Press Release, 16.11.2020

On 24 November 24 an international online conference “The situation with the protection of women’s rights in the COVID era. International experience” will be held in Yabloko. The conference is organised by the Gender faction of the Yabloko party. The conference will be held via Zoom and will start at 17:30.

The conference will be attended by:

Amanda Valentin, Sweden, lawyer, Liberal Party of Sweden, Deputy Secretary General of the Swedish International Liberal Centre (until November 2020);

Tanya Lyungqvist, Finland, Swedish People’s Party of Finland, member of the Inkoo Municipal Council, member of the Party Council;

Tinatin Khidasheli, Georgia, Chair of Civil IDEA, Minister of Defence of Georgia (2015-2016);

Corina Fusu, Moldova, journalist, political adviser to the Partidul Liberal party, the first Chair of the party’s women’s organisation (since 2009), MP (2009-2015), Minister of Education of Moldova (2015-2017);

Olga Nemanezhina, Ukraine, head of the public organisation “Rada of Women’s Initiatives”, head of the women’s wing of the Sila Lyudei Party (People’s Power);

Nadezhda Azhgikhina, Russia, journalist, Co-Chair of the Zhurnalistka club (Female Journalist);

Natalya Bitten, Russia, journalist, founder of the For Feminism group, organiser of the Sexist of the Year anti-award.

It should be noted that 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, begins the decade of combating violence against women.

Moderation: Olga Radayeva, First Deputy Chair of the Gender faction, and

Galina Mikhaleva, Chair of the Gender faction.

Registration: gmmichaleva@gmail.com