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 […]

Statement by the YABLOKO party, 14.04.2017 The Russian United Democratic Party YABLOKO is seriously concerned about the threats of physical violence from the Chechen Republic after the publication in Novaya Gazeta [on violence and murders of LGBT people in Chechnya].

Liberal International, 13.04.2017 Following news that there have been mass killings and targetter represessions against LGBTI people in Chechnya, the Chairman of LI LGBTI Rights Working Group Frank Van Dalen has called for international condemnation of the barbaric actions of the Russian government.

Statement by YABLOKO’s Federal Political Committee 12.04.2017 It is already three years that famous scholar Yury Pivovarov, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, has been under investigation, although the absurdity of the cases against him is obvious.

An interview with Nikolai Rybakov, 06.04.2017 A correspondent of the RBC Novosibirsk Media Agency interviewed Yabloko Deputy Chair Nikolai Rybakov – Nikolai Igorevich, you were present at the rally against the construction of the landfill site. What do you think about the action? – One can see that people realise what they are fighting for. […]

Press Release, 05.04.2017 Alexander Shishlov was elected for the post of St.Petersburg Ombudsman for another term. His candidacy was supported by 47 deputies of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly.The Bureau of the St. Petersburg branch of YABLOKO and the party faction in the Legislative Assembly of St.Petersburg supported the nomination of Alexander Shishlov, Human Rights […]

Statement by the Yabloko party, 02.04.2017 There are different reports that in response to the intention of LGBT activists from the central part of Russia to hold public actions in the North Caucasus a violent wave of reprisals against these minorities spread through the Chechen Republic so that a large number of LGBT representatives were […]

Statement by Yabloko Bureau, 01.04.2017 On 30-31 March, there appeared information on political protest actions calling the citizens “to risk their freedom and even life”. They say that “there is no alternative”. Such calls is a dangerous provocation which will turn out into bloodshed, loss of life and deterioration of the living conditions in Russia.

Press Release, 31.03.2017 Lev Shlosberg, MP of the Pskov Region Legislative Assembly (the Yabloko faction) sent a request to the Public Prosecutor of the Pskov Region Sergei Belov demanding to take measures of the prosecutor’s response against the officials of the Administration of the Pskov Region who refused to give a permission for an anti-corruption […]

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 […]

Emilia Slabunova’s Facebook post, 21.03.2017 The court arrested Kirill Bobro, an activist of the Stavropol branch of Yabloko Youth, for two months. He is a young, active, talented, promising man… [He is persecuted] because he had an opinion of his own and expressed it openly, he held protest actions against corruption and actions to commemorate […]

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 […]

Statement by YABLOKO’s Federal Council, 18.03.2017 The Law enforcement in the Stavropol Territory have been putting pressure on YABLOKO’s activists for years trying to reduce political activity in the region by means of threats and intimidation. In February 2017 the law enforcement actively hindered the planning of the rally in memory of politician Boris Nemtsov, […]

Liberal International, 17.03.2017 In a statement issued excusively for LI, Chair of LI Human Rights Committee and Vice-President on LI Bureau Markus Loening has called for the immediate release of the leader of the Youth Yabloko branch in Stavropol (South Russia) Kiril Bobro.

Press release, 16.03.2017 In Stavropol [south Russia] officers from the Centre for Combating Extremism (Centre E) have searched the flat of Kirill Bobro, the leader of the local branch of Youth YABLOKO. After the search was over they took him to an undisclosed location. Nobody can reach Kirill Bobro on the phone. According to Vitaly […]

Svoboda/Radio Liberty, 16.03.2017 In Stavropol [south Russia] officers from the Centre for Combating Extremism (Centre E) are searching the flat of Kirill Bobro, leader of the local branch of Youth YABLOKO. Vitaly Zubenko, the lawyer of the young man, wrote about this on his Facebook page.