A traditional May Day Democratic Manifestation was held along Nevsky Prospekt and ended with a rally at Konnyushennaya Square. This year the main slogan of the manifestation was “For Russia Free from Political Reprisals and Religious Obscurantism!”

Alexander Shishlov, Ombudsperson in St. Petersburg and YABLOKO Bureau member, made his first report in the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg. On the whole he received 1643 written appeals, complaints and requests from citizens of St. Petersburg in 2012. Most complaints referred to housing problems. Over half of them (52.3 per cent) dealt with failure […]

Civil funeral service in memory of journalist and public activist Mikhail Beketov took place at the House of Journalists today. Mikhail Beketov was a Russian journalist who combated against crime and corruption in the city of Khimki (including defence of Khimki Forest which had to be cut due the construction of the Moscow–Saint Petersburg highway).

Press Release, March 21, 2013 “Maxim Petlin can be considered a political prisoner,” YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin commented on the sentence to Maxim Petlin, leader of the Sverdlovsk Region branch of YABLOKO and deputy of the Yekaterinburg City Duma.

Statement by YABLOKO’s Bureau February 5, 2013 The YABLOKO party notes with concern a new wave of reprisals against YABLOKO members.

Press Release, March 16, 2012 Judicial Board on Criminal Cases of the Sverdlovsk Regional Court refused to extend arrest for Maxim Petlin, leader of Ekaterinburg YABLOKO, and granted him bail amounting to 5 million roubles. Petlin will come out of prison after the bail will be at the account of the Investigation Committee of the […]

Press Release, February 23, 2012 Unfortunately we have such a situation in our country when those who defend their Motherland and celebrate their professional holiday on February 23 should be defended from this Motherland.

Urgency Resolution adopted by ELDR Dresden Council May 20, 2011 Submitted by the Russian United Democratic Party YABLOKO The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party Council, convening in Dresden, Germany on 20 May 2011: Notes with deep concern: – Reports on political reprisals against Oleg Orlov, Russian human rights activist, winner of the European Parliament’s […]

LI News Bulletin, Issue 230, April 28, 2011 LI full member party Yabloko has expressed great concerns over the recent charges made against Russian Human Rights Activist Oleg Orlov due to his comments that the Moscow-backed President of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, is politically responsible for the murder of fellow human rights activist Natalya Estemirova in […]

Statement by YABLOKO’s Political Committee April 18, 2011 The Political Committee of the Russian United Democratic Party YABLOKO expresses its indignation in view of political reprisals against human rights activist and Chair of the Memorial human rights centre Oleg Orlov.

Press Release, February 25, 2011 A district court in Yekaterinburg decided to release the leader of the Sverdlovsk branch of YABLOKO Maxim Petlin under the bail of deputies of the regional parliament and the city parliament. The state prosecutor demanded to apply such preventive measure as imprisonment of Petlin before the trial.

hro.org, July 21, 2010 A picket organized by the regional Memorial branch in memory of human rights activist Memorial’s Natalya Estemirova kidnapped in Grozny, Chechnya, and killed in Ingushetia on July 15, 2009, took place in Ekaterinburg.

Press Release, July 16, 2010 An action in memory of renowned human rights activist Natalya Estemirova kidnapped and murdered a year ago in took place in Nevsky Prospect, St.Petersburg, on July 16, 2010.

zaks.ru, August 24, 2009 About two dozens of people gathered in Chernishevsky Garden in St.Petersburg on August 22 so that to pay tribute to the memory of Natasha Estemirova. It was the 39th day since Natasha’s death, which, according to the Muslim tradition, is a commemoration day.

Liberal International, July 20, 2009 Reactions of outrage followed after Natalya Estemirova, a prominent human rights activist in Chechnya, was found murdered yesterday. Estemirova is the third human rights activist killed in the Russian federal republic in three years. Sergei Mitrokhin, the leader of Russian LI Full Member party Yabloko released a statement stressing that […]

Press Release, July 17, 2009 A rally in memory of slain human rights activist Natalya Estemirova took place in Novopuskinskii Skver in Moscow. The participants held Natalya Estemirova portraits and placards demanding to find and punish those guilty of her murder.

Statement by the Party Chairman July 16, 2009 The Russian United Democratic Party YABLOKO regards the murder of Natalya Estemirova as a direct consequence of governmental policies in the Northern Caucasus and in Russia in general.