YABLOKO participated in a rally against deforestation and pulling down historic buildings
Press Release, September 19, 2013
The Nizhny Novgorod branch of YABLOKO participated in a mass rally in defence of the city under the slogan “Let’s protect Nizhny Novgorod! Let’s save our city ourselves!”. The rally was organised by the Nizhny Novgorod civil movement. The citizens stood against the cutting down of the trees and pulling down the historic buildings for the purpose of commercial building.
Human rights activists, representatives of political parties, deputies of the Nizhny Novgorod City Duma, civil activists, ecologists, representatives of initiative group and not indifferent citizens spoke at the rally. YABLOKO’s activist Vadim Oreshin also made a speech.
The participants of the rally adopted a resolution which stated that the authorities of Nizhny Novgorod broke the citizens’ rights to favourable environment, true information, freedom of assemble and freedom to express their opinion.
The resolution also states that despite the promises to carry on a dialogue with the civil society, the authorities violate all the norms of this dialogue. The authorities choose the suitable partners and persecute the ” unsuitable” ones. The only meeting of the Nizhny Novgorod Mayor Sorokin with the public on the problem of the protection of a park proved that the authorities avoid answering the questions.
Posted: September 18th, 2013 under Protection of Environment.