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The Advertiser
25-06-2025
- Politics
- The Advertiser
Moscow blocks protest against restored Stalin monument
Moscow authorities have blocked a planned protest against a recently installed monument honouring Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, citing a COVID decree that still technically bans public gatherings. The liberal opposition party Yabloko, which had organised the protest, said it had not received permission and published a photo of the official rejection notice. "The authorities continue to refer to a decree issued by the mayor of Moscow on June 8, 2020, which upholds the earlier ban on mass gatherings due to the spread of the coronavirus epidemic," Yabloko said in a statement. The party intends to take legal action against the decision and is collecting signatures calling for the monument's removal. The piece, titled Gratitude of the People to the Leader and Commander, was unveiled in mid-May in Moscow's Taganskaya metro station to mark the system's 90th anniversary. It is a replica of a Soviet-era piece removed in the 1960s during the USSR's de-Stalinisation campaign. The move has sparked a backlash from critics, who accuse the Kremlin of sanitising Stalin's legacy. At the unveiling, Yabloko condemned the monument as a deliberate provocation. "We insist that the memory of the victims of repression be preserved, and that the glorification of a tyrant is unacceptable," said party member Maxim Kruglov. "The return of Stalinist symbols to Moscow is a mockery of history, of the descendants of the oppressed, and a disgrace to the city." Human rights groups and historians continue to hold Stalin responsible for the deaths of millions through mass executions, forced labour camps and widespread political repression. He died in 1953 having come to power in 1924. Russia's leadership has faced criticism for downplaying or distorting Stalin's crimes. The Kremlin has largely silenced independent media and opposition voices in recent years. While Yabloko has not held seats in the national parliament since 2007, the party remains active at a local level. Moscow authorities have blocked a planned protest against a recently installed monument honouring Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, citing a COVID decree that still technically bans public gatherings. The liberal opposition party Yabloko, which had organised the protest, said it had not received permission and published a photo of the official rejection notice. "The authorities continue to refer to a decree issued by the mayor of Moscow on June 8, 2020, which upholds the earlier ban on mass gatherings due to the spread of the coronavirus epidemic," Yabloko said in a statement. The party intends to take legal action against the decision and is collecting signatures calling for the monument's removal. The piece, titled Gratitude of the People to the Leader and Commander, was unveiled in mid-May in Moscow's Taganskaya metro station to mark the system's 90th anniversary. It is a replica of a Soviet-era piece removed in the 1960s during the USSR's de-Stalinisation campaign. The move has sparked a backlash from critics, who accuse the Kremlin of sanitising Stalin's legacy. At the unveiling, Yabloko condemned the monument as a deliberate provocation. "We insist that the memory of the victims of repression be preserved, and that the glorification of a tyrant is unacceptable," said party member Maxim Kruglov. "The return of Stalinist symbols to Moscow is a mockery of history, of the descendants of the oppressed, and a disgrace to the city." Human rights groups and historians continue to hold Stalin responsible for the deaths of millions through mass executions, forced labour camps and widespread political repression. He died in 1953 having come to power in 1924. Russia's leadership has faced criticism for downplaying or distorting Stalin's crimes. The Kremlin has largely silenced independent media and opposition voices in recent years. While Yabloko has not held seats in the national parliament since 2007, the party remains active at a local level. Moscow authorities have blocked a planned protest against a recently installed monument honouring Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, citing a COVID decree that still technically bans public gatherings. The liberal opposition party Yabloko, which had organised the protest, said it had not received permission and published a photo of the official rejection notice. "The authorities continue to refer to a decree issued by the mayor of Moscow on June 8, 2020, which upholds the earlier ban on mass gatherings due to the spread of the coronavirus epidemic," Yabloko said in a statement. The party intends to take legal action against the decision and is collecting signatures calling for the monument's removal. The piece, titled Gratitude of the People to the Leader and Commander, was unveiled in mid-May in Moscow's Taganskaya metro station to mark the system's 90th anniversary. It is a replica of a Soviet-era piece removed in the 1960s during the USSR's de-Stalinisation campaign. The move has sparked a backlash from critics, who accuse the Kremlin of sanitising Stalin's legacy. At the unveiling, Yabloko condemned the monument as a deliberate provocation. "We insist that the memory of the victims of repression be preserved, and that the glorification of a tyrant is unacceptable," said party member Maxim Kruglov. "The return of Stalinist symbols to Moscow is a mockery of history, of the descendants of the oppressed, and a disgrace to the city." Human rights groups and historians continue to hold Stalin responsible for the deaths of millions through mass executions, forced labour camps and widespread political repression. He died in 1953 having come to power in 1924. Russia's leadership has faced criticism for downplaying or distorting Stalin's crimes. The Kremlin has largely silenced independent media and opposition voices in recent years. While Yabloko has not held seats in the national parliament since 2007, the party remains active at a local level. Moscow authorities have blocked a planned protest against a recently installed monument honouring Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, citing a COVID decree that still technically bans public gatherings. The liberal opposition party Yabloko, which had organised the protest, said it had not received permission and published a photo of the official rejection notice. "The authorities continue to refer to a decree issued by the mayor of Moscow on June 8, 2020, which upholds the earlier ban on mass gatherings due to the spread of the coronavirus epidemic," Yabloko said in a statement. The party intends to take legal action against the decision and is collecting signatures calling for the monument's removal. The piece, titled Gratitude of the People to the Leader and Commander, was unveiled in mid-May in Moscow's Taganskaya metro station to mark the system's 90th anniversary. It is a replica of a Soviet-era piece removed in the 1960s during the USSR's de-Stalinisation campaign. The move has sparked a backlash from critics, who accuse the Kremlin of sanitising Stalin's legacy. At the unveiling, Yabloko condemned the monument as a deliberate provocation. "We insist that the memory of the victims of repression be preserved, and that the glorification of a tyrant is unacceptable," said party member Maxim Kruglov. "The return of Stalinist symbols to Moscow is a mockery of history, of the descendants of the oppressed, and a disgrace to the city." Human rights groups and historians continue to hold Stalin responsible for the deaths of millions through mass executions, forced labour camps and widespread political repression. He died in 1953 having come to power in 1924. Russia's leadership has faced criticism for downplaying or distorting Stalin's crimes. The Kremlin has largely silenced independent media and opposition voices in recent years. While Yabloko has not held seats in the national parliament since 2007, the party remains active at a local level.
West Australian
25-06-2025
- Politics
- West Australian
Moscow blocks protest against restored Stalin monument
Moscow authorities have blocked a planned protest against a recently installed monument honouring Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, citing a COVID decree that still technically bans public gatherings. The liberal opposition party Yabloko, which had organised the protest, said it had not received permission and published a photo of the official rejection notice. "The authorities continue to refer to a decree issued by the mayor of Moscow on June 8, 2020, which upholds the earlier ban on mass gatherings due to the spread of the coronavirus epidemic," Yabloko said in a statement. The party intends to take legal action against the decision and is collecting signatures calling for the monument's removal. The piece, titled Gratitude of the People to the Leader and Commander, was unveiled in mid-May in Moscow's Taganskaya metro station to mark the system's 90th anniversary. It is a replica of a Soviet-era piece removed in the 1960s during the USSR's de-Stalinisation campaign. The move has sparked a backlash from critics, who accuse the Kremlin of sanitising Stalin's legacy. At the unveiling, Yabloko condemned the monument as a deliberate provocation. "We insist that the memory of the victims of repression be preserved, and that the glorification of a tyrant is unacceptable," said party member Maxim Kruglov. "The return of Stalinist symbols to Moscow is a mockery of history, of the descendants of the oppressed, and a disgrace to the city." Human rights groups and historians continue to hold Stalin responsible for the deaths of millions through mass executions, forced labour camps and widespread political repression. He died in 1953 having come to power in 1924. Russia's leadership has faced criticism for downplaying or distorting Stalin's crimes. The Kremlin has largely silenced independent media and opposition voices in recent years. While Yabloko has not held seats in the national parliament since 2007, the party remains active at a local level.
Perth Now
25-06-2025
- Politics
- Perth Now
Moscow blocks protest against restored Stalin monument
Moscow authorities have blocked a planned protest against a recently installed monument honouring Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, citing a COVID decree that still technically bans public gatherings. The liberal opposition party Yabloko, which had organised the protest, said it had not received permission and published a photo of the official rejection notice. "The authorities continue to refer to a decree issued by the mayor of Moscow on June 8, 2020, which upholds the earlier ban on mass gatherings due to the spread of the coronavirus epidemic," Yabloko said in a statement. The party intends to take legal action against the decision and is collecting signatures calling for the monument's removal. The piece, titled Gratitude of the People to the Leader and Commander, was unveiled in mid-May in Moscow's Taganskaya metro station to mark the system's 90th anniversary. It is a replica of a Soviet-era piece removed in the 1960s during the USSR's de-Stalinisation campaign. The move has sparked a backlash from critics, who accuse the Kremlin of sanitising Stalin's legacy. At the unveiling, Yabloko condemned the monument as a deliberate provocation. "We insist that the memory of the victims of repression be preserved, and that the glorification of a tyrant is unacceptable," said party member Maxim Kruglov. "The return of Stalinist symbols to Moscow is a mockery of history, of the descendants of the oppressed, and a disgrace to the city." Human rights groups and historians continue to hold Stalin responsible for the deaths of millions through mass executions, forced labour camps and widespread political repression. He died in 1953 having come to power in 1924. Russia's leadership has faced criticism for downplaying or distorting Stalin's crimes. The Kremlin has largely silenced independent media and opposition voices in recent years. While Yabloko has not held seats in the national parliament since 2007, the party remains active at a local level.
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Business Standard
12-06-2025
- Politics
- Business Standard
Russian court gives Navalny ally 18-yr sentence in absentia amid crackdown
Courts in Russia have convicted one opposition figure in absentia and placed another under house arrest as Moscow continues its crackdown on dissent. Leonid Volkov, a close associate of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, was sentenced in absentia to 18 years in prison on Wednesday after being found guilty on criminal charges. Moscow's Second Western District Military convicted Volkov under 40 counts including justifying terrorism, organising and financing an extremist group, rehabilitating Nazism, and creating a non-governmental organisation that violated citizens' rights, Russian news agencies reported. As well as the prison sentence, Volkov was also fined 2 million rubles (approximately $25,000) and banned from using the internet for 10 years. "Oh no! They banned me from the internet for 10 years as prosecutors requested, but I've already been using it," Volkov wrote in a tongue-in-cheek social media post after the sentence was released. "Damn. Whatever am I going to do?" Volkov, who was in charge of Navalny's regional offices and election campaigns, left Russia several years ago under pressure from the authorities. He led Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation between 2021 and 2023, during which time he was placed on the Russian government's list of terrorists and extremists. The case against him is widely seen in Russia as political motivated. Separately, Lev Shlosberg, a senior member of the Yabloko opposition party, was placed under house arrest on Wednesday after being detained on charges of discrediting the Russian army. A court in the city of Pskov, close to Russia's western border, ordered Shlosberg to be detained at home for two months pending investigation and trial, the court's press service said. His case has also been widely viewed as politically motivated. Russian authorities have accused Shlosberg of discrediting the nation's military by calling for a ceasefire in Russia's war with Ukraine. Shlosberg has said that he did not share the social media video or administer the page on which it was posted. If found guilty, he faces up to five years imprisonment. The politician, who has repeatedly criticised Moscow's war, was previously named as a "foreign agent" by Russian authorities, a loaded term that carries connotations of Soviet-era treachery. Since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Kremlin has clamped down on all forms of dissent, targeting rights groups, independent media and other members of civil-society organisations, LGBTQ+ activists and certain religious affiliations. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
New Indian Express
12-06-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Russian court sentences Navalny ally to 18 years in absentia as dissident crackdown continues
MOSCOW: Courts in Russia have convicted one opposition figure in absentia and placed another under house arrest as Moscow continues its crackdown on dissent. Leonid Volkov, a close associate of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, was sentenced in absentia to 18 years in prison on Wednesday after being found guilty on criminal charges. Moscow's Second Western District Military convicted Volkov under 40 counts including justifying terrorism, organizing and financing an extremist group, rehabilitating Nazism, and creating a non-governmental organization that violated citizens' rights, Russian news agencies reported. As well as the prison sentence, Volkov was also fined 2 million rubles (approx. $25,000) and banned from using the internet for 10 years. 'Oh no! They banned me from the internet for 10 years as prosecutors requested, but I've already been using it," Volkov wrote in a tongue-in-cheek social media post after the sentence was released. 'Damn. Whatever am I going to do?" Volkov, who was in charge of Navalny's regional offices and election campaigns, left Russia several years ago under pressure from the authorities. He led Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation between 2021 and 2023, during which time he was placed on the Russian government's list of terrorists and extremists. The case against him is widely seen in Russia as political motivated. Separately, Lev Shlosberg, a senior member of the Yabloko opposition party, was placed under house arrest Wednesday after being detained on charges of discrediting the Russian army. A court in the city of Pskov, close to Russia's western border, ordered Shlosberg to be detained at home for two months pending investigation and trial, the court's press service said. His case has also been widely viewed as politically motivated. Russian authorities have accused Shlosberg of discrediting the nation's military by calling for a ceasefire in Russia's war with Ukraine. Shlosberg has said that he did not share the social media video or administer the page on which it was posted. If found guilty, he faces up to five years imprisonment. The politician, who has repeatedly criticized Moscow's war, was previously named as a 'foreign agent' by Russian authorities, a loaded term that carries connotations of Soviet-era treachery. Since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Kremlin has clamped down on all forms of dissent, targeting rights groups, independent media and other members of civil-society organizations, LGBTQ+ activists and certain religious affiliations.
