Press Release, 30.05.2017 The Moscow hurricane of 29 May killed 16 people and about 100 Muscovites are in hospitals. During the thunderstorm of 29 May many people complained that they had not been warned. Thus, many reported that text messages on the emergency situation did not come to their telephones. A spokesman for the Ministry […]

Entering the campaign for the election of municipal deputies of Moscow, we, the undersigned, are declaring the following: We share the values ​​of democracy, human rights, the rule of law and inviolability of private property. We support the principles of the division of powers, full-fledged local self-government, transparency of the legislative and the executive authorities […]

Press Release, 30.05.2017 Candidates for Moscow municipal deputies wishing to run from the YABLOKO party must sign the Moscow Manifesto 2017 prepared by the party. By signing the document, the candidates confirm their adherence to democratic values ​​and undertake to work for a significant expansion of the powers of local self-government in Moscow.

By Grigory Yavlinsky Grigory Yavlinsky web-site, 25.05.2017 Neither the government nor the society want elections, they are not interested in the elections and do not believe in the election. If it goes like this, there really will be no elections. There will be Putin. Forever. Protest Actions. The Second Wave Ten months before the presidential […]

Press Release, 30.05.2017 Based on the articles in Novaya Gazeta by Vera Yurcenko According to RIA Novosti, Tatyana Moskalkova, Russian Human Rights Commissioner, supported YABLOKO’s idea of establishing a post of Women’s Ombudsperson. According to Moskalkova, this could enhance and balance the institution of the Commissioner in general. She also added she advocated establishing the […]

Press Release, 30.05.2017 The government’s amendments to the state budget introduced past week to the State Duma for the first time lacked the data on total expenditures for defence or security. Thus it will be even more difficult to monitor where the secret expenditure are allotted to. Yabloko believes that the structure of the current […]

Press release, 29.05.2017 On 28 May, Alexander Goncharenko was reelected Chair of the Altai Territory branch of Yabloko. Alexander Kondov was elected Deputy Chair.

Press release, 29.05.2017 On 5 June, Vice-President of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) Nadezhda Azhgikhina will give a lecture on “Gender gaps in mass media and in consciousness of the audience”.

Press release, 29.05.2017 On 27 May, The National Libraries Day, the activists of the Novgorod branch of Yabloko handed out books, which they had been collecting in the party office.

Press release, 28.05.2017 On 28 May, over five thousand people participated in a demonstration against the plans of the City Hall to demolish about 8,000 five-story apartment buildings in Moscow and resettle 1,6 million residents. Yabloko strongly criticizes the the government’s “housing renovation programme”, which gives the city authorities the exclusive rights to demolish five-story […]

Press release, 28.05.2017 The most breaking news this week was the searches, which took place in Moscow’s Gogol Centre and in the flat of its art director Kirill Serebrennikov. According to the Investigative Committee of Russia, the searches were connected with a criminal case on the embezzlement of budget funds that were allocated for Sedmaya Studia […]

Press release, 25.05.2017 On 25 May, the Supreme Court of the RF refused to satisfy Yabloko’s appeal against the decision of the Novgorod Regional Court, which had refused to acknowledge the violations in the election to the Novgorod City Duma of 18 September, 2016.

Press release, 23.05.2017 Yabloko founder and presidential candiate Grigory Yavlinsky was elected LI Vice-President of Honour at Liberal International’s 70th-anniversary Congress in Andorra.

Press release, 23.05.2017 On 28 May, Yabloko, Parnas, the 5th of December Party, the For Human Rights Movement and the Moscow Rescue Committee will hold a demonstration against the city-planning arbitrariness of the Moscow City Hall and the government’s “housing renovation programme”, which gives the city authorities the exclusive rights to demolish five-story buildings.

Press Release, 23.05.2017 Yabloko’s Anti-Corruption Policy Centre suspects that Natalia Poklonskaya, deputy of the State Duma, has not declared a car in her income tax statement, and also conceals her husband’s property and income. Sergei Mitrokhin, head of the Centre sent a letter to the Public Prosecutor General demanding to check the Poklonskaya’s statements.

Condolences on behalf of Emilia Slabunova and Grigory Yavlinsky , 23.05.2017 I express my deepest condolences to the British people and those who suffered from the terrorist attack in Manchester. The worst thing is that children died! We share your pain and righteous indignation.

22.05.2017 The government arrogantly believes that the current situation in Russia will remain unchanged for a long time. Therefore they adopt The Economic Security Strategy until 2030. But Russia is facing quite serious and painful changes that will take place much earlier [than in 2030].

Press release, 22.05.2017 Chair of the Pskov branch of Yabloko, deputy of Pskov Region Legislative Assembly Lev Shlosberg address the residents of the Pskov Region with a call to participate in the forthcoming municipal elections as Yabloko’s candidates.

Press release, 22.05.2017 On 25 May, the Supreme Court will consider the appeal of the Novgorod branch of Yabloko, which demands to overturn the election results to the Novgorod City Duma.

Press Release, 21.05.2017 YABLOKO Chair Emilia Slabunova participated in the Congress of Liberal International (LI) marking the 70th anniversary of the world federation of liberals. The Congress of the world federation of over 100 liberal and progressive democratic political parties was by over 200 liberal politicians – representatives of 65 parties from 56 countries, was […]