Press Release, 27.02.2023 Yabloko honoured the memory of Boris Nemtsov who was murdered by the Kremlin walls on the Bolshoi Moskvoretsky Bridge, on 27 February 2015. Today, on the eighth anniversary of the murder of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, the leaders and activists of Yabloko came to the scene of the tragedy – the Bolshoi […]

Press Release, 27.02.2023 On 11 March, the Chelyabinsk branch of Yabloko and the human rights project “You Are Not Alone 74” (https://t.me/tyneodin74 ) will hold a charity auction in support of political prisoners and those persecuted for political reasons. The auction will start at 15:00. Lots, which anyone can put up by filling out the […]

Press Release, 23.02.2023 Today, on the eve of one year since the start of Russia’s “special operation” on the territory of Ukraine, Yabloko held a marathon “Say Yes to the Peace!”. The organisers of the marathon demonstrated 45 videos they received from Moscow and the Moscow region, Omsk, Arkhangelsk, Rostov, Voronezh, Novgorod, Pskov, Tver, Ivanovo, […]

Press Release 22.02.2023 Photo: A response letter from Yuri Dmitriyev, imprisoned head of the Karelian branch of the Memorial human rights group to the activists of the Novgorod Yabloko: “There is such a thing called “peace” (when there is no war), and, whatever paradoxically it may sound, we must fight for it! And then the […]

Press Release, 22.02.2023 On 23 February, on the eve of the anniversary of the start of the “special operation”, Yabloko will hold a marathon-concert “Say Yes to the Peace!” Let us recollect how we lived through this difficult year, what gave us strength, and listen to excerpts from books about war. Actress Tatyana Parshina and […]

Press Release, 20.02.2023 Photo: Yelena Osipova at the opening of her exhibition in the St. Petersburg Yabloko on 31 January, 2023 / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The St. Petersburg police refused to open a criminal case against a telephone terrorist who reported about “a bomb threat” in the office of the Yabloko party […]

Press Release, 20.02.2023 Photo by the Altai branch of Yabloko On 26 February, the Yabloko branch in the Altai Territory, will hold in Barnaul a commemorative rally in memory of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov who was murdered in Moscow on 28 February, 2015. The rally will be held in Svoboda (Freedom) Square and will begin […]

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 […]

Press Release, 06.02.2023 Photo: Yelena Osipova at the opening of her exhibition in the St. Petersburg Yabloko on 31 January, 2023 / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The head of the Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, Alexander Shishlov, sent inquiries to the head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry […]

Press Release, 03.02.2023 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The Russian consumer safety watchdog Rospotrebnadzor demanded a ban on public events in St. Petersburg due to the threat of the spread of not only COVID-19, but also cholera and plague. To date, however, not a single case of such contamination has been identified. This follows […]

Press Release, 01.02.2022 Photo: Anna Cherepanova / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Anna Cherepanova, a deputy of the Duma of Novgorod from Yabloko, sent inquiries to the Public Prosecutor General of Russia Igor Krasnov, the head of the Federal Penitentiary Service Arkady Gostev and the Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova in defence of political […]

Press Release, 01.02.2022 Photo: Cheboksary / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Actions of writing letters to Russian political prisoners were held at the central and regional offices of the Yabloko party past week and at the beginning of this week. Several hundred postcards and envelopes will go to penal colonies and pre-trial detention centres […]

Press Release, 01.02.2023 Photo: The Exhibition / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The police seized 19 paintings about peace by artist and activist Yelena Osipova. The paintings were exhibited at the office of the St. Petersburg branch of Yabloko at Spalernaya 13. On Wednesday, 1 February, police officers came to the Yabloko office, cordoned […]

Press Release, 01.02.2023 Photo by the St.Petersburg Yabloko Police came to the office of the regional branch of the Yabloko party in St. Petersburg at Shpalernaya 13, on Wednesday, 1 February. Police officers cordoned off the premises and said that they had received a call about a bomb threat.

Press Release, 01.02.2023 Photo: Yelena Osipova at the opening of her exhibition in the office of the St.Petersburg branch of Yabloko / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service An exhibition of anti-war paintings and posters by the famous artist and activist Yelena Andreyevna Osipova opened at the office of the St. Petersburg branch of the […]

Press Release, 29.01.2023 Photo: Yelena Osipova St.Petersburg branch of Yabloko will host an exhibition of posters by the famous St. Petersburg artist and civil activist Yelena Osipova. The opening of the exhibition will take place on Tuesday, 31 January, at 18.30.  

Press Release, 27.01.2023 On 26 January , and action of writing letters to political prisoners was held at the central office of the Yabloko party in Moscow. This time 311 letters were written to 63 political prisoners. The actions lasted three hours. More than 60 people were present, they wrote words of support for political […]

Press Release, 27.01.2023 Photo: Valery Borshchyov, Co-Chairman of the Moscow Helsinki Group / Photo by Kristina Kormilitsyna, Kommersant The Moscow City Court, on false “grounds” made up by the Ministry of Justice, decided to liquidate the oldest human rights organisation in Russia – the Moscow Helsinki Group, established in 1976. Co-Chairman of the Moscow Helsinki […]

Press Release, 25.01.2023 Photo: Yaroslav Shcherbakov / Photo from the personal archive On 25 January, the Seventh Court of Cassation dismissed the complaint of the Chelyabinsk Mayor’s Office against the decision of the regional court. The decision remains in force: the refusal of the city administration to the Chairman of the Chelyabinsk branch of Yabloko […]

Press Release, 24.01.2023 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service This week and early next week, the Yabloko party’s central office and offices of the regional branches of the party will host the first in 2023 actions of writing letters to Russian political prisoners. Yabloko traditionally invites all Russian citizens who would like to send a […]