YABLOKO conducted a meeting with Jonge Democraten
Press Release, October 26, 2013
The Moscow branch of Youth YABLOKO conducted a meeting with Jonge Democraten, young Dutch liberals, at YABLOKO office on October 25, 2013. Ivanka Bloom, Stefan de Koning, Noortje Visser, Eva van Sloten, Maya de Waal, Hanna Hekkert, Bram Has, Matthijs Olde, Eva Rogaar became YABLOKO’s guests.
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Posted: October 27th, 2013 under YABLOKO and the International Liberal Family.
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YABLOKO paid tribute to the memory of Moscow theatre hostages
Press Release, October 26, 2013
YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin and YABLOKO activists paid tribute to the memory of hostages of a Moscow theatre who came to watch the Nord-Ost musical (in Dubrovka district, Moscow). The activists laid wreaths to the memorial plaque with the names of the victims set by the Theatre Center.
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Posted: October 26th, 2013 under YABLOKO Against Terrorism.
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YABLOKO founder Grigory Yavlinsky: For twenty years YABLOKO had been offering exact solutions, does not lie or steal
Rossiya television channel on the anniversary of YABLOKO, 25.10.2013
“YABLOKO is a party of free people of democratic convictions, successful in their profession and linking their future with Russia. YABLOKO has been fighting so that Russia would be among the best countries of the world as of quality of life, development of science, education and healthcare… The main thing YABLOKO has been striving for is that people in Russia, their interests, culture and their work are respected. The time for YABLOKO is yet to come.
Posted: October 26th, 2013 under Yabloko's Views.
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Stop changing the electoral law!
Statement of the YABLOKO party, October 25, 2013
The YABLOKO party expresses it strong disagreement with adoption by the State Duma of the Russian Federation by new changes once again turning inside out the electoral law. Read more »
Posted: October 26th, 2013 under Elections, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Mitrokhin demands to prosecute Zhirinovsky for Nazi statements
Press Release, October 25, 2013

Sergei Mitrokhin
YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin sent an appeal to the Investigative Committee with the demand to bring a criminal case against Vladimir Zhirinovsky, leader of LDPR faction in the State Duma, under the article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “inciting ethnic hatred and enmity”. According to Mitrokhin, Zhirinovsky should be prosecuted for the statements he expressed at the Talk show “Poyedinok” (“Duel”) on October 24, 2013. Read more »
Posted: October 25th, 2013 under Human Rights, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Alexei Yablokov to participate in the All-Russian campaign “Freedom to the Defenders of the Arctic”
Press Release, October 24, 2013
On Sunday, October 27, at 14:00, Alexei Yablokov, Chairman of YABLOKO’s Green Russia faction and Adviser in the Russian Academy of Sciences, will participate in the national campaign “Freedom to the Defenders of the Arctic” in Pushkin Square in Moscow. Read more »
Posted: October 24th, 2013 under Human Rights, Protection of Environment.
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Voronezh branch of YABLOKO organised a clean-up in the memorial zone of mass grave of victims of political reprisals
Press Release, October 22, 2013
The Voronezh branch of YABLOKO and the administration of the Somovsky settlement organised a clean-up in the memorial zone of the mass grave of the victims of political terror of 1938-1939 in the Dubovka settlement.
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Posted: October 24th, 2013 under History.
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YABLOKO’s receiving office on housing and utilities problems opened in Yekaterinburg
Press release, 21.10.2013
YABLOKO’s receiving office on housing and utilities problems opened in Yekaterinburg. Legal assistance to the population will be provided by YABLOKO’s lawyers and MPs. YABLOKO will prepare all the necessary inquiries, appeals and demands so that to defend the residents of the city and force the city officials to do their job. Read more »
Posted: October 23rd, 2013 under Housing and Utilities Reform.
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Sergei Mitrokhin demands from the Investigative Committee to investigate the attack on YABLOKO activists in Kemerovo
Press release, 23.10.2013
YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin sent a letter to Alexander Bastrykin, Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, demanding to take under control the investigation into the attacks on YABLOKO activists in Kemerovo: Valentina Mezhnina and Yevgeny Artemyev.
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Posted: October 23rd, 2013 under Human Rights.
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Andrei Babushkin and Valery Borschyov spoke about the importance of a broad amnesty to mark the 20th anniversary of the Russian Constitution
Press release, photos, 23.10.2013
On October 22, Andrei Babushkin, member of the YABLOKO party and member of the Presidium of the Human Rights Council (HRC) under President, and Valery Borschyov, and member of YABLOKO’s Political Committee and head of the Public Monitoring Commission of Moscow, and experts took part in the panel discussion “Why Amnesty-2013 Should Be Conducted on a Broad Scale”. While the final text of the amnesty act to mark the 20th anniversary of the Russian Constitution is not submitted to the State Duma, human rights defenders say that it is important to explain why the amnesty act should include the maximum number of prisoners.
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Posted: October 23rd, 2013 under Human Rights.
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Andrei Babushkin: “The pogrom in Biryulyovo, Moscow, was organised on order”
Firstnews, 22.10.2013
Nationalistic forces were eager to catch fish in muddy water and feather nest by actively using the situation in Biryulyovo, Moscow, however, they did not find support from the local population of the area. The residents of the Biryulyovo district did not join them. Read more »
Posted: October 22nd, 2013 under Human Rights.
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YABLOKO activist detained after protesting outside the State Duma
Press Release, October 22, 2013
YABLOKO protested near the State Duma against the bill which will allow to conduct the elections to the Moscow City Duma and the Legislative Assembly of St.Petersburg only in single-seat constituencies. YABLOKO activist smashed a “crazy printer” which symbolised a large number of repressive bills adopted by the State Duma with a hammer. YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin participated in the action.
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Posted: October 22nd, 2013 under YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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YABLOKO expresses condolences to the victims of the act of terror in Volgograd
Condolences by Sergei Mitrokhin and Grigory Yavlinsky, 22.10.2013
For and on behalf of the YABLOKO party we are conveying our condolences to the relatives and next of kin of the victims of the Volgograd act of terror. We are wishing speedy recovery to the injured. Read more »
Posted: October 22nd, 2013 under YABLOKO Against Terrorism.
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YABLOKO made the Investigative Committee conduct an investigation on the beating of YABLOKO’s activist in Kemerovo
Press Release , 10/18/2013
The Kemerovo Regional Department of the Investigative Committee conducts an investigation into the incident in Kemerovo, when Yevgeny Artemyev, YABLOKO’s candidate to the Council of People’s Deputies of the Kemerovo Region from the YABLOKO party, was severely beaten. Read more »
Posted: October 21st, 2013 under Freedom of Assembly, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections.
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YABLOKO protested against the dangerous construction
Press Release, October 20, 2013
YABLOKO and the residents of the Fili-Davidkovo district, Moscow, conducted a rally against the infill construction. The construction of a seventeen-storied apartment block can do harm to the nearby apartment buildings.
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Posted: October 21st, 2013 under YABLOKO against Corruption, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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YABLOKO picketed the White House against the “Olympic dump” at natural reserve in Sochi
Press Release, photos, video, October 18, 2013
On October 18, YABLOKO and Sochi’s movement “Law and Order” (Zakon i poryadok) conducted pickets outside the White House against the placing of Olympic construction waste in Akhshtirsky gallop which is situated in the karst block above the field of fresh waters. “Law and Order” leader Roman Shikarev, adviser of YABLOKO’s Chair Sofya Rusova and municipal deputy Grigory Semyonov participated in the action.
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Posted: October 20th, 2013 under Protection of Environment.
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Mitrokhin demanded from prosecutor’s office to punish the guilty of beating deputy Elena Tkach
Press Release, October 17, 2013
Municipal deputy Elena Tkach was beaten during the public hearings on the construction of a new shopping mall in the centre of Moscow and pulling down the two apartment blocks at number 13 and 15 Bolshoy Kozikhinsky Lane in connection with that. The incident was recorded on a video.
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Posted: October 20th, 2013 under Freedom of Assembly, Human Rights.
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First meeting with election campaigners
Press Release, October 17, 2013
A first meeting with YABLOKO’s election campaigners took place at YABLOKO’s office on October 16. YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin, First Deputy Chair of the Moscow branch of YABLOKO Galina Mikhaleva and Executive Secretary of YABLOKO Regional Council Mikhail Petrov thanked the participants of the meeting for their work at the Moscow Mayoral elections and presented them with small gifts.
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Posted: October 20th, 2013 under Elections.
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Yavlinsky on the reasons of conflict in Biryulevo: “They don’t want to cure a disease, they want to subdue the fever”
Press Release, October 16, 2013
Such situations can take place in any city of Russia until the government refuses to tell the truth about the enormous income they get from the slave labour of immigrants and corruption and until mass media will describe this conflicts as cross ethnic, said leader of YABLOKO faction in the Legislative Assembly of St.Petersburg Grigory Yavlinsky at the briefing on October 16. Read more »
Posted: October 17th, 2013 under YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly.
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Mitrokhin stopped illegal works in the Moskvoretsky Park
Press Release, October 16, 2013
YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin inspected the Moskvoretsky Park on October 16. He found out serious violations of the environmental legislation and reached the stop of the illegal construction works.
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Posted: October 17th, 2013 under Protection of Environment, YABLOKO against Corruption.
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