Archive for 'Social Policies'
The education sector is affected first
Grigory Yavlinsky web-site, 20.08.2016 Change of officials in the Ministry of Education has nothing to do with the solution of the key problems of Russian education sector. The main threat to education in Russia is the actual reduction of the costs plus ideologisation and imposing of obscurantist standards. And this is only a part of […]
Posted: August 25th, 2016 under Education and Science.
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YABLOKO signs cooperation agreement with the trade union of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Press release, 16.08.2016 Today,on 16 August, the YABLOKO party and the trade union of the Russian Academy of Sciences has signed a cooperation agreement. YABLOKO was represented by party Chair Emilia Slabunova and Chair of the Federal Political Committee Grigory Yavlinsky. Head of the trade union Victor Kalinushkin and his Deputy Galina Chucheva signed the […]
Posted: August 17th, 2016 under Education and Science, Elections, State Duma Elections 2016.
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YABLOKO to sign agreement with the trade union of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Press release, 15.08.2016 On 16 August, the YABLOKO party and the trade union of the Russian Academy of Sciences will sign a cooperation agreement. YABLOKO Chair Emilia Slabunova is going to sign the agreement on behalf of the party while Victor Kalinushkin, head of the organisation, will put his signature on behalf of the trade union.
Posted: August 15th, 2016 under Education and Science, Elections, State Duma Elections 2016.
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St. Petersburg Youth YABLOKO acted in defense of the NGOs involved in HIV prevention
Press Release, 26.07.2016 St.Petersburg Youth YABLOKO acted in defense of non-profit organisations ESVERO and the Andrei Rylkov Foundation engaged in the prevention of HIV infection in Russia and recognised as “foreign agents.” On 25 July party protesting against enlisting these organisations as “foreign agents”, YABLOKO activists sent to the Ministry of Justice the layout of […]
Posted: July 26th, 2016 under Human Rights, Youth Policies.
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YABLOKO Youth to hold a picket demanding to investigate the murder of Timur Kuashev
Press release, 21.07.2016 On Monday, August 1, Moscow YABLOKO Youth activists will hold a one-person picket by the Investigative Committee demanding to investigate the murder of journalist Timur Kushev, to find those who ordered and committed the crime.
Posted: July 22nd, 2016 under Human Rights, Timur Kuashev's case, Youth Policies.
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Nikolai Kavkazsky re-elected Chairman of the Moscow Youth YABLOKO
Press Release, 29.06.2016 The general meeting of the Moscow Youth YABLOKO re-elected Nikolai Kavkazsky, human rights defender and ex prisoner of the Bolotnaya Square Rally case, Chairman of the organisation. Maria Efimova and Yuri Slinko were elected deputy chairs.
Posted: June 29th, 2016 under Human Rights, Youth Policies.
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YABLOKO representatives held meetings with German liberals
Press release, 22.06.2016 YABLOKO’s Deputy Chair Alexander Gnezdilov, Moscow Yabloko Youth leaders Nikolai Kavkazsky and Maria Yefimova held meetings with Board members of Junge Liberale (the FDP youth wing) Konstantin Kuhle, Katharina Schreiner, Florian Philipp Ott, Phil Hackemann, Florian Zeimi and Franziska Brandmann on June 18 and 20.
Posted: June 23rd, 2016 under YABLOKO and the International Liberal Family, Youth Policies.
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St.Petersburg Yabloko Youth reelected Chair for a second term
Press release, 14.06.2016 An election meeting of the St.Petersburg branch of YABLOKO Youth took place on 11 June. The incumbent Chairman Daniel Semyonov was reelected for a second term.
Posted: June 14th, 2016 under Elections, Youth Policies.
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YABLOKO handed over books to Dante Alighieri Library
Press release, 30.05.2016 On 27 May, the All-Russia Library Day, YABLOKO Deputy Chair Alexander Gnezdilov, Federal Bureau member Ivan Bolshakov and the party activists handed over several dozens of books to the Dante Alighieri Library. Earlier this year the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation tried to deprive the library of its premises.
Posted: May 31st, 2016 under Education and Science, Social Policies.
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YABLOKO supports health care workers in Sverdlovsk region
Press release, 26.05.2016 In March 2015 the health care workers of the public facility Pervouralsk City Hospital No.1 turned to the Sverdlovsk branch of YABLOKO. They reported that it had been planned to deprive health care workers of their salary under the pretense of healthcare reform: they were forced to go on a leave without […]
Posted: May 27th, 2016 under Healthcare.
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Emilia Slabunova: “Only political means will allow to overcome the crisis in the health care”
Press release, photos, videos, 21.05.2016 Only political means will allow to overcome the present crisis in the health care, Emilia Slabunova, YABLOKO Chair, said in her speech for the delegates of the 10th (26th) Extraordinary Pirogov Congress of doctors. This can be achieved only through a legitimate and peaceful change of power in the elections.
Posted: May 23rd, 2016 under Healthcare, Social Policies.
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Free Mikhail Konev!
26.04.2016 Yabloko Youth calls for the immediate release of Mikhail Konev, leader of PARNAS Youth wing. According to the reports on the social media, Mikhail has been kidnapped from the military registration and enlistment office in Moscow. Despite the fact that the activist has an exemption from military service the army conscription commission found him fit […]
Posted: April 26th, 2016 under Human Rights, The Russian Army, Youth Policies.
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YABLOKO insists that killing of stray animals must be stopped
Press release, 21.04.2016 The Sochi branch of YABLOKO forwarded an appeal to Anatoly Pakhomov, Mayor of Sochi, with the demand to turn down the practice of killing stray animals. Instead YABLOKO suggests that a complex city programme on sterilisation and regulation of populations of stray animals must be introduced.
Posted: April 21st, 2016 under Social Policies.
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YABLOKO launched a special website section for Chernobyl victims
Press release, 18.04.2016 YABLOKO has launched a special section on the party website to help the families of the Chernobyl victims who were hit by the children allowance cut.
Posted: April 19th, 2016 under Social Policies.
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YABLOKO representatives visited Gerhart Baum’s public lecture in Yekaterinburg
Press release, 13.04.2016 On 12 April, former Minister of the Interior of Germany Gerhart Baum gave a public lecture on freedom and security in the Boris Yeltsin Centre in the city of Yekaterinburg (the capital of the Sverdlovsk Region, the Urals). Leader of YABLOKO’s regional branch Yuri Pereverzev and party activist Elena Krasulina attended the […]
Posted: April 15th, 2016 under Education and Science, Foreign policy, Human Rights, Politics, Russia-Eu relations.
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St.Petersburg YABLOKO Youth supports persecuted student
Press release, 11.04.2016 St.Petersburg branch of YABLOKO Youth forwarded an appeal to city Ombudsman Alexander Shishlov calling to protect the rights and lawful interests of an underage student.
Posted: April 13th, 2016 under Freedom of Assembly, Human Rights, Street Actions, Youth Policies.
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Moscow YABLOKO Youth protested against bill on National Guard
Press release, 08.04.2016 On 8 April, YABLOKO Youth activits conducted a series of one-person pickets outside the Presidential Administration protesting against the creation of the National Guard. The activits claim that the true aim of the new structure is to suppress opposition demonstrations.
Posted: April 10th, 2016 under Human Rights, Street Actions, Youth Policies.
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Youth YABLOKO offered President of Russia to resign due to the scandal with offshore companies
Press release, 07.04.2016 On 6 April Andrei Sklyarov, leader of Youth YABLOKO in Rostov conducted a picket where he asked Vladimir Putin to follow the example of Prime Minister of Iceland and resign.
Posted: April 8th, 2016 under Street Actions, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Youth Policies.
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Tula YABLOKO Youth protested against conscription
Press release, 05.04.2016 YABLOKO Youth activists in Tula joined the federal action of protest conducted by the youth faction of YABLOKO against the conscription system in Russia. The action was timed to the beginning of the spring draft.
Posted: April 6th, 2016 under Human Rights, Street Actions, The Russian Army, Youth Policies.
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Sverdlovsk YABLOKO Youth conducted pickets agaisnt conscription
Press release, 06.04.2016 On 5 April, the Sverdlovsk region YABLOKO Youth conducted one-person pickets against the draft system in Russia. The street action of protest took place by the military registration and enlistment office in Yekaterinburg.
Posted: April 6th, 2016 under Human Rights, Street Actions, The Russian Army, Youth Policies.
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