Press release, 3.10.2018 Women’s rights in modern Russia, the prospects of he bill on the prevention of domestic violence, feminism in Russia, etc. – these are the topics that were touched upon during a round table with Alena Popova, a human rights defender and co-author of the bill against domestic violence. The meeting was organised […]

Press release, 24.09.2018 Yabloko’s Gender Faction has held a meeting with feminists from the USA today. Yabloko Chair Emilia Slabunova and Chair of Yabloko’s Gender Faction Galina Mikhaleva participated in the meeting.

The law on equal rights for men and women is rejected Statement by Yabloko’s Gender Faction, 11.07.2018   On 11 July, deputies of the lower house of the Russian parliament in the second reading rejected the bill “On the state guarantees of equal rights and freedoms and equal opportunities for men and women in the […]

Decision of the Bureau No 2024 10.04.2018 The Bureau of the Yabloko Party expresses its solidarity with [female] journalists who reported sexual harassment from Leonid Slutsky, State Duma deputy from the LDPR party, and Stanislav Govorukhin, State Duma deputy from the United Russia party and [film] director. The reaction of Russian politicians, public figures and […]

Press Release, 03.03.2018 On 2 March, Yabloko’s Gender Faction conducted its conference. The faction reported on its work and elected its leaders. The conference was attended by delegates from 15 Russian regions. Galina Mikhaleva, Chair of the Gender Faction, reported on the faction work since 2015, specially highlighting several fields of work: development of programmes […]

Grigory Yavlinsky spoke at the conference on gender equality Press Release, 03.03.2018 Russian presidential candidate Grigory Yavlinsky, speaking at the All-Russian conference “Gender Equality and the Future of Russia”, named three fundamental things forming the cultural code of the modern economy: freedom, creativity and equal opportunities. The politician stressed that gender equality was an element […]

Press release, 05.09.2017 The visitors of the International Book Fair at the All-Russia Exhibition Centre that will be held on 6-10 September will have an opportunity to receive free copies of Yabloko new books and meet Yabloko leaders by the party stand.

Press release, 28.07.2017 On 27 July, Chair of Yabloko’s Gender faction Galina Mikhaleva participated in a round table on “Protection from discrimination in employer-employee relationship in Russia: current problems and the strategy of actions”, which took place at the Public Chamber.

Press Release, 3.07.2017 On 29 June, the first meeting of the restored Council for Consolidation of the Women’s Movement of Russia was held in YABLOKO.

Press release, 26.06.2017 On 29 June, the first meeting of the revived Council For Consolidation of Women’s Movement of Russia will take place in Yabloko’s office.

Press Release, 30.05.2017 Based on the articles in Novaya Gazeta by Vera Yurcenko According to RIA Novosti, Tatyana Moskalkova, Russian Human Rights Commissioner, supported YABLOKO’s idea of establishing a post of Women’s Ombudsperson. According to Moskalkova, this could enhance and balance the institution of the Commissioner in general. She also added she advocated establishing the […]

Press release, 29.05.2017 On 5 June, Vice-President of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) Nadezhda Azhgikhina will give a lecture on “Gender gaps in mass media and in consciousness of the audience”.

Press release, 26.04.201 Yabloko launched an alternative national strategy to promote women’s interests. Party experts claim that the current strategy, which was adopted by the government in March, has a declarative character and contains no specific measures to promote gender equality. Yabloko will forward the alternative strategy, the bills developed by the party and the […]

Press release, 13.03.2017 Ismail Berdiev, a member of the Presidential Council for Cooperation with Religious Communities, who called for all women to undergo female genital mutilation, has won the Sexist of the Year 2016 award. He received 78.6 per cent of votes.

Press release, 09.03.2017 On March 8th, the International Women’s Day, YABLOKO’s Gender faction held a picket for equal rights and opportunities for men and women. Chair of the Gender faction Galina Mikhaleva, Chair of the Moscow branch of YABLOKO Sergei Mitrokhin and Chair of Moscow YABLOKO Youth Nikolai Kavkazsky participated in the action.

Press release, 09.03.2017 On March 8th, Yabloko Youth reminded the residents of Stavropol, South Russia, of the International Women’s Day history.

Press release, 07.03.2017 On March 8th, the International Women’s Day, YABLOKO’s Gender faction will hold a picket for equal rights and opportunities for men and women. Galina Mikhaleva, the leader of the faction and deputy chair of the Moscow branch of YABLOKO, will take part in the action.

Press release, 03.03.2017 On 11 March, the 7th ceremony of the Sexist of the Year 2016 award will take place in the House of Journalists (Dom Zhurnalista) in Moscow. The event will be held with the support from YABLOKO’s Gender Faction.

Press release, 20.02.2017 On Fabruary 21, head of the “No to Violence” project Anna Rivina will give a lecture on “What domestic violence is and were it begins” in YABLOKO’s office.

Decision of the YABLOKO Bureau 17.02.2017 The State Duma adopted in an urgent order, the Federation Council approved and the President signed the Law on Amendments to the Criminal Code, which excluded even the very concept of domestic violence and a special responsibility for it from the Code. Responsibility for beatings of relatives was excluded […]