Statement of the Yabloko party in connection with the murder of journalist Arkady Babchenko 29.05.2018 Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko has been murdered in Kiev. A courageous, honest and tough man. Arkady Babchenko saw the goal of his life in the search for truth and delivery of this truth to each of us. As always in […]

We demand that the Federal Supervision Agency for Information Technologies and Communications abandons senseless blocking of instant messengers Press Release, 13.04.2018 The Bureau of the Yabloko party considers blocking of the Telegram messenger be “contrary to the basic constitutional rights of citizens to freedom of information and secrecy of correspondence” and deamnds that the Federal […]

“Our life is such that the desire to speak up the truth is always new and brave” 01.04.2018 The newspaper has turned 25 years, but it is like a new one! Our life is such that the desire to speak up the truth is always new and brave. Looking for workarounds being guided by pragmatics […]

Decision of the Federal Political Committee No 103, 23.03.2018 The Federal Political Committee of the Russian United Democratic Party Yabloko regards the voting that took place on 18 March as a plebiscite held within the framework of an authoritarian system turning into a totalitarian one. The system formed in Russia does not allow free, competitive, […]

Press release, 24.01.2018 On 23 January, the news broke out that Russia’s culture ministry evoked the release licence of a film The Death of Stalin. In response the activists of the Nizhny Novgorod branch of Yabloko conducted a protest action against the decision.

Press Release, 31.08.2017 Boris Vishnevsky and Alexander Kobrinsky filed a law suit on acknowledging the decision of the Government of St. Petersburg to deprive Marsovo Polye (Field de Mars, a square in the city centre) of its status of St.Petersburg’s “Hyde Park”, a square where rallies are allowed.

Press release, 01.07.2017 Yabloko Chair Emilia Slabunova participated in the CIF4 annual conference on the freedom of speech and online censorship. The politician spoke about the importance of online privacy, the role of state in providing it and the ways of achieving it by means of political parties.

Yabloko Deputy Chair Sergei Ivanenko in the Alternative programme Press Release, 15.06.2017 Has media noise ousted politics in Russia? Can any problems be resolved by clashes in the streets? Why is it worth to participate in elections? Sergei Ivanenko, economist and Yabloko Deputy Chair, answers these questions in the Alternative programme at Yabloko’s youtube channel.

Press Release, 16.06.2017 Dmitry Myakshin, 17-year-old activist of the St. Petersburg Youth Yabloko, was arrested at the protest action in St.Petersburg on 12 June. He is suspected of attacking a police officer during the action. At the same time, it is clear from the video of Myakshin’s detention that he did not attack anyone – […]

Grigory Yavlinsky: “The fact that people came out into the streets protesting is not a threat to the state yet, but Russia’s hope for the future” Grigory Yavlinsky FB post, 30.03.2017 The fact that people came out into the streets protesting against lies, theft, meanness and irresponsibility of the authorities is not a threat to the […]

Interfax, 30.03.2017 Yevgeny Bunimovich, Ombudsman for Children in Moscow and member of YABLOKO’s Federal Political Committee, believes that police, teachers and parents should not intimidate teenagers who have exercised their right to express their opinion, the Interfax news agency reported.

Press Release, 30.03.2017 The organizer of the rally in Stavropol is beaten and a participant in the action in Rostov-on-Don is fined.

Statement by Grigory Yavlinsky, Chairman of YABLOKO Federal Political Committee, 27.03.2017 Over 24 hours have passed since the detention of hundreds of people in the center of Moscow [during a mass-scale non-permitted protest action]. Many still remain in custody.

Press Release, 28.03.2017 The party renders legal assistance to protesters in Moscow and Russian regions. On 26 March, demonstrations and rallies against corruption were held across the country, many of such actions ended in the detention of participants. Moscow demonstrated a record high number of detainees – over 1,000 people. There is a large number […]

Press Release, 20.03.2017 The meeting of the Federal Council of YABLOKO, the most representative body of the party, worked in Moscow on 18-19 March. Chair of the party Emilia Slabunova and Deputy Chair Nikolai Rybakov summarised the results of the elections to the State Duma in 2016 and told how YABLOKO should change. The Federal […]

Press release, 27.02.2017 On February 27, activists of the Tambov branch of YABLOKO held a series of one-person pickets to commemorate Boris Nemtsov.

Press Release, 26.02.2017 YABLOKO leaders and activists took part in the demonstration in memory of Boris Nemtsov held in Moscow today. YABLOKO activists from many regions of the country formed a column under the banner of the party. The key slogan of YABLOKO was “No to Political Terror!”. The column was headed by party Chair […]

Sotavision, 24.02.2017 Two years ago Boris Nemtsov was murdered. He was a free, fearless and active citizen, a politician, and a bright personality. It was a purely political murder committed in the most political place in Russia: by the Kremlin walls. This murder had a political goal: to intimidate the Russian society and show that […]

Press release, 09.10.2016 On October 7, a ceremony commemorating Anna Politkovskaya was held in St. Petersburg. YABLOKO’s deputies of the city parliament Boris Vishnevsky and Mikhail Amosov as well as Deputy Chair of the party Nikolai Rybakov participated in the memorial action.

Press release, 09.10.2016 On October 7, the Voronezh branch of YABLOKO commemorated Anna Politkovskaya. The activists participated in a rally dated for the 10th anniversary of the murder of the journalist.