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As Marina Zlotnikov a member of the Coordination Council of the Russian People's Movement says, the Moscow Region authorities addressed the residents of Ramenskoye to ignore the rally against corruption and crime: the officials declared, that the civil action against corruption on 10 April is the extremist activity. Local official Sergey Khryapov 7 April 2011 in the evening air of television Ramenkoe TV announced this information to residents of Ramenskoye.
Marina Zlotnikova stress, that the authorities did not mention the title of the civil protest action, which they called as is an extremist, and also the officials threatened to everybody, who are planning to take part in the civil protest action on 10 April on the central square in Ramenskoye.
As a civil activists say, the protest action against corruption and crime will take plaсe in any case in 13.00 on 10  April 2011 on the central square in Ramenskoe city. The local activists consider, that the authorities video message demonstrates only the panic and the fear. The resident of Ramenskoye are going to gather on the central square in downtown of Ramenskoye  13.00 on 10 of April 2011 and to express own attitude to corruption and crime. Activists are reminding that the civil protest is a peaceful assembly of citizens for democratic goals.
Also, civil activists declared, that they are planning to rename the central square Komsomolskya in Ramenskoye to Square of Liberation.
The protest action will take plaсe in any case in 13.00 on 10  April 2011 on the central square in Ramenskoe.
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The authorities video message (7 April 2011 in the evening air of television Ramenkoe TV)

on the photo: illegal deforestation in one of the famous district of Moscow Region Ramenskoye

As a member of the Coordination Council of the Russian People's Movement Marina Zlotnikova said the Noginsk City Department of Government company Mosleskhoz begun the illegal deforestation in one of the famous district of Moscow Region Ramenskoye.

on the photo: Government company Mosleskhoz had not any documents for deforestation

The civil activist stressed that the representatives of the Government company Mosleskhoz had not any documents for deforestation in this district. Also Marina Zlotnikova said the workers of Mosleskhoz are cut down the healthy trees in that moment when they are planning to cut down the burnt trees only.

on the photo: the workers of Mosleskhoz are cut down the healthy trees

Marina Zlotnikova reported that the deforestation area has reached 100 hectare and the healthy trees are sold of 250 rubles (8 USD) per cubic meter.

on the photo: deforestation area

The residents of Ramenskoye started the protest actions.

on the photo: civil activist

Dear Colleagues,
The European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human rights (ELDH) is gravely concerned about the excessive violence of Tunisian security forces against Tunisian lawyers as well as other protesters. ELDH condemns all unjustified attacks on lawyers and their arbitrary arrests. ELDH fully supports the general strike which has been announced for Thursday by the Tunisian Bar Association in protest over the brutality of Tunisian Security forces against lawyers.
ELDH also condemns the ongoing crackdown by Tunisian authorities on a wave of protests sparked by the attempted suicide of a young fruit seller who later died of his injuries.
Tunisians must be allowed to express their grievances and freely protest. ELDH is shocked by the reports that more then 50 protesters have been killed by the Tunisian police and the army.
According to Amnesty International Tunisia has a sad reputation of violation of human rights. The rights to freedom of expression, association and assembly are curtailed, and journalists, lawyers and human rights activists are prosecuted and harassed. There are reports of arbitrary arrests, torture and other ill-treatment of detainees.

ELDH demands the immediate and unconditional release of all arrested lawyers in Tunisia
the compensation of all material and immaterial damages
the prosecution of the accountable officials
the respect of human rights by the Tunisian Government in particular of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which has been signed and ratified by Tunisia
In solidarity
Thomas Schmidt
ELDH Secretary General

In support of International Anti-Corruption Day 09 December 2010 Association of Russian Lawyers for Human Rights in framework of Anti-Corruption Civil Society Center CLEAN HANDS is introducing a new webpage "The Victims of Russian Corruption" where the video messages of the citizens, whose rights and freedoms have been violated by corrupt officials and corrupt law enforcement officials, are posted. The address of the webpage “The Victims of Russian corruption”  http://eng.rusadvocat.com/node/52 . Any citizen of Russian Federation affected by corruption pressure of officials or law enforcement authorities may post his video addressing.
It is enough oral or written addressing with the attachments of the quite truthful suspicions of corruption to participate in the project “The Victims of Russian corruption”.
Please contact a specialist of CLEAN HANDS +7 (495) 968-30-44, (495)923-34-98(twenty-four-hour hotline).
Quick Reference: The UN General Assembly designated 09 December as International Anti-Corruption Day. The significant date has been celebrated since 2004. This decision was taken in order to raise awareness of corruption and of the role of the United Nations Convention against Corruption in combating and preventing it.
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Evgeny Arkhipov, Chairman of Russian People's Movement

The meeting of founders and members of the new political Russian People’s Movement was held 20 November 2010 in Moscow.
The founders and supporters of Russian People’s Movement approved the statute and program of the new political movement. Also the founders and members of the Russian People’s Movement decided to begin the state registration of the movement as soon as possible.
The members of the movement approved the symbolic and hymn of Russian People’s Movement: the blue flag with two crossing lines of yellow stars and the musical fragment of Russian people’s song Dubinushka.
Evgeny Arkhipov was elected as a Chairman of  Russian People’s Movement 20 November 2010 in Moscow.
Evgeny Arkhipov opened the discussion of the draft of the new Constitution of Russia.  The human rights and freedoms took the central place in the new Constitution of Russia, which had been prepared by Association of Russian Lawyers for Human Rights. The first time in history the principles of transhumanism and human right to life extension fixed in the draft of the new Constitution.
The members of Russian People’s Movement discussed the foundation of the civil platform “People’s Political Discussion Club”.
Marina Zlotnikova and Nikolay Plesovskyh, civil activists, Dmitry Firsov an expert-Russian Anti-Corruption Civil Center CLEAN HANDS supported the foundation of the civil platform “People’s Political Discussion Club” for dialog between Russian authorities and people. The first discussion about necessity of changing of Constitution of Russia is planned in December 2010.
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