Archive for 'Human Rights'
Prominent Russian physicist Grey Boltachev arrested in Yekaterinburg having announced his intention to stand for the State Duma on a Yabloko ticket
Press Release, 6.06.2026 Photo: Grey Boltachev / Photo by Vechernie Vedomosti Scientist Grey Boltachev has been arrested in Yekaterinburg on an alleged charge of using obscene language in a public place (Article 20.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences). The news was reported by the outlet Vechernie Vedomosti, citing sources. Boltachev had previously announced his […]
Posted: June 9th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko Deputy Chairman Lev Shlosberg to remain in pre-trial detention until 21 November, contrary to the position of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation
Press Release, 6.06.2026 Photo: Lev Shlosberg at the court hearing on 5 June 2026 / Photo by Pskov Yabloko A judge of Pskov Regional Court dismissed the appeals lodged by defence counsel Vladimir Danilov and Vera Kovalchuk against the ruling of a judge of Pskov City Court, by which Yabloko Deputy Chairman Lev Shlosberg’s pre-trial […]
Posted: June 8th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Kaliningrad court sentences Yabloko member and lawyer Vladimir Sorokin to one year in prison for a 500-rouble donation
Press Release, 5.06.2026 Photo: Vladimir Sorokin / Photo by Kaliningrad Yabloko Lawyer and Yabloko member Vladimir Sorokin has been sentenced to one year in prison for a money transfer to an organisation designated as extremist and banned in the Russian Federation (Article 282.3 Part 1 of the Criminal Code). The ruling was handed down by […]
Posted: June 5th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yegor Tkachenko of Yekaterinburg Yabloko added to Rosfinmonitoring’s list of terrorists and extremists
Press Release, 4 June 2026 Photo: Yegor Tkachenko / Photo by the Yabloko branch in the Sverdlovsk Region This was reported on the agency’s website. The party is not aware whether any criminal case has been opened against Tkachenko, though a number of media outlets have already published information to that effect. It should be […]
Posted: June 5th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Experts told the court that Maxim Kruglov’s posts contained neither assertions about the army’s actions nor hatred
Press Release, 4 June 2026 Photo: Maxim Kruglov during the court hearing of 20 May 2026 / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service At the fourth hearing in the case of Maxim Kruglov, held on 3 June, philologist Igor Zharkov and psychologist Veronika Konstantinova gave evidence. At the request of Maxim’s defence, they had conducted […]
Posted: June 5th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Lev Shlosberg appeals against six-month extension of pre-trial detention. Appeal hearing scheduled for 5 June
Press Release, 4 June 2026 Photo: Lev Shlosberg / Photo by Pskov Yabloko The Pskov Regional Court will hear appeals lodged by lawyers representing Yabloko Deputy Chairman Lev Shlosberg — Vladimir Danilov and Vera Kovalchuk — against the ruling of a judge of the Pskov City Court of 27 May, by which she extended the […]
Posted: June 5th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko joins Muscovites in demanding an investigation into the actions of the Russian Orthodox Church, which has “seized” part of a specially protected natural area
Press Release, 4 June 2026 Photo: Residents of the Strogino district of Moscow and members of Moscow Yabloko during the inspection of 2 June / Photo by Vyacheslav Radchenko On 2 June, residents of the Moscow district of Strogino, together with Moscow Yabloko, conducted an inspection at Moskvoretsky Park. In the Troitse-Lykovo area, residents have […]
Posted: June 5th, 2026 under Environmental Policies, Human Rights, Protection of Environment, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yavlinsky in court: “Maxim Kruglov is a patriot of Russia, there has never been any motive of political hatred in his work”
Press Release, 3.06.2026 Photo: Grigory Yavlinsky and Maxim Kruglov, 2019 / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Today, 3 June, the Zamoskvoretsky Court of Moscow continued hearing the criminal case brought against Yabloko Deputy Chairman Maxim Kruglov. He is charged with spreading “fake news” about the Russian Armed Forces (Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code) […]
Posted: June 4th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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‘The crisis of nuclear arms control’: Yabloko hosts a lecture by Academician Alexei Arbatov
Press Release, 3.06.2026 Photo: Alexei Arbatov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 10 June, Yabloko’s central office will host a lecture by Alexei Arbatov, one of the world’s leading experts on nuclear deterrence and arms control. The lecture is entitled ‘The Crisis of Nuclear Arms Control’. Alexei Arbatov is Head of the Centre […]
Posted: June 3rd, 2026 under Conferences and Seminars, Foreign policy, History, Human Rights.
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Yabloko launches fundraiser to pay lawyers for party members who have faced persecution
Press Release, 2.06.2026 Photo: A screenshot from Nikolai Rybakov’s video on VKontakte “496,000 ROUBLES. That is the amount we need to raise to cover lawyers’ fees for May,” Yabloko Chairman wrote on his Telegram channel on 2 June 2026. “As you know, repression in the country is growing with every passing day — and it […]
Posted: June 2nd, 2026 under Charity, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko in St.Petersburg has developed a draft law to repeal the ban on electoral participation for those fined for the “demonstration of extremist symbols”
Press Release, 2.06.2026 Photo: A Yabloko protest action “Stop removing us from elections!” in 2010 outside the Central Electoral Commission building / Photo by Vasily Shaposhnikov, Kommersant The Yabloko faction in the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly has prepared a draft federal initiative to repeal an unjust ban on electoral participation. Under current law, a person […]
Posted: June 2nd, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation may restore Nikolai Rybakov’s right to stand in elections before Yabloko’s pre-election congress
Press Release, 2.06.2026 Photo: Nikolai Rybakov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The complaint filed by Yabloko party Chairman Nikolai Rybakov in the case concerning the “demonstration of extremist symbols and insignia” has been registered at the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. For a post expressing condolences to the family of Alexei Navalny, […]
Posted: June 2nd, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026.
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Viktor Kogan-Yasny: Vengeance and Hope
Written for the Yabloko website, 1 June 2026 Photo: Viktor Kogan-Yasny / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service There is such a thing as a politics of vengeance, and there is such a thing as a politics of hope. A politics of vengeance is built on powerful, demonic motivation and energy, and for that reason […]
Posted: June 2nd, 2026 under Foreign policy, Governance, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, Без рубрики.
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The purpose of elections in Russia today
Alexei Melnikov’s channel on Dzen.ru, 22.05.2026 On 20 September 2026, Russia will hold elections to the State Duma, heads of regions, and legislative assemblies. We use the word “elections”, yet any clear-headed person will surely understand that our elections today — like the political process in our country as a whole — bear little resemblance […]
Posted: May 29th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Political Parties, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Court keeps Yabloko Deputy Chairman Lev Shlosberg in pre-trial detention for a further six months, until 21 November
Press Release, 27.05.2026 Photo: Lev Shlosberg in court / Photo by Pskov Yabloko On 27 May, Judge of the Pskov City Court Victoria Malyamova granted the prosecution’s application to extend the pre-trial detention of Yabloko Deputy Chairman Lev Shlosberg until 21 November.
Posted: May 28th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Supreme Court of Karelia upholds fine against Yabloko deputy Emilia Slabunova under article on “displaying extremist symbols”
Press Release, 27.05.2026 Photo: Emilia Slabunova / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Today, 27 May, the Supreme Court of Karelia dismissed the appeal against the ruling of the Petrozavodsk City Court of 21 April, by which Emilia Slabunova, a Yabloko deputy in the Legislative Assembly of Karelia and a recipient of the title Honoured […]
Posted: May 28th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2024, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, The Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of Karelia, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Karelian Yabloko deputy Dmitry Rybakov fined for “displaying extremist symbols” following denunciation by nationalist organisation Russian Community
Press Release, 26.05.2026 Photo: Dmitry Rybakov at Petrozavodsk City Court, 26 May 2026 / Photo by Karelian Yabloko On 26 May, Petrozavodsk City Court fined Dmitry Rybakov 1,000 roubles. Rybakov is a member of the Federal Bureau of the Yabloko party, Deputy Chairman of the party’s Green Russia Faction, a deputy and leader of the […]
Posted: May 28th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Nikolai Rybakov appeals to the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation against rulings of lower courts in the case of “displaying extremist symbols”
Press Release, 26.05.2026 Photo: Nikolai Rybakov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The defence team of Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov has filed a complaint with the Supreme Court of Russia demanding that the rulings of lower courts be overturned in the case of “displaying extremist symbols and paraphernalia”, a case arising from a post […]
Posted: May 26th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko deputy of the Petrozavodsk City Council Dmitry Rybakov detained in Petrozavodsk, Karelia
Press Release, 25.05.2026 On 25 May, police in Petrozavodsk, Karelia, detained Dmitry Rybakov, a member of the Federal Bureau of the Yabloko party, Deputy Chairman of the party’s Green Russia Faction, deputy and leader of the Yabloko faction on the Petrozavodsk City Council, and member of the Standing Commission on Healthcare, Ecology and Social Development.
Posted: May 26th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Maxim Kruglov case. Moscow City Court keeps politician in pre-trial detention
Press Release, 21.05.2026 Photo: Maxim Kruglov in court on 20 May 2026 / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 21 May, the Moscow City Court dismissed the defence’s appeal against the remand in custody of Yabloko Deputy Chairman Maxim Kruglov. It should be noted that at the first substantive hearing of Kruglov’s criminal case, […]
Posted: May 25th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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