The Baltic Republican Party (BRP) a political party in Königsberg region.
Founded on 1 December 1993.
The main political purpose of the party was the establishment of an autonomous Baltic Republic instead of the Kaliningrad region and a close ties with European Union. The BRP also wants to restore Prussian names of the towns in the region instead of Soviet ones. Its leaders are Sergei Pasko (dead) and Rustam Vasilev. The founder of BRP Sergei Pasko was poisoned.
The BRP was winning local elections and members of the Party were seated in local parliament.
The BRP has lost its official status as a political party in Russia on 26 March 2003 due to Putin's law on political parties which required that Party should have a regional branches in half of Russia's regions and at least 10,000 members. Kremlin got rid any regional party in Russia and started from Baltic Republican Party.
An appeal was lost in February 2005 before the so called Constitutional Court of Russia.
The European Court of Human Rights refused to trial a case of Baltic Republican Party vs. Russia. Basically, the European Court supported a tyrant Putin and refused the right for a regional parties in Königsberg and Russia.
The BRP continued its activities around the region, despite the ban in Russia. Promoting Freedom, democracy, human rights and history of the region among local population and abroad.
In 2010 the BRP has organized a movement for a visa free regime between Königsberg region and European Union. A 50.000 signatures of locals were gathered in support of idea. The BRP held a few rallies near local EU consulates and one rally in Brussels in front of European Parliament. The signatures were handled over to European Commissioner Cecilia Malmström. After that a visa free regime was esteblished between Königsberg region and northern parts of Poland.
The Baltic Republican Party has organized an annual event in Königsberg - the P-Russian Parade ( Prussian-Russian parade). A wide political spectrum was present at parades from liberals to nationalists.
The BRP attended a couple of rallies in support of Ukraine and against war.
A few members of BRP and affiliated persons were persecuted and held in prisons for political opinion. A fake criminal cases by FSB and police, supported by Russian "judges" (appointed by Putin). Some members of BRB are escaped persecution by moving to Europe and America. Europe refused asylum to members of BRP stating that Russia is a good country, there were no persecutions and no fear for future persecutions.
The BRP is still active around the world despite a betrayal by Western democracies.
