by Grigory Yavlinsky 17.02.2017 The 53rd Munich Security Conference opens on 17 February. While it represents a continuation of the Meeting of G20 Foreign Ministers and could become a platform for contacts on a range of issues, it is highly unlikely that we should seriously expect anything from the Munich Forum. It would appear that […]

Press Release, 15.02.2017 YABLOKO’s Anti-Corruption Policies Centre has found out that the Russian Pension Fund is going to spend (without any tenders) 27 million roubles on for official travel of its staff in 2017. Sergei Mitrokhin, member of YABLOKO’s Federal Political Committee and head of Anti-Corruption Policies Centre, demands that the Fund should reduce this […]

Press release, 15.02.2017 The Moscow branch of YABLOKO released a statement against the destruction of the All-Russia State Library for Foreign Literature, one of the major cultural assets of the country. After Vadim Duda, the adviser to Russia’s Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky, was appointed head of the library it is being systematically destroyed and the work […]

Press release, 15.02.2017 On February 15, the Omsk branch of YABLOKO participated in a rally in support of the social and housing rights of the residents in relation to the growing problems with housing and utility issues, transport, and guaranteed monthly payment for work. The protesters also demanded to return direct mayoral election.

Press release based on the article by Interfax, 09.02.2017 Grigory Yavlinsky, Chair of YABLOKO Federal Political Committee and a candidate for President of Russia, claims that the sentence given to Alexei Navalny is politically motivated and the absence of Navalny in the presidential election will reduce its representativeness.

Press release, 13.02.2017 On Tuesday, February 14, the elected Mayor of Petrozavodsk, adviser to YABLOKO Chair Galina Shirshina will visit St.Petersburg.

Press release, 13.02.2017 On February 26, activists of the Nizhny Novgorod branch of YABLOKO will participate in a demonstration in memory of Boris Nemtsov.

Press release, 13.02.2017 “The authorities throw hysterics about St. Isaac’s Cathedral since they are not secure of their victory,” Boris Vishnevsky, leader of the YABLOKO faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, noted at the meeting with voters.

Press release, 12.02.2017 On February 12, activists of Moscow YABLOKO Youth and the Gender faction participated in a rally against the decriminalization of domestic violence. About 200 people took part in the protest action.

Ekho Moskvy Radio Station, 10.02.2017 Politician Vladimir Ryzhkov will support Grigory Yavlinsky in the presidential election as a candidate who meets his political stance and programme best of all. The politician made such a statement on the air of Ekho Moskvi Radio Station.

Press release, 09.02.2017 Deputies of the Legislative Assembly of St.Petersburg Boris Vishnevsky and Mikhail Amosov filed a request with the head of the St. Petersburg Department of the Russian Ministry of Interior Sergei Umnov demanding that the report on the threats to Lev Shlosberg, deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Pskov Region, must be […]

Press release, 09.02.2017 YABLOKO Chair and deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia Emilia Slabunova submitted a bill on the restoration of independence of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS). Slabunova suggests that the Academy of Sciences must become independent from the Federal Agency for Scientific Organizations and the government.

Press release, 09.02.2017 United Russia deputy Irina Belykh submitted to the State Duma a bill which proposes that the meeting of deputies of all levels (from the municipal to parliamentary level) with voters must be held according to the law on public events.

Liberal International, 09.02.2017 Building on the growing international coalition against Russia’s recently introduced legislation decriminalising domestic violence, LI Human Rights Committee Member, Rosemary Machua, has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to repeal a law, reminding the Russian state of its obligations under international law.

Press release, 08.02.2017 On February 22, Kirill Martynov, an associate professor at The School of Philosophy of the Higher School of Economics, will give a lecture on “Why modern voters grew fond of the conservatives and what can be done about it. The experience of Russia, Europe and the USA.”. The lecture will be held […]

Press release, 07.02.2017 On February 7, Moscow YABLOKO Chair Sergei Mitrokhin and party activists conducted a protest action outside Russia’s FSB intelligence agency demanding to release detained activist Mark Galperin and journalist Olga Sapronova. Sapronova was release 40 minutes after the picket began.

Grigory Yavlinsky’s website, 06.02.2017 The war in the east of Ukraine is well under way again, people are dying. But the Kremlin officially hopes that the so called “rebels” in Donbass will have enough weapons and ammunition. Political cynicism of the Russian authorities is reaching a new level. A human’s life is not on the […]

Press release, 04.02.2017 The Forum of Young Election Representatives of presidential candidate Grigory Yavlinsky is taking place in Moscow today. Young people from 30 regions of Russia have gathered in YABLOKO’a office in Moscow today.

Press release, 04.02.2017 Presidential candidate Grigory Yavlinsky claims that the essence of the coming election of the head of the State is that the country should move forward and stop going round in circles. He made such a statement at the Youth Forum of the presidential candidate’s election representatives which was held in Moscow.

Press release, 03.02.2017 On February 6, YABLOKO’s School of Municipal Deputy will hold another meeting.