Andrei Morev, Yabloko head of the Yakimanka municipal council in Moscow, removed from municipal elections
Press Release, 22.08.2022
Photo: Andrei Morev / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
On 19 August, the Territorial Electoral Commission of the Yakimanka District in Moscow decided to remove Andrei Morev, head of the Yakimanka Municipal Council in Moscow and Deputy Chairman of the Moscow Yabloko, from the forthcoming municipal elections. Earlier, Morev was found guilty of “demonstrating extremist symbols” and served 15 days of administrative arrest. Andrei Morev was also deprived of his right to be elected for a year, as he was found guilty under Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (“demonstration of extremist symbols”).
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Posted: August 22nd, 2022 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Moscow Municipal Elections 2022, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2022, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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In Moscow Yabloko honoured the memory of the victims in the coup of August 1991
The leaders and activists of Yabloko laid flowers at the Monument to the Defenders of Democracy
Press Release, 21.08.2022
Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
On 21 August, Yabloko honoured the memory of the victims in the August 1991 coup. Chairman of the Yabloko party Nikolai Rybakov, Maxim Kruglov, Deputy Chairman of the Moscow Yabloko and a deputy of the Moscow City Duma, Kirill Goncharov, Deputy Chairman of the Moscow Yabloko, Nikolai Kavkazsky, a deputy chairman of the Yabloko Gender Faction, and party activists laid flowers at the Monument to the Defenders of Democracy in Russia, which is located at the intersection of Novy Arbat street and the Garden Ring.
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Posted: August 22nd, 2022 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, History, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The court did not recongnise as evidence the expertise in the case of “Alexander Shishlov discreding the army”, and appointed a new expertise
Press Release, 19.08.2022
Photo: Lawyers Andrei Chertkov and Leonid Krikun, and Alexander Shishlov (from left to right) / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
The Petrogradsky District Court in St.Petersburg held the first hearing in an administrative case initiated against Alexander Shishlov, head of the Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, under Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (“Public actions aimed at discrediting the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation”).
The court supported the motions of the defence to attach to the case the conclusions by experts I.A. Levinskaya and D.V. Dubrovsky, containing a critical assessment of the “expert opinion” compiled by V. Abakanova, Associate Professor of the Herzen Russian State Pedagogical University, and on the appointment of psychological and linguistic expertise.
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Posted: August 22nd, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko urges the Central Electoral Commission to stop using electronic voter lists in Moscow municipal elections
Press Release, 19.08.2022
Photo by Anatoly Zhdanov/Kommersant
The Yabloko party calls on the Central Electoral Commission to cancel the decision of the Moscow City Electoral Commission on the use of electronic voter lists in the upcoming Moscow municipal elections. Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov sent a corresponding appeal to Ella Pamfilova, head of the Central Electoral Commission.
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Posted: August 19th, 2022 under Elections, Moscow Municipal Elections 2022, Regional and Local Elections, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko has published a list of its registered candidates for Moscow municipal elections
Press Release, 19.08.2022
Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
A complete list of registered candidates for Moscow municipal elections from Yabloko has been published on the party web-site. The list includes 151 candidates who will run in 43 municipal districts of Moscow.
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Posted: August 19th, 2022 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Moscow Municipal Elections 2022, Regional and Local Elections, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko will hold the Forum of Candidates for Municipal Deputies
Press Release, 17.08.2022
This Saturday, on 20 August, the Moscow office of Yabloko will host the Forum of Candidates for Municipal Deputies from Yabloko.
The Forum participants will discuss the values of the party in these elections, the relationship between the local agenda and political issues within the campaign, participation of young people in the campaign, gender equality, and practical aspects of holding a campaign.
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Posted: August 18th, 2022 under Elections, Human Rights, Moscow Municipal Elections 2022, Politics, Regional and Local Elections, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Social Policies, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Civic activist Maria Volokh fined in Moscow for “discrediting the Russian army”
Press Release, 17.08.2022
Photo: Maria Volokh / Photo from social media
On 17 August, the Tverskoy District Court of Moscow fined the unregistered candidate for municipal deputies Maria Volokh in the amount of 60,000 roubles under Articles 20.2 (“violation of the rules for holding public events”) and 20.3.3 (“discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation”) of the Administrative Code for an action against censorship and repression. Earlier, the Territorial Electoral Commission of the Tverskoy district unanimously removed Volokh from the municipal elections, allegedly for the candidate’s residence permit in the Netherlands, without providing any evidence.
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Posted: August 18th, 2022 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Moscow Municipal Elections 2022, Regional and Local Elections, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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An assistant to a city council deputy from Yabloko was fined for “discrediting the army” in Petrozavodsk, Karelia
Press Release, 17.08.2022
Photo: Elena Neronova / Photo from social media
On 16 August, the Petrozavodsk District Court of the Republic of Karelia found Elena Neronova, a civic activist and an assistant to a city council deputy from the Yabloko party Olga Tuzhikova, guilty of “discrediting the Russian army”. The fine under Article 20.3.3 Part 1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the RF amounted to 30,000 roubles (over 500 Euro).
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Posted: August 18th, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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In Sochi, Daniil Hoegman, Chairman of the Yabloko branch and children’s sports coach, fined for “discrediting the army”
Press Release, 16.08.2022
Photo: Daniil Hoegman / Photo from social media
On 15 August, the Lazarevsky District Court of Sochi found Daniil Hoegman, Chairman of the Lazarevsky local branch of the Yabloko party and children’s sports coach, guilty of “discrediting the Russian armed forces”. The party activist was fined 30,000 roubles (over 500 Euro).
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Posted: August 18th, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Head of the Novorzhevsky district Sofya Pugacheva fined for “discrediting the Russian army”
Press Release, 16.08.2022
Photo: Sofya Pugachyova / Photo by the Pskov Yabloko Press Service
The Pushkinogorsk District Court in the Pskov Region found Sofya Pugachyova, head of the Novorzhevsky District elected from Yabloko, guilty of “discrediting the Russian army” due to the disappearance of the letters V and Z from the windows of the district community centre, which had been allegedly painted by the children from the summer camp on their own initiative for the Day of Russia (12 June). The local activists of the ruling United Russia party regarded the incident as a pretext for public persecution of the head of the district. The deputies of the district Assembly appealed to the public prosecutor’s office, and the police searched Sofya Pugacheva’s office, confiscating her office laptop, personal phone and work notebooks. The court fined Sofia Pugacheva 50,000 roubles (around 850 Euro).
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Posted: August 18th, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Irkustk branch of Yabloko started litigation for the right to hold a rally against articles about “discrediting the army” and “fakes about the army”
Press Release, 11.08.2022
Photo: A rally in Irkutsk, 2020 / Photo from social media
The Irkutsk branch of Yabloko, together with civil activists, filed a lawsuit against the city administration of Irkutsk, one of the largest cities in Siberia. The lawsuit was filed with the Kirovsky District Court of Irkutsk for administration’s refusal to give a permission for the holding of a rally on 20 August. This was announced by the representative of the Irkutsk Yabloko Grigory Gribenko. Yabloko members and civil activists wanted to speak out against the so-called “censorship articles” introduced to the administrative and criminal codes of Russia for “discrediting the army” and “fakes about the army”. The administration of Irkutsk refused to give their permission for the rally, referring to COVID restrictions.
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Posted: August 18th, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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After Alexander Shishlov was accused of “discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation”, he began getting threats and insults
Press Release, 11.08.2022
Photo: Alexander Shishlov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
Alexander Shishlov, head of the Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, appealed to the Public Prosecutor of St.Petersburg Viktor Melnik in connection with the fact that after initiating administrative proceedings against him (at the initiative of the St. Petersburg Public Prosecutor’s Office) under Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the RF (“discrediting the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation”) he started receiving threats and insults on the VKontakte social media.
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Posted: August 17th, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko municipal deputy in St. Petersburg accused of “discrediting the armed forces”
Press Release, 6.08.2022
Photo: Dmitry Baltrukov / Photo from Dmitry Baltrukov’s personal archive
Dmitry Baltrukov, a Yabloko deputy of the municipal council of the municipality Smolninskoye in St.Petersburg, was accused of “discrediting the armed forces of the Russian Federation”. The district police officer informed Baltrukov of this after monitoring his social media accounts by the Centre for Combating Extremism (Centre E).
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Posted: August 17th, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko’s St.Petersburg MP Alexander Shishlov accused of “discrediting the Armed Forces”
Press Release, 29.07.2022
Photo: Alexander Shishlov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
Today, the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Petrogradsky District of St.Petersburg filed a protocol on an administrative offense against Alexander Shishlov, head of the Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg and a member of the Federal Political Committee of the Yabloko party, under Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the RF (“public actions aimed at discrediting the use of the Armed Forces”).
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Posted: August 1st, 2022 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The electoral commission of the Krylatskoye district in Moscow refused to register the second Yabloko candidate for the municipal elections – Stanislav Yelagin
Press Release, 28.07.2022
Photo: Stanislav Yelagin / Photo from social media
The electoral commission of the Krylatskoye district in Moscow refused to register another candidate for the municipal elections from the Yabloko party – Stanislav Yelagin, the current municipal deputy, city historic preservation and environmental activist. The formal reason for the refusal to register Yelagin in the race was an allegedly incomplete package of documents. Earlier, the electoral commission refused to register Alexei Krapukhin, an activist and member of the Regional Council of the Moscow Yabloko. Both the Yabloko candidates will appeal the electoral commission’s decision.
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Posted: July 29th, 2022 under Elections, Moscow Municipal Elections 2022, Regional and Local Elections, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko candidate for Governor of the Novgorod region Anna Cherepanova does not recognise the elections due to fraud with the municipal filter
Press Release, 27.07.2022
Photo: Anna Cherepanova / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
On 27 July, Anna Cherepanova, a candidate for Governor of the Novgorod region from the Yabloko party, submitted documents for registration to the Electoral Commission, despite the fact that she was unable to collect the required number of signatures from municipal deputies needed for registration in the race. According to the candidate, the administration of the Novgorod Governor Andrei Nikitin, who is being re-elected for a new term, used unscrupulous technologies in order to prevent Yabloko’s representative from running in the gubernatorial elections. Anna Cherepanova spoke about the violation of her rights as a candidate and rights of all voters of the region at the round table of the Public Chamber of the Novgorod Region.
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Posted: July 28th, 2022 under Elections, Gubernatorial elections 2022, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2022, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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In the Komi Republic, a Yabloko member fined 60,000 roubles for “discrediting the army” and “insulting the authorities”
Press Release, 27.07.2022
Photo: Vera Zabaluyeva / Photo from Vera Zabaluyeva’s personal archive
On 30 March, the City Court of Ukhta fined Yabloko member Vera Zabaluyeva 60,000 roubles under the Articles on “discrediting the army” (Article 20.3.3 Part 1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) and “insulting the authorities” (Article 20.1 Part 3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).
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Posted: July 27th, 2022 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko regional branches to hold actions of sending letters of support to political prisoners
Press Release, 26.07.2022
The Yabloko party holds actions in support of political prisoners in different Russian regions. Any Russian citizen can participate.
The participants of the actions can bring their own postcards and write words of support to any political prisoner, as well as sign postcards specially printed by Yabloko for politician Vladimir Kara-Murza and journalist and Yabloko member in Khakassia Mikhail Afanasyev, who have been in custody since April under the criminal charges of spreading “fake news” about the Russian army. Yabloko regional offices undertake to send all letters and postcards to the prisoners.
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Posted: July 27th, 2022 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Ivan Kotkov, a Yabloko member in the Pskov region, fined twice for “discrediting the army”
Press Release, 25.07.2022
Photo: Ivan Kotkov / Photo from Ivan Kotkov’s personal archive
Ivan Kotkov, a member of the Yabloko party in the city of Velikiye Luki, Pskov region, was fined twice for “discrediting the army”. The first time he was brought to administrative responsibility for a sticker on his car, the second time for posting a photo of his car on social media.
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Posted: July 26th, 2022 under Без рубрики.
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Grigory Yavlinsky: “Protests fail to affect politics not only in Russia, but also in the world”
Corriere Della Sera, 22.07.2022
Photo: Peace March in Moscow in 2014 / Photo by Yevgeny Nadalinsky, Kommersant
On 16 July, the influential Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera published an interview with Grigory Yavlinsky on the situation in connection with the Russian special military operation in Ukraine. Unfortunately, there are fragments in the Corriere Della Sera publication that do not correspond to the original Russian text. Here is the English translation of the Russian text of the interview, which was sent to the newspaper.
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Posted: July 25th, 2022 under Elections, Foreign policy, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, History, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2021, War in Syria, Без рубрики.
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