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, 16.05.2014 YABLOKO Bureau expelled Chair of the Kirov branch of YABLOKO Evgeny Kokoulin earlier today. The reason for this was his support of Putin’s policy and participation in the “Committee for the Russian spring in the Kirov region” which was founded to “support the people of Eastern Ukraine who carry national liberation struggle […]

Press Release, 06.05.2014 YABLOKO’s Alan Alikov conducted a one-person picket against cancellation of suburban commuter trains in North Ossetia. The picket was held in Vladikavkaz on May 1.

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, photographs, video, 19.04.2014 YABLOKO supported a rally against an illegal infill construction in the Krylatskoye district, Moscow. YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin and Deputy Chair of the Moscow branch of YABLOKO Irina Kopkina participated in the action.

Press Release, 18.04.2014 The amendments to the “anti-terrorism” bills proposed by the State Duma at the second reading have become more repressive.  According to YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin, they aim to prosecute Internet users and activists, not terrorists.

Press Release, 18.04.2014 Deputy Chair of the Moscow branch of YABLOKO Alexandr Gnezdilov participated in a rally against the infill construction in the Tagansky district, Moscow. More than 100 citizens came to protest against the unlawful construction in the area.

Press Release, April 11, 2014 YABLOKO’s activists conducted a picket against the reduction of suburban commuter trains earlier today. Secretary of YABLOKO’s Political Committee Galina Mikhaleva participated in the action.

Press Release, photograph, 25.03.2014 YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin and Deputy Chair of the Moscow branch of YABLOKO Irina Kopkina inspected the Northwest chord and found out that the contraction was frozen. The residents of the Khoroshevo-Mnevniki district showed the cutover square and an illegal parking space to YABLOKO’s representatives.

Press Release, 07.03.2014 Committee Against Xenophobia showed a film “Haytarma” about the deportation of the Crimean Tatars in Stalin’s time in YABLOKO’s office on March 7.

Statement by YABLOKO’s Bureau, 28.02.2014 Today YABLOKO’s Bureau adopted a statement against the package of the so called “anti-terrorism” laws passed by the State Duma, which limit the rights of the Internet users, actually abolish e-payments and increase the criminal responsibility for terrorism. The first reading of the three bills will take place today.

Press Release, February 5, 2014 Today the Leninsky District Court of Krasnodar arrested YABLOKO activist Igor Kharchenko for five days under Article 19.3 of the Administrative Code (Disobedience to a lawful order of a police officer). The trial was held behind closed doors, and the sentence was made within a few minutes. Igor Kharchenko was […]

Statement by the YABLOKO party, 03.02.2014 The YABLOKO party expresses its protest against the arrest of Evgeny Vitishko, civil society activist and well-known environmentalist of the Krasnodar Territory. This morning he has been arrested when leaving the Tuapse branch of the Penitentiary Inspection of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Krasnodar Territory on suspicion of […]

Press Release, January 21, 2013 The police removes the belongings of “The third way” NGO from their premises which they used since the beginning of the 90-s. The representatives of the authorities act contrary to the court decision which stated that the organisation couldn’t be evicted until another premises is provided. The police officers demand […]

30.12.2013 Another terrible crime – an explosion in the bus in Volgograd – makes us once again demand from the authorities and the security services to intensify their efforts so that to ensure the security of Russian citizens.

Press Release, December 12, 2013 Instead of presenting of a development strategy for Russia to the society, Vladimir Putin acted as an economic manager, Sergei Mitrokhin said. Vladimir Putin “even did not touch on the major problems of the country. Obviously, a very low level of non-resource exports is due … to the fact that […]

Press Relese, December 6, 2013 Activists of the Novosibirsk branch of YABLOKO conducted an action against corruption at the Olympic Games in Sochi. Ten people participated in the action, one of them wore the costume of a white bear with a smoked fish in his paw which symbolized an Olympic Torch.

Press Release, November 28, 2013 Leader of YABLOKO faction in the Legislative Assembly of St.Petersburg Grigory Yavlinsky proposed to cut the propensity for corruption of the Law on the Federal Contract System. Yavlinsky introduced the draft into the Legislative Assembly.

Press Release, November 28, 2013 The Saratov branch of YABLOKO sent an appeal to head of Saratov Oleg Grishchenko and deputies of the Saratov City Duma demanding to change the Charter of Saratov which runs that the mayor of the city is elected by deputies of the City Duma.