Press Relese, December 6, 2013 Activists of the Novosibirsk branch of YABLOKO conducted an action against corruption at the Olympic Games in Sochi. Ten people participated in the action, one of them wore the costume of a white bear with a smoked fish in his paw which symbolized an Olympic Torch.

Press Release, December 6, 2013 Youth YABLOKO activists joined the action in support of the Bolotnaya Square Case prisoners conducted by civil activists near the State Duma.

LI News, December 5, 2013 LI member party, Ukraine of the Future, and liberals on the ground in Kiev have expressed solidarity with protestors demonstrating against the Ukrainian government’s decision to withdraw from the Agreement of Association with the European Union.

Press Release, December 5, 2013 Yesterday, on the 4th of December, human rights activist Prof. Mikhail Savva was released from the remand prison, and from now on he will be under home arrest. The Krasnodar Territory Court adopted such a decision after examination of a complaint from Russia’s Ombudsman Vladimir Lukin.

Press Release, December 4, 2013 Head of YABLOKO Green Russia faction in Krasnoyarsk Alexander Kolotov sent an appeal to Governor of Krasnoyarsk Lev Kuznetsov on the necessity of public environmental control during the preparation for students’ Universiade-2019 in Krasnoyarsk.

Russian News Service, December 4, 2013 YABLOKO’s Viktor Sheinis, an author of the Russian Constitution and YABLOKO Political Committee member, criticized the idea proposed by some young activists from St.Petersburg envisaging amending Article 13 of the Constitution and the introduction of the “state ideology” concept into the Russian fundamental law.

Press release , November 11, 2013 On November 28, 2013, deputies of the Pskov regional parliament adopted the law on organization of overhaul of apartment buildings located in the Pskov region.

Press Release , December 3, 2013 Answering questions from the BBC on the situation in Kiev, YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin said that the Moscow authorities and the opposition should show calm and balanced attitude to the events in Kiev: “It is better to engage in the developments in our country, rather than interfering in the […]

Press Release , December 3, 2013 According to Grigory Yavlinsky, founder of the YABLOKO party, the European future of Russia, Ukraine and many of the CIS countries is inevitable.

Commentary 02/12/2013 The Civil Society Development Fund decided that there emerged too many parties in Russia. Renowned economist and member of YABLOKO’s Political Commttee Sergei Ivanenko spoke about the importance of the reform of the party system for Russian voters.

Press Release, December 2, 2013 Secretary of YABLOKO Political Committee, Chair of YABLOKO Gender faction, co-Chair of Council on Consolidation of Women’s Movement, Doctor of Political Sciences Galina Mikhaleva made a report on “The implementation of Article 19 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation in present conditions” at a seminar in Vologda.

The ALDE Congress The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, convening in London, Great Britain, on 28 30 of November 2013:

Press Release, December 2, 2013 The annual Congress of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe was conducted in London. YABLOKO Chair Sergei Mitrokhin and YABLOKO International Secretary Olga Radayeva participated in the Congress. The main topic for the discussion was the 2014 elections to the European Parliament.

Press Release, November 30, 2013 Mayoral elections in Belorechensk, the Krasnodar Territory, will take place on December 1. United Russia’s Yuri Fesenko and civil activist, editor of an independent newspaper  “Belorechenskaya pravda” Alexander Kuznetsov supported by the Krasnodar branch of YABLOKO are the two main candidates for the post of Mayor.

Press Release, November 28, 2013 Leader of YABLOKO faction in the Legislative Assembly of St.Petersburg Grigory Yavlinsky proposed to cut the propensity for corruption of the Law on the Federal Contract System. Yavlinsky introduced the draft into the Legislative Assembly.