Archive for 'Gender Faction'
Woman is a human being, not a demographic unit: the Yabloko faction in St.Petersburg parliament spoke against the ban on “incitement to abortion”
Press Release, 11.06.2025 On 11 June, the Legislative Assembly of St Petersburg adopted at third reading a law introducing administrative liability for “incitement to abortion”. This definition could encompass everything from personal conversation to medical consultation. The Yabloko faction in the St Petersburg parliament is categorically against this repressive measure.
Posted: June 11th, 2025 under Elections, Gender Faction, Governance, Human Rights, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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“A woman is not an incubator”: Yabloko in St. Petersburg voted against the bill on “banning inducement to abortion”
Press Release, 1.05.2025 Photo: Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg / Photo by the Press Service of the St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly The Yabloko faction in the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly did not support the bill, which introduces administrative liability for “committing actions with the purpose of forcing a pregnant woman to artificially terminate a pregnancy by […]
Posted: May 6th, 2025 under Gender Faction, Governance, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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A brave person who defended the weak. Yabloko bid farewell to Galina Mikhaleva
Press Release, 4.03.2025 Today, Yabloko bid farewell to Galina Mikhailovna Mikhaleva, founder and Chairwoman of the Gender Faction of the Yabloko party, Doctor of Political Science, professor at the Russian State University for the Humanities. The farewell ceremony was attended by Galina Mikhaleva’s relatives, friends and colleagues in politics, defence of human rights, academic work, […]
Posted: March 7th, 2025 under Condolences, Gender Faction, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko Gender Faction launches the anthology Znak Ravenstva (The Equality Sign)
Press Release, 10.02.2025 On 13 February, the Yabloko party office in Moscow will host a launch of a collection of articles, discussions and round tables of the Gender faction Znak Ravenstva (The Equality Sign). All those interested are invited to join the event.
Posted: February 10th, 2025 under Gender Faction, Human Rights.
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Yabloko invites all to the round table “Feminitives: a Natural Development of a Language or Extremism?”
Press Release, 20.05.2024 Photo by freepik.com On 28 May, the Yabloko party Gender Faction will hold a round table “Feminitives: a Natural Development of a Language or Extremism?”. The event will begin at 18:00 Moscow time.
Posted: May 21st, 2024 under Conferences and Seminars, Freedom of Speech, Gender Faction, Human Rights.
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Yabloko to hold a round table in Novgorod on women in Russian politics with participation of Galina Mikhaleva
Press Release, 23.04.2024 On 27 April 27, Chairwoman of the Yabloko Gender Faction and Doctor of Political Sciences Galina Mikhaleva will take part in a round table on the role of women in Russian politics, which is organised by the regional branch of the party in Novgorod. Anna Cherepanova, Deputy Chair of the Yabloko […]
Posted: April 24th, 2024 under Gender Faction, Governance, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Anna Cherepanova asks the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Federal Penitentiary Service and the Commissioner for Human Rights to check reports on violations in women’s colonies
Press Release 7.03.2024 Photo: Prisoners in Women’s Penal Colony No. 6 of the Federal Penitentiary Service in the Altai Territory / Photo by Andrei Lukovsky, Kommersant Anna Cherepanova, Deputy Chair of the Yabloko party and deputy of the Novgorod City Duma, sent complaints to the Public Prosecutor General’s Office, the leadership of the Federal Penitentiary […]
Posted: March 7th, 2024 under Freedom of Speech, Gender Faction, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko to host a launch of a new collection of women’s prose “Memory. The Feminine Gender”
Press Release, 3.03. 2024 On 5 March, the Moscow office of the Yabloko party will launch a new collection of women’s prose “Memory. The Feminine Gender”. The book includes the best short stories submitted to the competition of the Union of Russian Writers “New Amazons – 2023”. The Presenters will be the First Secretary of […]
Posted: March 3rd, 2024 under Conferences and Seminars, Gender Faction, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko will hold a round table “Traditional Family Values and Women’s Rights”
Press Release, 19.02.2024 Photo by Irina Bujor, Kommersant The discussion will be held by the Gender Faction of the Yabloko party on 27 February. Everyone is invited to participate. What are the “traditional family values” that the Russian government is promoting? Taking care of the family hearth, serving husband and children while giving up professional […]
Posted: February 19th, 2024 under Conferences and Seminars, Gender Faction, Human Rights.
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Restrictions on the reproductive rights of Russian women are unacceptable
Decision by the Federal Bureau of Yabloko of 29.12.2023, published on 9.01.2024 Photo by Oleg Kharseyev, Kommersant The shift in government policy towards archaic conservatism leads to restrictions on women’s reproductive rights. Under the guise of concern for demographic issues and raising of the birth rate, the state actually forces women to give birth to […]
Posted: January 11th, 2024 under Gender Faction, Governance, Human Rights, Без рубрики.
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To abolish persecution of citizens with alternative sexual orientations and gender identities
Statement by the Yabloko Party Gender Faction, 29.11.2023 On 17 November, the Ministry of Justice filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Court demanding that an “International LGBT Public Movement” be recognised as an extremist organization and banned. The Gender Faction of the Yabloko party believes that this lawsuit by the Ministry of Justice is a […]
Posted: November 29th, 2023 under Gender Faction, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary.
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Yabloko to host a round table “Traditional Values and Women’s Rights”
Press Release, 20.11.2023 On 6 December Yabloko will host a round table “Traditional Values and Women’s Rights”. The ideology of traditional values (of the patriarchal structure) promoted by the state is inextricably linked with the restriction of women’s rights, which contradicts modernisation, human rights and freedoms, as well as the principles of gender equality enshrined […]
Posted: November 21st, 2023 under Conferences and Seminars, Gender Faction, Human Rights, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko launched a new issue of its journal devoted to gender equality
Press Release, 24.08.2023 On 22 August, Yabloko launched the new, 14th issue, of the journal of the Yabloko Gender Faction Znak Ravenstva (Sign of Equality) in the party office in Moscow. Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov spoke at the event, emphasising the importance of the struggle for gender equality and the work of the Gender Faction […]
Posted: August 24th, 2023 under Conferences and Seminars, Gender Faction, Human Rights.
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The Yabloko Party University will host a lecture “Why feminism is good”
Press Release, 22.06.2023 Photo: Galina Mikhaleva / Photo from social media On 3 July, the Yabloko Party University will host a lecture “Why feminism is good.” The lecture will be delivered by Galina Mikhaleva, Chairperson of the Yabloko Gender Faction, Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor of the Russian State Humanitarian University.
Posted: June 22nd, 2023 under Conferences and Seminars, Gender Faction, Human Rights.
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Yabloko’s Gender Faction discussed the National Strategy for Women
Press Release, 7.06.2023 Photo by Goldfinch4ever/Depositphotos.com On 5 June, Yabloko held a round table of its Gender Faction “The National Strategy for Women for 2023-2030: How to Evaluate?”. Do the quantitative data contained in the document correspond to reality? Does the Strategy really meet the objectives of achieving gender equality? The participants of the round […]
Posted: June 7th, 2023 under Gender Faction, Human Rights.
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Yabloko’s Gender Faction to discuss the National Strategy for Women
Press Release, 31.05.2023 Photo by Goldfinch4ever/Depositphotos.com On 5 June, Yabloko will host a round table of its Gender Faction “The National Strategy for Women for 2023-2030: How to Evaluate?”. Do the quantitative data contained in the document correspond to reality? Does the Strategy really meet the objectives of achieving gender equality? The participants of the […]
Posted: May 31st, 2023 under Conferences and Seminars, Gender Faction, Human Rights.
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A launch of new collections of women’s prose and a meeting with writers to take place in Yabloko
Press Release, 3.04.2023 Photo: Nadezhda Azhgikhina and Svetlana Vasilenko A launch of new collections of women’s prose and a meeting with writers, critics and publishers will take place at the Yabloko office in Moscow on 18 April. The new collections of prose are “News of the Feminine”, “Girl on the Ball, or Dreams of Childhood” […]
Posted: April 4th, 2023 under Conferences and Seminars, Freedom of Speech, Gender Faction, Human Rights.
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The Gender Faction of Yabloko held a round table on the forms of work in the conditions of a “special operation”
Press Release, 13.03.2022 On 10 March, the Gender Faction of Yabloko held a round table on the new forms of work in the conditions of a “special operation”. Participants and members of the faction, as well as candidate members and supporters of the party took part in the event.
Posted: March 14th, 2023 under Gender Faction, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations.
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The Chelyabinsk branch of Yabloko participated in a picket against the ban on abortion
Press Release, 06.02.2023 On 5 February, a picket (which managed to obtain the permission of the authorities) against the ban on abortion was held in Kolyushchenko Square in Chelyabinsk. Yaroslav Shcherbakov, Chairman of the regional branch of Yabloko, as well as party members and supporters, came to the action to speak out against the ban […]
Posted: February 7th, 2023 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Gender Faction, Human Rights, Political Parties, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, YABLOKO and Other Political Parties, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Kirov branch of Yabloko dedicated its action of letters of support to women political prisoners
Press Release, 9.12.2022 Photo by the Kirov branch of Yabloko On 8 December, another evening of writing letters to political prisoners was held at the Kirov branch of Yabloko. This time the action was dedicated to the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
Posted: December 10th, 2022 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Gender Faction, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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