Grigory Yavlinsky speaks in the USA in connection with the publication of his book on the transformation of the Russian economy
On April 23 Grigory Yavlinsky, who is now in the USA at the invitation of Stanford University, made a report on the modern problems of the Russian and world economy.

The Ambassador of Israel expresses his gratitude to the deputies of theDuma who respected the memory of the victims of the Holocaust with a minuteof silence in the State Duma of the RF

The Liberals group at the PACE session passed a statement in support of the independent mass media in Russia
The group of liberal deputies in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) made a statement in support of the independent massmedia in Russia.

Deputy Speaker of the State Duma Vladimir Lukin: the model of interaction between Russia and the EU should be drafted in Kaliningrad Region
Deputy Speaker of the State Duma Vladimir Lukin thinks that Kalinigrad Region should become a kind of a model region where interaction between Russia and the European Union is developed.

Vladimir Lukin discussed the problem of the freedom of speech in Russia with representatives of the European parliament

Deputy Speaker of the State Duma for the Yabloko faction Vladimir Lukin said that recently the federal and the regional authorities had increased their pressure on the mass media.

Members of the Russian delegation from the Yabloko faction in PACE rate positively the decision of the Assembly on the Russian mass media
Deputy Head of the Yabloko faction in the State Duma of the Russian Federation and member of the Russian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Sergei Ivanenko expressed his hope that the adoption of the amendments on the Russian mass media by PACE would facilitate improvements to the situation in this area.

Yabloko will not stop opposing the transformation of Russia into a radioactive waste dump
The leader of the Yabloko faction Grigory Yavlinsky said that the adoption by the State Duma at its second reading of draft laws allowing for the import of nuclear waste from abroad represents an "irreparable mistake in the long-term".

Grigory Yavlinsky: there was too much politics in Vladimir Gusinsky's case
The leader of Yabloko and its parliamentary faction in the State Duma, Grigory Yavlinsky, said that the decision of the judiciary of Spain not to extradite Vladimir Gusinsky to Russia was not unexpected.

The Youth Organisation of Yabloko plans protest action against imports of nuclear waste to Russia
The Youth Organisation of Yabloko in Moscow plans a protest action against imports of nuclear waste to Russia, The action is scheduled for April 18, 2001.

Grigory Yavlinsky proposes seven urgent steps to improve pensioners' well-fare
The pension reform measures proposed by the government cannot improve
the welfare of Russian pensioners, which is extremely hard, and in some
cases even catastrophic, said the leader of the Yabloko faction in the
State Duma Grigory Yavlinsky at a meeting of the National Council for
Pension Reform under the President of the Russian Federation held on
April 17, 2001 in the Kremlin.

Sergei Ivanenko: creation of a pro-presidential coalition increases our responsibility for the prospects of a democratic transformation

The First Deputy Head of the Yabloko faction Sergei Ivanenko said that the creation of a pro-presidential coalition of four factions of the State Duma (the Unity and the Fatherland-All Russia factions and the deputies' groups People's Deputy and the Regions of Russia) had assumed a clear-cut organisational shape.

Grigory Yavlinsky: Despite the differences in the assessment of the situation around NTV, Yabloko will aim for a coalition with the Union of Right-Wing Forces
The leader of Yabloko Grigory Yavlinsky said that, despite the differing assessments of the situation around the NTV by his party and the Union of Right-Wing Forces (SPS), this won't affect Yabloko's intention to form a coalition with the SPS.

Grigory Yavlinsky to initiate a review of the situation at NTV by the State Duma
The leader of Yabloko, Grigory Yavlinsky, said that he would initiate a review of the situation at the NTV at the next meeting of the State Duma.

Yabloko to raise the issue of the situation around NTV at the Spring Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Members of the Russian parliamentary delegation in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) from the Yabloko faction plan to raise the situation around the Russian television channel NTV at the Spring session of PACE which will open in Strasbourg next week.

The leaders of Yabloko sign their names to the declaration "For NTV and Freedom of Speech in Russia"
”Since Monday April 9, 2001 signatures will be collected on a daily basis (in a move initiated by the Journalists’ Union) under the slogan “For NTV and Freedom of Speech in Russia” from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. at the Central House of Journalists in Moscow(Suvorovskiy bulv., 8A).

Grigory Yavlinsky thinks that millions of signatures may be collected in defence of freedom of speech
The leader of the Yabloko faction in the State Duma, Grigory Yavlinsky, thinks that millions of signatures may be collected in defence of the freedom of speech and NTV. He made this statement on Monday April 9, 2001 at the House of Journalists in Moscow, where the collection of signatures began.

Grigory Yavlinsky believes that the Duma has refused the chance to freely speak to its electorate

The leader of Yabloko Grigory Yavlinsky thinks that the refusal of most of the deputies of the State Duma to support the initiative of the Yabloko faction targeted at supporting the team of the NTV television company demonstrate a definite position of most of the State Duma.

Grigory Yavlinsky proposes that the State Duma consider a draft resolution of the chamber on the situation surrounding NTV

On April 4, 2001 at a plenary meeting of the State Duma, Grigory Yavlinsky proposed on behalf of the Yabloko faction that the Duma put on the agenda consideration of a draft resolution of the chamber on the situation surrounding NTV.

Yabloko prepares draft appeal to the Supreme Court in connection with the situation surrounding NTV

The leader of Yabloko Grigory Yavlinsky initiated a draft appeal of the State Duma to the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. The text of the appeal was distributed to the deputies of the Duma.

Appeal to the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation to take legal proceedings regarding the complaints of shareholders of OAO “Telekompaniya NTV” to protect their rights

Draft, Submitted by the deputy of the State Duma G.A.Yavlinsky

The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation believes that the following provision of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, that human rights and freedoms determine the essence, content and application of the laws and activity of the legislative and the executive authorities and local government to be immovable and ensured by justice.