By Natalia Zotova, Novaya Gazeta, 22.05.2014 For the first time since foundation of the party there was a search in the party Moscow headquarters – and in connection with the events taking place 18 months ago. In November 2012 Andrei Rudomakha, a well-known environmentalist in the Krasnodar Territory and YABLOKO activist, was arrested for several […]

Press release, 22.05.2014 Investigators have just completed a search in the Moscow headquarters of the YABLOKO party and took away a personal computer. The search was conducted within a criminal case raised under Article 298.1 of the Criminal Code “Slander Against the Judge”. The case was initiated against the Andrei Rudomakha, ex-Chair of the Krasnodar […]

Press Release, 21.05.2014 Today YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin was interrogated in the Zamoskvoretsky Investigation Department as a witness in the trial on Andrei Rudomakha, ex Chair of the Krasnodar branch of YABLOKO “for libel against a judge”. The interrogation was held by senior investigator Sergei Smirnov.

Statement by YABLOKO Bureau, 16.05.2014 Regular elections of FIDE President have to take place in Tromso, Norway, in August 2014. At present this post has been taken by Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, ex-President of the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia, and he will compete for another term of FIDE presidency.

Press Release, 18.05.2014 A rally in memory of the deported ethnic groups on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of deportation of the Crimean Tatars took place in Moscow on May 18. The rally was organised by the Committee Against Xenophobia and the YABLOKO party. The participants of the action paid tribute to the memory […]

Grigory Yalvinsky’s answers the questions of the visitors of YABLOKO’s web-site, 13.05.2014 Dear friends, Before one of my interviews at the Ekho of St.Petersburg [radio station] we decided to conduct an experiment – you were asked to send your questions to YABLOKO’s web-site. We received a lot of questions and I thank you for it. The […]

Press Release, 14.05.2014 The members of Committee Against Xenophobia conducted a meeting in YABLOKO’s office on May 14. They analysed the results of their activities and announced about the two coming events: a rally in memory of the deported folks on May 18 and showing of the Haytarma film about the deportation of the Crimean […]

Announcement, 13.04.2014 The Committee Against Xenophobia will show a film called “Haytarma” about the deportation of the Crimean Tatars in Stalin’s time at the Journalists House, Moscow, on May 19, 18 p.m.

Press Release, 12.05.2014 On May 14 meeting of the Committee Against Xenophobia will take place in YABLOKO’s office, Moscow. The participants will discuss the activities of the Committee for the past period and organisation of a rally in memory of nations repressed during Joseph Stalin’s period. The rally is scheduled on May 18.

Press Release, 07.05.2014 The Saratov branch of YABLOKO participated in a rally in support of the Bolotnaya Square case prisoners on May 6, the second anniversary of disruption of a peaceful rally by riot police at Bolotnaya Square, Moscow.

Press Release, 07.05.2014 Lev Shlosberg, Deputy of the Pskov Region Legislative Assembly and Chair of the regional branch of YABLOKO, and Alexander Zakharov, his assistant and member of the Youth Parliament under the Regional Parliament, began litigation against the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (GTRK) on a libel case against YABLOKO, as head […]

Press Release, 05.05.2014 Today YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin forwarded an appeal to Public Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika demanding to protect the right of Mustafa Dzemilov, leader of the Crimean Tatars and famous human rights activist, to enter the territory of Crimea.

Press Release, 30.04.2014 YABLOKO’s Suren Gazaryan was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize. The ceremony took place in San-Francisco on April 28.

Press Release, April 28, 2014 YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin  participated in the Liberal International 59th Congress. He presented YABLOKO’s view on how to settle the situation around Ukraine.

Press Release, 23.04.2014 Member of the Third Way NGO Maxim Alexeyev has been beaten just now. He is hospitalized with suspected leg fracture.

YABLOKO member, ex political prisoner Nikolai Kavkazsky participated in a round table on “The problems of Constitution enforcement in  Russian courts” initiated by the Committee For Civil Rights [headed by YABLOKO’s Andrei Babushkin, a prominent human rights advocate].

Press Release, 16.04.2014 The Novosibirsk branch of YABLOKO conducted a series of one-person pickets against toughening the law on rallies on April 16. They believe that such measures will make the citizens aware of protest actions.

Press Release, 18.04.2014 The Committee Against Xenophobia conducted a meeting at the Afghan Community Centre on April 16. The participants summed up the results of their work and discussed the new working plan.

Press Release, 17.04.2014 Chair of the Vologda branch of YABLOKO Roman Morozov claims the persecution of the Good People charity foundation is politically motivated. It started after head of the organization Roman Romanenko sent a humorous letter to Vladimir Putin asking to send troops to the Vologda region.

Press Release, 14.04.2014 On April 10 Nikolai Kavkazsky participated in a round table on tortures in the Russian prisons. According to Kavkazsky, tortures are widespread in Russia. The former political prisoner, who was charged with the Bolotnaya Square rally case, spoke about the prison conditions from his own experience and the cases he dealt with […]