Press Release, November 28, 2013 On November 28 YABLOKO Gender faction conducted pickets against violence to women within the campaign “16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence” under the aegis of the United Nations.

Press Release, November 27, 2013 Head of YABLOKO faction in the Legislative Assembly of the Pskov Region Lev Shlosberg proposed amendments to the project of the regional budget. The deputy told the journalists that he was ready to make amendments to the profit tax and individual income tax.

Press Release, November 28, 2013 The Saratov branch of YABLOKO sent an appeal to head of Saratov Oleg Grishchenko and deputies of the Saratov City Duma demanding to change the Charter of Saratov which runs that the mayor of the city is elected by deputies of the City Duma.

Press Release, November 26, 2013 YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin came to court to support human rights defender and director of a regional NGO Professor Mikhail Savva on November 21.

Press Release, November 27, 2013 The Altai branch of YABLOKO demanded the authorities to take the allocation of land plots for families with many children under control. According to Article 28 paragraph 2 of the Federal Law No. 138-FZ of June 14, 2011, citizens having more than two children acquire the right to get a […]

Press Release, November 27, 2013 YABLOKO faction in the Legislative Assembly of St.Petersburg proposed to admit the city’s debt on overhaul to the citizens which wasn’t done in the previous years. This means not to demand this money from the citizens.

Press Release, November 26, 2013 According to head of the YABLOKO faction in the Legislative Assembly of St.Petersburg  Grigory Yavlinsky, the amendments to the Law on Police that he proposed will on the whole increase the citizens’ trust in the state. The draft was introduced  at the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg.

Press Release, November 27, 2013 The first lecture on Russia’s political history ” Problems and perspectives of Russia’s development before the World War I” was conducted in YABLOKO office in St. Petersburg on November 26, 2013.

Decision by the Political Committee of the Russian United Democratic Party YABLOKO,19.11.2013 1. The country and the society have approached a qualitatively new condition The problems accumulated for the past 15-20 year: shifts from the principles and norms of democracy, cynical perversion of democratic ideas and slogans, using them for covering up theft and corruption, […]

Environmental Watch on North Caucasus, Press Release, November 22, 2013 Evgeny Vitishko, one of EWNC activists involved in monitoring the environmental destruction brought by Winter Olympic Games preparations, has been summoned to a hearing where he may be slapped with a real jail sentence, 1.5 years after his conviction in June 2012 in the “fence […]

Press Release, November 25, 2013 The YABLOKO party and the residents of the Filyovsky park district, Moscow, conducted a rally against an infill construction at the territory of the children’s playground on November 24, 2013. About 500 local residents supported the rally.

Press Release, November 25, 2013 The campaign under the slogan “Let’s return mayoral elections in Nizhny Novgorod” has started. YABLOKO representatives take part in the campaign.

Press Release, November 24, 2013 YABLOKO protested against illegal constructions in the Yasenyovo district, Moscow. YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin took part in the rally. The residents of the district demanded to stop the construction of all contentious building sites around their apartment blocks until the land survey is conducted and also to dismiss the heads […]

Press Release, November 23, 2013 The Constitution of the Russian Federation may be amended as the word ‘Orthodox Christianity’ may be included in the main law of Russia. Deputy of the State Duma, head of the Committee on Family, Women and Children Elena Mizulina proposed to include the words that “Orthodox Christianity is the basis […]

 Press Release, November 21, 2013 Imprisoned human rights activist Prof. Mikhail Savva who is now under trial in Krasnodar told YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin that convicted residents of the Krasnodar Territory falling under release on parole or amnesty could be released only after the Sochi Olympic Games. Prof. Savva got this information from his source in […]

Press Release, November 21, 2013 Today YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin, his advisor Sofya Rusova and activists of the Krasnodar branch of YABLOKO came to court to support human rights defender and director of a regional NGO Professor Mikhail Savva.

Press Release, November 21, 2013 During yesterday’sa meeting between President Vladimir Putin and leaders of non-parliamentary parties YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin handed to Vladimir Putin an appeal demanding to take under presidential control the criminal case filed against Daud Garakoyev, leader of the YABLOKO branch in Ingushetia. Mitrokhin stated that persecution of Garakoyev had taken […]

Press Release, November 21, 2013 On November 20, non-parliamentary parties’s leaders had a meeting with President Vladimir Putin. YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin spoke about the reprisals against the activists in the Krasnodar region. He mentioned the case with Chair of the Kransnodar branch of YABLOKO Andrei Rudomakha and Professor Mikhail Savva.

Press Release, November 19, 2013 Today the State Duma is considering a package of bills on the pension reform. YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin has just made a speech in the State Duma.

Press Release, November 19, 2013 Member of YABLOKO Political Committee, former head of the Public Monitoring Committee and its member for nearly nine years Valery Borshchev explained why 17 members of the Public Monitoring Committee of the third convocation left the hall during the elections of their chairperson. According to Borshchev, such an outcome was […]