Supreme Court Begins Reviewing Election Annulment Case
MosNews, November 15, 2004
Sergei Ivanenko, who is the assistant head of Yabloko and a member of the 2008 Free Choice Committee, thinks that this trial is crucial for the future of Russia’s democracy. “The most important thing is for this trial to be a normal and lawful legal trial,” he said.

Governor's Son Eyes VTB Post
By Vladimir Kovalyev, The Moscow Times, November 15, 2004
"It is unlikely that the merging of the administration and business could be tied up so closely if it was outside the family circle," said Boris Vishnevsky, a Yabloko faction member in the Legislative Assembly.

Duma Gives the Nod to Party Bill
By Oksana Yablokova, The Moscow Times, November 11, 2004
The State Duma on Wednesday approved a Kremlin-backed bill requiring political parties to have 50,000 registered members, an increase from 10,000...
Yabloko says it has 85,000 members, while SPS claims about 35,000 members.

Putin Creates Civil Society Council
By Francesca Mereu, The Moscow Times, November 11, 2004
In an apparent attempt to boost Kremlin control over civil society, President Vladimir Putin has dissolved the Human Rights Commission and replaced it with the Council for Developing Civil Society Institutions and Human Rights.

Soldiers' Mothers To Form Party
By Oksana Yablokova, The St. Petersburg Times, November 9, 2004
After 15 years of assisting conscripts who suffer from hazing or wish to avoid compulsory military service, the respected Union of Soldiers' Mothers Committees is going into politics with the creation last weekend of the United People's Party of Soldiers' Mothers.

Yabloko Finds Itself at Crossroad
By Francesca Mereu, The St. Petersburg Times, November 2, 2004
"Our financial situation is extremely bad," Yabloko deputy leader Sergei Mitrokhin said in a recent interview in his office.
"There are a lot of businesses that are ready to help us because they believe in our policies, but they want us to get the Kremlin's approval for their financing," he said. "They are afraid of losing their businesses if they give money to a party that opposes the Kremlin."

YABLOKO Mulls Alliance with Glazev
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, November 8, 2004
Yabloko deputy leader Sergei Mitrokhin told "Vremya novostei" on 5 November that Yabloko is to "hold broad-based talks with various groups, including Sergei Glazev's For a Decent Life" and "one of the future coalition's goals will be to participate in elections."

Russian Liberal Yavlinsky Awarded Prize for Freedom
MosNews, October 18, 2004 (Archive)
Yabloko head was nominated for the award by the faction Liberals, Democrats and Reformers of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. This decision was made in October 2003 during a session of the Liberal International in Dakar, Senegal. The party had an observer status by the Liberal International since 1998, and became its full member in 2002.

500 Protesters Denounce Racism in St. Petersburg
By Vladimir Kovalyev, The Moscow Times, November 2, 2004
"We don't pay enough attention to the education of our people," Lukin told the rally Sunday on Sakharov Square. "The authorities don't pay enough attention to this issue. But it looks like a small avalanche is being formed that could snowball and destroy the government itself if it doesn't deal with the problem."

Ustinov: Detain Terrorists' Relatives
By Oksana Yablokova, The Moscow Times, November 1, 2004
Yabloko leader and former Deputy Grigory Yavlinsky warned in a statement that the proposal is an attempt to restore the Soviet prosecution system of the 1930s that effectively became the legal machine for Stalin's purges.

Duma Gives Nod to Putin's Governors Bill
By Oksana Yablokova, The Moscow Times, November 1, 2004
"I do not see why the governors become more efficient and less corrupt if they are appointed and not elected in a popular vote," said Sergei Popov, a member of the liberal Yabloko party and an independent deputy.