022 of 25.03.2022
A judge of the Smolninsky District Court of St. Petersburg ruled out that the VKontakte social media administration was not obliged to open access to Yabloko MP of the Legislative Assembly of Karelia Emilia Slabunova to her blocked page on this social media, even after the user had deleted the posts allegedly containing “unreliable” socially significant information about the special operation on the territory of Ukraine. The politician intends to appeal the decision, despite the position of the Smolninsky District Court.
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Posted: September 25th, 2023 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The future of the country depends on all of us
Decision by the Federal Bureau of Yabloko
Adopted on 15.09.2023, published on 22.09.2023
Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
The political regime that has developed in Russia can be characterised as electoral authoritarianism evolving into a personalistic dictatorship. While the institution of elections was formally preserved, voting lost its true meaning. In the situation of pressure on the institutions of civil society and the apathy of the majority of Russians, election campaigns in Russia do not lead to a change of power, political and personal changes, but formalised the figures chosen by the ruling group, as well as perform the function of “letting off public steam”. However, even under these conditions, elections can still serve as a tool for dialogue between the party and society and a mechanism for citizens to express their opinions.
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Posted: September 25th, 2023 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, Russia-Ukraine relations, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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On the Urgency and Inevitability of a Ceasefire
Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 22.09.2023
Borodyanka, Kyiv district, Ukraine. March 2022 // Ales Ustsinau
THE SITUATION TODAY
One and a half years of hostilities have demonstrated that the largest armed conflict in Europe after World War II — the confrontation between Russia and Ukraine — will drag on for years and will be accompanied by never-ending fatalities and more and more destruction. To all intents and purposes this conflict will have no conclusive outcome; this is a no-win situation.
As long as there is no fundamental transformation of the political and economic system created in Russia in the 1990s, as long as the regime in the country remains authoritarian and immutable, until the Russian Federation actually becomes a democratic state (and unfortunately this is not going to happen any day soon), there will be no material change in the Kremlin’s foreign policy.
Meanwhile the Ukrainian authorities declare that they will not stop and will not back down. Today, however, Ukraine is gradually starting to experience difficulties arising objectively in Western contributor countries: a build-up of budget problems, tension over issues of the combat readiness of the national armed forces and the exacerbation of domestic political differences. Support for Ukraine at current levels is not guaranteed.
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Posted: September 25th, 2023 under Foreign policy, Governance, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations.
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Yabloko continues its actions in support of political prisoners
Press Release, 20.09.2023
Photo by the Tula branch of Yabloko
In September and early October, actions of writing letters to political prisoners will again be held at the central office of the Yabloko party and in the offices of Yabloko regional branches. As always, anyone who would like to send kind words and wishes to those unjustly imprisoned is invited to participate. Yabloko will help you understand the intricacies of writing such letters, and will also take care of sending letters by mail. You can read brief instructions on how to write a letter for a political prisoner here.
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Posted: September 22nd, 2023 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Novgorod District Court fined Yabloko City Duma candidates Anna Cherepanova, Ksenia Cherepanova and Viktor Shalyakin 4,000 roubles each for “disobedience to the police”
Press Release, 20.09.2023
Photo: Police officers blocking the car of Yabloko candidates on 9 September, 2023 / Photo by Ksenia Cherepanova
Yabloko’s politicians were accused of allegedly planning to enter the premises of the precinct electoral commission at school No. 31 on the night of 9-10 September. That night, Anna Cherepanova, Ksenia Cherepanova, and Viktor Shalyakin were blocked in a car near the polling station. All the three candidates, without leaving the car, showed their documents to a policeman. The policeman asked Anna Cherepanova to get out of the car, but she refused. No demands were made against Ksenia Cherepanova and Viktor Shalyakin.
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Posted: September 21st, 2023 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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