Press Release, 06.03.2014 A famous Russian journalist Dmitry Kiselyov [he is best known as a promoter of the Kremlin’s policies, denigrator of the West] became winner of the Sexist of the Year 2013 award in the category “Sexism in Mass Media” following the results of online voting. The award was founded by the initiative group […]

Announcement, 04.03.2014 On Wednesday, March 5, awarding ceremony Sexist of the Year 2013 will be held in YABLOKO’s office, Moscow. The event will be held with support of YABLOKO’s Gender Faction.

Announcement, 04.03.2014 YABLOKO’s Gender faction together with a number of women’s groups will conduct an annual rally in support of women’s rights on March 8. Due to the current situation in Ukraine this year the rally will be conducted under the slogan “Women against war!”.

Liberal International, 3 March 2014 In the face of numerous institutional obstruction, LI full member, Yabloko, has held a round-table discussion on LGBT rights with participants from civil society, political, and religious groups. The outcome of the meeting saw the successful establishment of a contact group for the victims of anti-LGBT violence.

Press Release, January 30, 2014 Today activists from YABLOKO’s Gender Faction held a meeting with representatives of the Women’s Organisation of the Swedish People’s Party of Finland – Carola Sundquist, Chair, and Tatyana Ljungqvist, Vice Chair – at the Moscow office of the YABLOKO party. The topic of discussion was the women’s movement in Finland. […]

Press Release, December 17, 2013 Secretary of YABLOKO Political Committee Galina Mikhaleva was re-elected Chair of YABLOKO’s Gender faction at YABLOKO’s Federal Council on December 15. Galina Slautina and YABLOKO International Secretary Olga Radayeva were elected Deputy Chairs.

Press Release, December 2, 2013 Secretary of YABLOKO Political Committee, Chair of YABLOKO Gender faction, co-Chair of Council on Consolidation of Women’s Movement, Doctor of Political Sciences Galina Mikhaleva made a report on “The implementation of Article 19 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation in present conditions” at a seminar in Vologda.

Press Release, November 28, 2013 On November 28 YABLOKO Gender faction conducted pickets against violence to women within the campaign “16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence” under the aegis of the United Nations.

By Dr. Galina Mikhaleva Special for YABLOKO’s web-site The famous slogan “Democracy minus a woman is not a democracy” can be paraphrased as follows: the greater is the deficit of democracy in a country, the greater is discrimination of women in all spheres of life.

Press Release, June 14, 2013 On June 11, YABLOKO’s Gender faction held a round table on “Women’s rights and opportunities. European experience and Russia’s problems” with Caecilia van Peski, representative of the Dutch Democratic party D66.