Press release, 17.02.2017 On February 17, Chair of YABLOKO’s Gender faction Galina Mikhaleva and Deputy Chair of the faction Olga Radayeva had a meeting with head of the “No to Violence” project Anna Rivina and discussed the issues of further cooperation.

Press release, 12.02.2017 On February 12, activists of Moscow YABLOKO Youth and the Gender faction participated in a rally against the decriminalization of domestic violence. About 200 people took part in the protest action.

Liberal International, 09.02.2017 Building on the growing international coalition against Russia’s recently introduced legislation decriminalising domestic violence, LI Human Rights Committee Member, Rosemary Machua, has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to repeal a law, reminding the Russian state of its obligations under international law.

Liberal International, 02.02.2017 Chair of LI Human Rights Committee and LI Vice-President on the Bureau Markus Loening has spoken out over news that Russia’s Federal Council (the upper chamber of the Russian Parliament) has passed a bill decriminalizing domestic violence, calling on President Vladimir Putin not to sign the bill into legislation.

24.01.2017 On Friday the State Duma is going to adopt in second reading the bill on decriminalisation of domestic violence. This law marks a return to the “patriarchal despotism” and a permit to act in family in accordance with the slogan ” beating your wife is a sign of love”.

24.01.2017 Tomorrow the State Duma will consider in second reading a bill on decriminalisation of domestic violence. The YABLOKO party – the only party in the country with a gender organisation – demands that the Duma should turn down the law and to adopt a special law on liability for domestic violence, as well as […]

Statement by YABLOKO’s Gender Faction 23.01.2017 The State Duma passed in the first reading the Law on decriminalization of domestic violence. There is no doubt that this dangerous law will be adopted. This means that the person beating his family members resulting in light injuries will not be charged with a criminal offense, but only […]

Press release, 24.01.2017 On February 23, the activists of the Stavropol branch of YABLOKO conducted a protest action against the bill on decriminalisation of domestic violence. If the bill is passed, the person who beats his family members resulting in light injuries will not be charged with a criminal offense. Only administrative proceedings will be […]

Press release, 20.01.2016 On January 20, the activists of YABLOKO Youth and the Gender faction conducted a series of one-person pickets against a bill decriminalizing domestic violence. The action took place outside the State Duma. The bill suggests that the criminal charge of “battery within families” should be decriminalized and downgraded to the administrative offense. […]

Press release, 29.11.2016 Galina Mikhaleva, Chair of YABLOKO’s Gender faction, and Olga Radayeva, Deputy Chair of the Gender faction, participated in a conference conducted by The Sisters sexual assault recovery centre on “Violence against women: facts and strategies of counteraction”.

Press release, 25.11.2016 Galina Mikhaleva, Chair of YABLOKO’s Gender faction, and Olga Radayeva, Deputy Chair of the Gender faction, handed 43,000 signatures in support of the The Sisters sexual assault recovery centre to Olga Yurkova, Chief Executive Officer of the organisation.

Press release, 17.11.2016 On 16, November, the second seminar of the YABLOKO Party School was held. The School was organized specially for new members, this seminar was devoted to YABLOKO’s factions and their history.

Statement by YABLOKO Bureau, 02.11.2016 The campaign on banning abortions which started and then subsided in 2011 has resumed with renewed vigor. A group of senators, including Elena Mizulina, Ekaterina Lakhova and Elena Afanasyeva introduced amendments to the law “On Circulation of Pharmaceuticals” prohibiting retail sale of medicinal products intended for medical termination of pregnancy. […]

Press release, 17.10.2016 On October 13, the Gender faction of YABLOKO and the Zhurnalistka (Woman Journalist) club of the Union of Journalists of Russia conducted a round table on “Baby boxes and abortions. Demography and ethics”. The discussion took place after a number of Russia’s officials proposed to ban baby boxes and abortions.

Press release, 14.03.2016 On 15 March, the sixth ceremony of the Sexist of the Year 2015 award will take place in the House of Journalists (Dom Zhurnalista) in Moscow. The event will be held with the support of YABLOKO’s Gender Faction.

Press release, 09.03.2016 On 8 March, International Women’s Day, YABLOKO’s Gender faction conducted a rally for women’s rights in the centre of Moscow. Left-wing feminists joined the action.

Liberal International, 08.03.2016 Gender equality and the empowerment of women affects all of us and is an issue Liberal International and our member parties have long since championed. Join liberals from Latin America to Asia in stepping up for International Women’s Day 2016 and share this message. See YABLOKO Chairperson Emilia Slabuniva min 0:48 Head […]

Press release, 03.03.2016 On 15 March, the sixth ceremony of the Sexist of the Year 2015 award will take place in the House of Journalists (Dom Zhurnalista) in Moscow. The event will be held with the support of YABLOKO’s Gender Faction.

Press release, video, 03.03.2016 YABLOKO’s Gender faction conducted a lecture on “The balance between family and work”. Associate Professor at the Higher School of Economics, Candidate of Social Sciences Olga Savinskaya gave the lecture. Head of YABLOKO’s Gender faction, Professor Galina Mikhaleva opened the new lecture cycle of the Gender School.

Press release, 02.03.2016 On 8 March, International Women’s Day, YABLOKO’s Gender faction will conduct a rally for equal rights and opportunities for women. Head of the Gender faction and deputy Chair of Moscow YABLOKO Galina Mikhaleva, Deputy Chair of Moscow YABLOKO Grigory Semyonov, Chair of Moscow YABLOKO Youth Nikolai Kavkazsky, party activists and supporters will […]