Is
Modernisation in Russia Possible? Interview
with Grigory Yavlinsky and Boris Titov by Yury Pronko,
"The Real Time" programme, Radio Finam, May
12, 2010
On July 9, YABLOKO activists participated in a rally against the illegal construction of a temple in Torfyanka park, Moskow. More than 600 people took part in the action.Read more »
The searches of the apartments of Golos [a respected election-monitoring NGO] representatives Grigory Melkonyants, Tatyana Troinova and Roman Udot which took place in the brutal traditions of Joseph Stalin’s times – early in the morning, breaking the doors and a simultaneous search in the office of the Moscow department of the organisation – is an obvious action of intimidation of the most effective election-monitoring organisation ahead of the elections. The pretext for searches is absurd – the tax evasion case against Golos’ sister organization in the Samara region. The aim of computers and documentation seizure is to disrupt the provision of “The election fraud map” before the regional elections. Read more »
On July 9, an action demanding to preserve the retirement public transport benefits took place outside the Moscow Regional Duma. Chair of the Moscow region branch of YABLOKO Alexander Gunko, representatives of the Klin branch of YABLOKO and party activists participated in the action. The activists held placards comparing budget expenditures for authorities and pensioners.Read more »
On July 9, an action demanding to preserve the post retirement public transport benefits in the Moscow region will take place outside the Moscow Regional Duma. Chair of the Moscow region branch of YABLOKO Alexander Gunko, representatives of the Klin branch of YABLOKO and party activists will participate in the action. Read more »
Press release, 07.07.2015
On July 6, a people’s gathering against the construction of a high-rise building without permission documents took place in Izhevsk, the Republic of Udmurtia. Chair of the local YABLOKO branch Mikhail Nazarov and YABLOKO Chairman adviser Sofya Rusova participated in it.Read more »
Member of Moscow Observation Commission, YABLOKO Bureau member Valery Borshchev, head of For human rights movement Lev Ponomaryev and human rights defender Svetlena Gannushkina conducted a series of one-person picketing against the bill broadening the possibility to use small arms for police and FSB (Federal Security Service) officers. The picketing took place outside the State Duma.Read more »
The initiative of Russian MPs from all the factions of the State Duma grating the police exclusive rights in the use of force represents preparation for the suppression of civil protests by force and blood. Read more »
YABLOKO turned out a batch of T-shirts devoted to the birthday of environmentalist and political prisoner Evgeny Vitishko. Today he turns 42.Read more »
Statement by the Moscow branch of YABLOKO, 02.07.2015
Within the last weeks of spring and the beginning of summer of 2015 the number of detention of street musicians on behalf of police has increased, they are accused under articles that have been used only against political activists before. Read more »
Grigory Yavlinsky, head of YABLOKO faction in the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly, summed up the work of the faction in the spring session. Read more »
YABLOKO conducted a picket near the house where Stalin’s victims were shot demanding from the authorities to open a memorial museum there. Activists handed out leaflets on the history of the place. Every Wednesday since 2011 YABLOKO’s Alexei Nesterenko has been conducting one-person picketing outside the house. His father was shot there, therefore it’s important for Nesterenko to turn the place into a memorial museum. Read more »
A round table “What reforms are needed in the context of sustainable development of small and medium-sized enterprises” took place in the International University in Moscow today within he frameworks of an independent Public Expert Council for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises (SMEs). YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin participated in the event.Read more »
Announcement, 29.06.2015
On July 2, activists of the YABLOKO party together with street musicians will conduct picketing for freedom of artistic expression in Moscow.
Within the past months the street artists have been persecuted by police since their performance is classified as unauthorised public event.
On behalf of the YABLOKO party I express condolences in connection with the death of a person during the flooding in Sochi.
We are waiting for the objective investigation of the circumstances of the tragedy. The opinion of the environmentalists, who claim that new storm water system wasn’t developed during the construction of the Olimpic venues, needs the most careful examination. According to the environmentalists, the reason for the tragedy could have become the destruction of natural water passages during the construction. Read more »
Tatiana Shkred, leader of the Voronezh branch of YABLOKO, inspected the area of exploration works in the copper-nickel deposits in the Voronezh region. Read more »
YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin held a meeting with local residents who oppose the construction of a temple in Torfyanka park, Moscow. More than 300 people came to the meeting. YABLOKO leader focused on the legal bearings of the case.Read more »
Activists of the Udmurtia Teachers’ trade union conducted pickets against reduction of teachers’ salaries. The action took place before the State Council meeting. Sofya Rusova, YABLOKO Chairman adviser, also joined the picket.Read more »
YABLOKO’s leaders, party activists and Moscow citizens took part in a memorial action “1,418 candles per every day of the war” commemorating the victims of the Second World War. The action was held in Moscow in the night from June 21 to June 22 (the day the USSR was attacked by Hitler’s troops).Read more »
The YABLOKO faction in the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg voted against the law on the implementation of the city budget in 2014 in connection with the systemic shortcomings of the budget process in St. Petersburg, that YABLOKO pointed at at all the stages of adopting of the budget last year, runs the faction’s statement. None of the budget sections was fully implemented in the expenditure part. The budget remained closed to the public, in addition, the performance report is considered before the end of the public hearings on it, which is a violation of the law. According to YABLOKO deputies, changes in the legislation on the city budget are required. Read more »