YABLOKO supports residents’ protest against infill construction
Press release, 04.02.2016
On 3 February, a rally against the infill construction took place in the Tyeply Stan district, Moscow. More than 200 came to express protest against the construction of a hotel which was not agreed with the local residents. Grigory Semyonov, a municipal deputy in the Cheryemushki district of Moscow and Deputy Chair of Moscow YABLOKO, participated in the rally.
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Posted: February 4th, 2016 under YABLOKO against Corruption.
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Moscow Regional Council of YABLOKO supports political prisoner Ildar Dadin
Press release, 03.02.2016
The Regional Council of the Moscow branch of YABLOKO took part in an action in support of Ildar Dadin, the political prisoner who had been charged with three years at a penal colony under Article 212.1 of the Criminal Code for repeatedly breaking Russian protest laws. He became the first politcal prisoner to be charged under this Article.
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Posted: February 3rd, 2016 under Human Rights.
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Mitrokhin demands to file a criminal case against head of Chechnya
Press release, 02.02.2016
Sergei Mitrokhin, member of YABLOKO Federal Political Committee and Chair of Moscow YABLOKO, forwarded applications to President of Russia, head of the Federal Security Service and Prosecutor General as in response to the offenses towards the Russian opposition on behalf of the head of the Chechen Administration Ramzan Kadyrov. Read more »
Posted: February 2nd, 2016 under Human Rights, YABLOKO Against Nationalism, Extremism and Xenophobia.
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Volgograd branch of YABLOKO pays tribute to Stalingrad defenders
Press release, 03.02.2016
On 2 February, the Volgograd branch of YABLOKO laid flowers to the internal flame in memory of the Battle of Stalingrad, 1943, a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II, when the Soviet troops defeated the Nazi Germany.

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Posted: February 2nd, 2016 under History, Street Actions.
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Boris Yeltsin, the first Russian President, would have turned 85 today
01.02.2016
Grigory Yavlinsky:
“Boris Yeltsin belongs to such historical figures whose assessment by people changes over time, because all further developments bring new meanings to their deeds and highlight the consequences that were not obvious during their lives. Read more »
Posted: February 2nd, 2016 under Human Rights.
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Extradition of a North Korean citizen to execution is inadmissible
Statement by Alexander Gnezdilov, Deputy Chairperson of the YABLOKO party, 01.02.2016
The refusal of the Federal Migration Service of Russia to grant a political asylum to the citizen of the DPRK, who will face death penalty in North Korea in case he is deported home, raises deep concern. Read more »
Posted: February 1st, 2016 under Human Rights.
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Explanation from the YABLOKO Press Service on party’s coaltion policies
Press Release, 30.01.2016
The Russian United Democratic Party YABLOKO regards the statement of the Parnas party on the political union [with YABLOKO] be a response to the Coalition proposal of our party made on 23 January. Read more »
Posted: February 1st, 2016 under Elections, Parliamentary Elections 2016, Presidential Elections, Presidential elections 2018, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2016.
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Principles of the Coalition Policies of YABLOKO
Appendix No 2 of 28 January, 2016
Confirming the Statement of the 17th Congress of YABLOKO “On the Priorities of the Coalition Policies” of 17 June 2012 and the Decision of the Bureau of the Party, “On Creation of a Coalition of Political Alternative” of 31 January 2015, the Russian United Democratic Party YABLOKO considers it appropriate to designate clear and transparent principles of coalition politics of the Party for the next electoral cycle and get out with these proposals to all potential partners. Read more »
Posted: February 1st, 2016 under Elections, Parliamentary Elections 2016, Presidential Elections, Presidential elections 2018, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2016.
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YABLOKO claims opposition must conduct a joint action in memory of Boris Nemtsov in St.Petersburg
Press release, 02.02.2016
On 1 February, a meeting of the Bureau of St.Petersburg YABLOKO took place. The Bureau nominated Boris Vishnevsky and Andrei Palevich to negotiate with PARNAS and Democratic Petersburg about the conduction of street actions in memory of Boris Nemtsov. According to a number of the Bureau members, the opposition must conduct a united action against political terror to consolidate the democratic forces.
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Posted: January 31st, 2016 under Elections, Human Rights, Parliamentary Elections 2016, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2016, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly.
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YABLOKO demands to investigate murder of 16-year-old girl
Press release, 01.02.2016
The Novosibirsk branch of YABLOKO participated in a rally demanding to investigate the murder of Karina Zalesova, a 16-year-old girl, and bring her murderer to responsibility. According to the investigators, the murder was commited by the sun of a prominent businessman. However, he is trying to escape from punishment. Stanislav Zakharkin, Chair of the Novosibirsk branch of YABLOKO Youth, was among the organisers of the rally.
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Posted: January 30th, 2016 under Human Rights, Street Actions, Youth Policies.
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Yabloko Youth showed Wakolda movie
Press release, 29.01.2016
On 28 January, the Moscow branch of Yabloko Youth showed a movie called Wakolda (The German Doctor) in YABLOKO’s main office.
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Posted: January 29th, 2016 under YABLOKO Against Nationalism, Extremism and Xenophobia, Youth Policies.
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Committee against Xenophobia conducted a meeting in Moscow Helsinki Group office
Press release, 28.01.2016
On 27 January, the Committee against Xenophobia and Nationalism conducted its first meeting this year in the office of Moscow Helsinki Group. Galina Mikhaleva, coordinator of the Committee and First Deputy Chair of the Moscow branch of YABLOKO, moderated the meeting. The meeting was also attended by other coordinaors Usman Baratov (the Uzbek community) and Vadim Karastelyev (Moscow Helsinki Group), representatives of the Moscow Antifascist Committee, Moscow committee of Civil diplomacy and civil activits.
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Posted: January 28th, 2016 under Human Rights, YABLOKO Against Nationalism, Extremism and Xenophobia.
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Russia should change its foreign policy in such a way so that economic sanctions against it are cancelled
Interview by Emilia Slabunova, Expert magazine, 29.01.2016
The magazine Expert asked YABLOKO Chair Emilia Slabunova a number of questions about the key economic and political priorities for 2016. The election campaign and the elections to the State Duma in the Fall will be the most important events of the year.
Expert: Should the law on the Central Bank be amended so that it would envisage Bank’s responsibility for economic? Read more »
Posted: January 27th, 2016 under Economy, Elections.
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YABLOKO Youth in Stavropol conducted picketing against head of Chechnya
Press release, 26.01.2016
Today, on 26 January, the Stavropol branch of YABLOKO Youth conducted a one-person picket demanding to dismiss head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov. Kirill Bobro and Ivan Tansky participated in the action.
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Posted: January 27th, 2016 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Street Actions, YABLOKO Against Nationalism, Extremism and Xenophobia, Youth Policies.
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YABLOKO commemorated the victims of the siege of Leningrad
Press Release, 27.01.2016
On 27 January, the anniversary of the siege of Leningrad, leaders and activists of the YABLOKO party laid flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The action was attended by YABLOKO Chair Emilia Slabunova, Deputy Chair Nikolai Rybakov and members of the Federal Political Committee Grigory Yavlinsky and Sergei Mitrokhin.
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Posted: January 27th, 2016 under History.
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Sergei Mitrokhin: such persons as [head of Chechnya] Karyrov are in great demand with the regime today
Press Release, 26.01.2016
Today, approximately at 12:00, Sergei Mitrokhin, member of YABLOKO’s Federal Political Committee, and two YABLOKO activists Anton Antonov-Ovseyenko and Stanislav Belyansky were detained by the President’s Administration during the action for the resignation of head of Administration of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov.
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Posted: January 27th, 2016 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, YABLOKO Against Nationalism, Extremism and Xenophobia.
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Novosibirsk branch of YABLOKO supported the action for dismissal of Ramzan Kadyrov
Press release, 26.01.2016
On 26 January, the activists of the Novosibirsk branch of YABLOKO conducted picketing for dismissal of head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov. Similar actions took place in Moscow and Stavropol.
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Posted: January 26th, 2016 under Freedom of Assembly, Human Rights, Street Actions, YABLOKO Against Nationalism, Extremism and Xenophobia.
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Sergei Mitrokhin detained by the Presidential Administration
Press Release, 26.01.2016
UPD. 14:50. Sergei Mitrokhin released. Antonov-Ovseyenko and Belyansky still remain in the police. Mitrokhin accused of violation of the order of organisation of public actions (article 20.2 of the Administrative Violation Code of Russia).
UPD. 14:40. The lawyer is not allowed to enter the police department.
UPD. 12:40. Journalists are not allowed to enter the Kitai-Gorod police department under a pretext that it is a “high security facility”.
UPD. 12:30. Sergei Mitrokhin, Anton Antonov-Ovseyenko and Stanislav Belyansky brought to the Kitai-Gorod police department, the police took away their mobile telephones.
Today, approximately at 12:00, Sergei Mitrokhin, member of YABLOKO’s Federal Political Committee, was detained by the President’s Administration before the action for the resignation of head of Administration of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov. He was taken to the police station Kitai-Gorod.
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Posted: January 26th, 2016 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights.
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Moscow branch of YABLOKO supported rally against political reprisals
Press release, 25.01.2016
On 23 January, the activists of the Moscow branch of YABLOKO participated in a rally against political reprisals and in support of Ildar Dadin and other political prisoners. About 700 people came to take part in the action.
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Posted: January 26th, 2016 under Human Rights.
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