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Moscow remembers
victims of political repressions
Press release, October 30, 2003
Thousands of people came
to the mourning meeting at Lubyanka square in Moscow on October 30, 2003,
on the Memorial Day of the Victims of Political Repressions.
YABLOKO calls
all the democratic forces to protest against lawlessness and arbitrary
rule
Press release, October 27, 2003
The YABLOKO party calls all
the democratic forces to join together for
protection of democracy and against lawlessness and arbitrary rule.
YABLOKO'S 10th
anniversary
Press release, October 21, 2003
An electoral bloc "Yavlinsky-Boldyrev-Lukin",
created by a team of like-minded people with their own ideas about the reforms
needed in Russia, was registered 10 years ago.
YABLOKO begins
cooperation with national communities in Russia
Press release, October 17, 2003
A meeting of Deputy of the State Duma of the RF Alexei Melnikov
(the YABLOKO faction) and representatives of the federal national
and cultural autonomies of Russia, Russia's national communities
and representatives of mass media of national minorities took place
on October 15, 2003.
YABLOKO presented
the draft law "On Universities" to the rectors of Russian universities
Press release, October 17, 2003
"We need to consider structural reforms in the higher educational
system in Russia," said Igor Artemyev. "We would like to encourage debate
on the best way of developing higher education," noted Alexander Shishlov.
The State Duma
will consider the address to the heads of the First [Television]
Channel and VGTRK [television company] on broadcasting live forthcoming
parliamentary election debates.
Press release, October 16, 2003
On Thursday the State Duma Council passed a decision to include
this item on the Duma agenda. The address was initiated by Sergei
Ivanenko and Sergei Mitrokhin.
Alexander
Shishlov: the State Duma Committee for Education and Science opposes
the introduction of mandatory military training at school
Press release, October 9, 2003
"If the Defence Ministry has free money, it would be better
to spend them on military reform and transfer the army to a contract basis.
If the Ministry does not need the money, they should send it to schools
so that the former could use it for peaceful purposes."
YABLOKO was
the first party to be registered by the Central Electoral Commission
for State Duma elections
Press release, October 9, 2003
"YABLOKO is an open party. We have been in politics for ten years,
and every one can learn what we are doing, for example, from our web-site.
Everything is known about YABLOKO."
Pro-governmentl
factions deprived Russian science of tax breaks
Press release, October 8, 2003
"The decision of the Duma majority subordinated to
the government is also shameful, as yesterday two Russian scientists obtained
the Nobel Prize for Physics," stressed Shishlov.
Alexander
Shishlov submitted amendments to the federal budget aimed at raising
wages for education workers
Press release, October 3, 2003
"We
can and should change the budget to enable workers in the education, science,
culture and health care sectors to obtain dignified living standards,"
said Shishlov.
The YABLOKO
party was the first to submit to the Central Electoral Commission
electoral signatures to support its candidates for the State Duma
elections
Press release, October 3, 2003
Sergei Ivanenko: "The collection of signatures was not easy,
as at present people's attitudes to politics are ambiguous".
Alexei Arbatov:
General Staff prepares for a yesterday's war
Press release, October 3, 2003
"Here we have to listen to what we already heard ten or twenty
years ago. Even though the main enemy is not named, it is obvious
that the USA and NATO are still considered the main enemies."
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