Where will they take radioactive waste from Angarsk?
Press Release, 04.12.2014
The Krasnoyarsk branch of YABLOKO’s environmental faction “Green Russia” has expressed its deep concern about the poor quality of the documents submitted for public discussion on the assessment of environmental impact of the project envisaging decommissioning of storage facilities of 310 OAO Angarsk Electrolysis Chemical Complex. Read more »
Posted: December 7th, 2014 under YABLOKO for Nuclear Safety.
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Lev Shlosberg awarded the Moscow Helsinki Group Prize
Press Release, 03.12.2014
Lev Shlosberg, leader of the Pskov branch of YABLOKO, MP in the Pskov Regional Legislative Assembly and renown journalist, was awarded the Moscow Helsinki Group Prize in the field of human rights. Read more »
Posted: December 7th, 2014 under Human Rights.
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Chief Federal Inspector on Mordovia threatens to take away children from Ukrainian refugees
Press Release, 02.12.2014
On December 2, 2014, Chief Federal Inspector on Mordovia Alexander Pykov visited the refugees from Ukraine in the Atma village, the Republic of Mordovia. Instead of providing aid to the refugees he threatened to take away their children. Read more »
Posted: December 7th, 2014 under Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, YABLOKO Against Terrorism.
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YABLOKO participated in rally in support of doctors
Press Release, 30.11.2014
The YABLOKO party participated in the march and rally under the slogan “For reasonable medicine” which took place in Moscow. More than 5400 people participated in the action.
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Posted: December 6th, 2014 under Healthcare.
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Maria Yefimova: Exhaustive measures are being taken
Maria Yefimova’s blog, 27.11.2014
We, Youth YABLOKO’s activists, brought claims demanding to investigate the murder of YABLOKO member and opposition journalist Timur Kuashev to Prosecutor General’s office and the Investigative Committee on October 8, 2014.
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Posted: December 5th, 2014 under Human Rights, Timur Kuashev's case.
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Prosecutors are evicting Ukrainian refugees after Sergei Mitrokhin spoke about their situation on an evening TV show
Press Release, 28.11.2014
YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin told TV viewers about a real situation of refugees from Ukraine in the village of Atma, Mordovia. The popular TV programme took place at Channel One on November 27. Read more »
Posted: December 5th, 2014 under Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations.
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Sergei Mitrokhin: dissident Vladimir Bukovsky does have Russian citizenship
Press Release, 27.11.2014
YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin lodged an application to Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Affairs Minister, to solve the problem of Russian citizenship for a well-known dissident, writer and human rights activist Vladimir Bukovsky. Read more »
Posted: December 1st, 2014 under Human Rights.
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Liquidation of the Environmental Watch on North Caucasus is the Adygei authorities’ crime
Statement by the YABLOKO party, 26.11.2014
The decision to liquidate the Environmental Watch on North Caucasus that has been taken by the Supreme Court of the Republic of Adygei is the revenge for the successful long-term activity of the organisation. Read more »
Posted: November 28th, 2014 under Environmental Policies, Evgeny Vitishko case, Human Rights.
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Construction of the Parliamentary Centre in a Moscow park is unacceptable!
26.11.2014
Statement by the Moscow branch of the YABLOKO party
On November 24, 2014, [the authorities] announced public hearings on “The project [for] area planning in Mnevnikovskaya floodplain” which is part of the natural protection zone “Natural-Historical Park Moskvoretsky”. The project envisages construction of the Parliamentary Centre for the Federal Assembly of Russia. The fact that such hearings were announced demonstrates that the authorities gave the project a “green light”. Read more »
Posted: November 28th, 2014 under Support of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses.
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Sergei Mitrokhin proposed to Sergei Naryshkin to abandon construction of the Parliamentary Centre in a Moscow park
Press Release, 26.11.2014
Today, when participating in the Council of Non-Parliamentary Parties “Development of Entrepreneurship in Russia”, YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin proposed to Sergei Naryshkin, Speaker of the State Duma, to abandon the construction of the Parliamentary Center in Mnevnikovskaya floodplain nature protection territory.
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Posted: November 28th, 2014 under Support of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, YABLOKO against Corruption.
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Boris Vishnevsky: How to measure Putin’s true rating
Boris Vishnevsky’s blog at Ekho Moskvy website, 19.11.2014
At the All-Russia People’s Front forum [a movement founded by Vladimir Putin to replace the ruling United Russia party. Supported by well-known public persons loyal to Putin] Vladimir Putin stated that ruble’s fall shouldn’t upset the citizens of Russia too much. Read more »
Posted: November 27th, 2014 under Economy.
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YABLOKO conducted picketing against violence to women
Press Release, 25.11.2014
On November 25 YABLOKO Gender faction conducted picketing against violence to women within the campaign “16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence” under the aegis of the United Nations.
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Posted: November 25th, 2014 under Gender Faction.
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Novosibirsk branch of YABLOKO conducted picketing in support of small business
Press release, 24.11.2014
The Novosibirsk branch of YABLOKO conducted picketing in support of small businesses on September 22. They called the authorities to give up the plans to introduce new tax imposed on small businesses and also consider substitution of VAT with sales tax and develop a tax reform for this purpose.
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Posted: November 24th, 2014 under Economy.
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YABLOKO congratulates Konstantin Remchukov, Editor-in-Chief of Nezavisimaya Gazeta, on his birthday
Congratulations on behalf of Sergei Mitrokhin and Grigory Yavlinsky, 21.11.2014
Dear Konstantin,
Happy birthday!
You are the Editor-in-Chief of the Nezavisimaya Gazeta (Independent newspaper), the edition which gives the opportunity to independently speakout, participate in hard-hitting discussions, get to know the opinions of people of different views. Unfortunately, there’re very few titles like yours left at this hard time. Read more »
Posted: November 23rd, 2014 under Без рубрики.
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YABLOKO to conduct a conference “War in Chechnya: political mistakes and war crimes”
Press release, 20.11.2014
On November 28, YABLOKO will conduct a conference called “War in Chechnya: political mistakes and war crimes” coincided with the 20th anniversary of the beginning of the First Chechen war and 15th anniversary of the beginning of the Second Chechen war. The conference will take place at YABLOKO main office. Read more »
Posted: November 20th, 2014 under History, Human Rights.
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St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly refused to support Ekho Moskvy
Press release, 19.11.2014
Deputies of St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly refused to include the appeal to Minister of Communications and the Media Nikolai Nikiforiv in support of the Ekho Moskvy radio station in the agenda. The appeal was introduced by YABLOKO’s Boris Vishnevsky and a Just Russia deputy Marina Shishkina. Only 14 deputies out of 50 voted for inclusion of the issue in the agenda: all YABLOKO faction deputies, 7 deputies from Just Russia (out of 12) and 1 deputy from the Communist party (out of 7). In addition to that the “parliamentary majority” refused to request a roll vote. Read more »
Posted: November 20th, 2014 under Freedom of Speech.
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Women’s problems in the regions of Russia: it’s getting worse and more conservative
Press release 14.11.2014
YABLOKO Gender faction and For feminism movement conducted a round table on the status of women in the regions of Russia.

Galina Mikhaleva
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Posted: November 17th, 2014 under Gender Faction.
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Mitrokhin is for creation of a coalition of oppositional forces but without nationalists and oligarchic parties
Interfax, 15.10.2014
YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin is ready to consider the PARNAS’s proposal to create an opposition coalition but the decision will depend on its [coalition] staff. Read more »
Posted: November 17th, 2014 under Political Parties.
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YABLOKO Federal Council to formulate tasks for the party for the coming two years
Press release, 12.11.2014
On December 13-14 the meeting of YABLOKO Federal Council will take place. YABLOKO Federal Council is YABLOKO’s representative body and comprises about 160 people who will discuss the situation in the country and work out the party political line for 2015-2016. Read more »
Posted: November 13th, 2014 under Politics.
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Gazprom Media violates the law
Statement by the YABLOKO party, 07.11.2014
The events which take place in connection with the situation with the Ekho Moskvy radio station give evidence that the state strengthens its repressive policy towards mass media. Read more »
Posted: November 13th, 2014 under Freedom of Speech.
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