Boris Vishnevsky criticizes the law prohibiting deputies from meeting their voters
Press release, 09.02.2017
United Russia deputy Irina Belykh submitted to the State Duma a bill which proposes that the meeting of deputies of all levels (from the municipal to parliamentary level) with voters must be held according to the law on public events. Read more »
Posted: February 12th, 2017 under YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Russia must repeal domestic violence decriminalization, says HRC member Machua
Liberal International, 09.02.2017
Building on the growing international coalition against Russia’s recently introduced legislation decriminalising domestic violence, LI Human Rights Committee Member, Rosemary Machua, has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to repeal a law, reminding the Russian state of its obligations under international law. Read more »
Posted: February 9th, 2017 under Gender Faction, YABLOKO and the International Liberal Family.
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Philosopher Kirill Martynov to give a lecture on the conservative trend
Press release, 08.02.2017
On February 22, Kirill Martynov, an associate professor at The School of Philosophy of the Higher School of Economics, will give a lecture on “Why modern voters grew fond of the conservatives and what can be done about it. The experience of Russia, Europe and the USA.”. The lecture will be held within the discussion club of Moscow Yabloko Youth. Read more »
Posted: February 9th, 2017 under Education and Science, Yabloko Youth.
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Sergei Mitrokhin protests outside Russia’s FSB intelligence agency demanding to release detained activists
Press release, 07.02.2017
On February 7, Moscow YABLOKO Chair Sergei Mitrokhin and party activists conducted a protest action outside Russia’s FSB intelligence agency demanding to release detained activist Mark Galperin and journalist Olga Sapronova. Sapronova was release 40 minutes after the picket began.

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Posted: February 9th, 2017 under Human Rights.
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Grigory Yavlinsky: People are dying in Donbass: The Kremlin hopes there will be enough ammunition
Grigory Yavlinsky’s website, 06.02.2017
The war in the east of Ukraine is well under way again, people are dying. But the Kremlin officially hopes that the so called “rebels” in Donbass will have enough weapons and ammunition. Political cynicism of the Russian authorities is reaching a new level. A human’s life is not on the list of geopolitical priorities of the Kremlin. So, discussing the war in Donbass during his visit to Budapest Putin is talking about some political games, not about the dying people. Read more »
Posted: February 8th, 2017 under Foreign policy, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations.
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The Forum of Young Election Representatives gives start to Yavlinsky’s presidential campaign
Press release, 04.02.2017
The Forum of Young Election Representatives of presidential candidate Grigory Yavlinsky is taking place in Moscow today. Young people from 30 regions of Russia have gathered in YABLOKO’a office in Moscow today.
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Posted: February 8th, 2017 under Elections, Presidential Elections, Presidential elections 2018.
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Grigory Yavlinsky: Vladimir Putin does not see any future and lives in the past
Press release, 04.02.2017
Presidential candidate Grigory Yavlinsky claims that the essence of the coming election of the head of the State is that the country should move forward and stop going round in circles. He made such a statement at the Youth Forum of the presidential candidate’s election representatives which was held in Moscow.

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Posted: February 7th, 2017 under Elections, Presidential Elections, Presidential elections 2018.
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The School of Municipal Deputy to hold a meeting
Press release, 03.02.2017
On February 6, YABLOKO’s School of Municipal Deputy will hold another meeting. Read more »
Posted: February 3rd, 2017 under Elections, Local and Municipal Elections 2017.
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HRC Chair Loening calls on Putin not to decriminalize domestic violence
Liberal International, 02.02.2017
Chair of LI Human Rights Committee and LI Vice-President on the Bureau Markus Loening has spoken out over news that Russia’s Federal Council (the upper chamber of the Russian Parliament) has passed a bill decriminalizing domestic violence, calling on President Vladimir Putin not to sign the bill into legislation. Read more »
Posted: February 2nd, 2017 under Gender Faction, YABLOKO and the International Liberal Family.
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YABLOKO to conduct a Youth Forum of Grigory Yavlinsky’s election representatives
Press release, 01.02.2017
On Saturday, February 4, a forum of young election representatives of Grigory Yavlinsky, a candidate for President of Russia, “Election representatives 2018 – New YABLOKO/ Young People” will be held in Moscow.

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Posted: February 1st, 2017 under Elections, Presidential elections 2018.
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Residents of St.Petersburg came to the centre of the city protesting against transfer of the iconic landmark of the city – St.Isaac’s Cathedral – to the Russian Orthodox Church
Boris Vishnevsky, leader of the YABLOKO faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, was one of the organisers of the action
Based on publications in the Russian media, 30.01.2017

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Posted: February 1st, 2017 under Street Actions.
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Vologda branch of YABLOKO conducted picketing for affordable education
Press release, 30.01.2017
On January 28, the activists of the Vologda branch of YABLOKO conducted a picket dedicated to educational issues.
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Posted: February 1st, 2017 under Education and Science, Street Actions.
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YABLOKO commemorated victims of the siege of Leningrad
Press release, 27.01.2017
On 27 January, the anniversary of the lifting of the siege of Leningrad, YABLOKO representatives laid flowers at the memorial in Moscow and St.Petersburg.

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Posted: January 31st, 2017 under History, Human Rights, Street Actions.
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On the environmental policy on the eve of the scheduled Year of Environment
Statement by Grigory Yavlinsky and Alexei Yablokov, 27.12.2016
The joint statement by Grigory Yavlinsky and Alexei Yablokov was published in late December 2016. Two weeks later Alexei V. Yablokov passed away. This crucial document, which proposes the ways to reduce morbidity and mortality in Russia, has turned out to be the political heritage of environmental scientist Alexei Yablokov.
The Press Office of YABLOKO, 11.01.2017
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Posted: January 31st, 2017 under Environmental Policies, Protection of Environment.
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Investigative Committee informs Lev Shlosberg that nobody tortured Ildar Dadin
Press release, 27.01.2017
The Investigative Committee’s branch in the Republic of Karelia responded to the inquiry of Lev Shglosberg, deputy of the Pskov Region Legislative Assembly (YABLOKO’s faction), demanding to investigate the information on violence, including tortures and murder threats, against dissident Ildar Dadin by the staff and administration of the Prison Colony No. 7 in the town of Segezha [near the Finnish border]. The information on the use of violance against Ildar Dadin was published in the mass media. Read more »
Posted: January 30th, 2017 under Human Rights, Ildar Dadin's Case.
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Nikolai Kavkazsky invites young people to join Youth YABLOKO
Press Release, 27.01.2017
Nikolai Kavkazsky, Chairman of the Moscow Youth YABLOKO, urges democratically minded young people to join YABLOKO and create a faction within the party.

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Posted: January 30th, 2017 under Yabloko Youth.
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Mikhail Gorny launched a book on anti-corruption in YABLOKO’s School of Modern Politics in St. Petersburg
Press Release, 27.01.2017
Mikhail Gorny, Bureau member of St.Petersburg YABLOKO and professor of the Higher School of Economics, launched the book Fighting Corruption: Modern Technologies, published under his editorship.
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Posted: January 30th, 2017 under YABLOKO against Corruption.
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The Novosibirsk branch of YABLOKO protests against growth of housing and utilities tariffs
Press Release, 27.01.2017
On 25 and 26 January, members of the Novosibirsk branch of YABLOKO together with representatives of other parties held pickets in front of the Legislative Assembly of the Novosibirsk Region against rising housing and utility rates. Once more action is planned on 28 January.

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Posted: January 30th, 2017 under Housing and Utilities Reform.
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Activists handed 107,000 signatures to the Governor of Voronezh Region against nickel extraction
Press Release, 27.01.2017
On 25 January environmental activists of the Russian Black Earth area handed to Alexei Gordeyev Governor of the Voronezh Region, 107,000 signatures against the extraction of nickel in the region. Viktor Hlebostroyev, Deputy Chairman of the Voronezh branch of YABLOKO, participated in the action.

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Posted: January 30th, 2017 under Environmental Policies, Protection of Environment.
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YABLOKO’s Anti-Corruption Centre prepared a survey on the situation with corruption in 2016
Press Release, 27.01.2017
YABLOKO’s Anti-Corruption Centre, headed by Sergei Mitrokhin, member of YABLOKO’s Political Committee, released a survey on the situation with corruption in Russia in 2016 http://www.yabloko.ru/2017/01/27. It analyses the cases of 2016 that got loud the profile cases last year, legislation, law enforcement practices and the authorities’ response to civil investigations. Read more »
Posted: January 30th, 2017 under YABLOKO against Corruption.
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