Two Yabloko candidates held liable for “displaying extremist symbols”: Alexander Kudelkin arrested, Shana Ogney fined
Press Release, 9.09.2026
Photo: Alexander Kudelkin in the courtroom / Video screenshot
The Leninsky District Court of Yekaterinburg has sentenced Alexander Kudelkin, Yabloko’s candidate for the Sverdlovsk Region Legislative Assembly, to ten days’ administrative detention under Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation, on “displaying extremist symbols”.
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Posted: September 10th, 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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Moscow Region Court removes Sergei Kryzhov, leader of Moscow Region Yabloko, from the State Duma elections. Ruling on another Moscow Region candidate still unknown
Press Release, 9.09.2026
Photo: Sergei Kryzhov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
Today, 9 September, the Moscow Region Court revoked the registration of Sergei Kryzhov, leader of Moscow Region Yabloko, as the party’s candidate in the State Duma elections for the Sergiyev Posad single-mandate constituency in the Moscow Region.
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Posted: September 10th, 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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Yabloko candidates for the Kaliningrad Region Legislative Assembly threatened with death unless the party withdraws them from the elections
Press Release, 9.09.2026
Photo: Roman Morozov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
Yabloko representatives in the Kaliningrad Region have received messages threatening the party’s candidates for the regional Legislative Assembly, Roman Morozov and Dmitry Mamayev.
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Posted: September 10th, 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 Regional Branches.
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Yabloko candidate Alexander Muravyev removed from the elections over the slogan ‘For a Free Internet Without Blocking
Press Release, 8.09.2026
Photo: Alexander Muravyev / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
The Moscow Region Court has revoked the registration of Alexander Muravyev, Yabloko’s candidate for the State Duma for Lyubertsy single-mandate constituency No. 122. He became the fourth Yabloko single-mandate candidate removed from the elections in a single day, on 8 September, and the seventh party single-mandate candidate to have his registration revoked in recent days.
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Posted: September 9th, 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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In a single day, court removes third Yabloko State Duma candidate — Yuri Vaskin, from the Moscow Region
Press Release, 8.09.2026
Photo: Yuri Vaskin / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
On 8 September, the Moscow Region Court revoked the registration of Yuri Vaskin, Yabloko’s candidate for the State Duma for Odintsovo single-mandate constituency No. 124 (Moscow Region). He became the third party candidate removed from the elections that day, and the sixth Yabloko single-mandate candidate to have his registration revoked in recent days.
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Posted: September 9th, 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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Court removes Yabloko candidate Dmitry Smirnov from the State Duma elections over a photograph of Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister
Press Release, 8.09.2026
Photo: Dmitry Smirnov / Photo from a personal archive
On 8 September, the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Court granted a claim filed by Alexei Rizovatov, a candidate from the Party of Pensioners, and revoked the registration of Dmitry Smirnov, Yabloko’s candidate for Avtozavodsky single-mandate constituency No. 133. The court’s ruling will be appealed. A few hours after the hearing, Smirnov received a text message notifying him of another hearing — on an administrative case under Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation, on “displaying extremist symbols” — 33 minutes before it was due to start.
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Posted: September 9th, 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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Court removes Yaroslav Shcherbakov from the State Duma elections following a claim by the Greens — over a Banksy graffiti and a Sakharov quote
Press Release, 8.09.2026
Photo: Central Electoral Commission Chair Ella Pamfilova presents Yaroslav Shcherbakov with his certificate as a State Duma candidate, 29 July 2026 / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
The Chelyabinsk Region Court has granted a claim filed by Artyom Kungurtsev, a candidate from the Greens party, and has revoked the registration of Yabloko candidate Yaroslav Shcherbakov in the State Duma elections for the Chelyabinsk single-mandate constituency.
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Posted: September 8th, 2026 under Без рубрики.
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Six Yabloko candidates detained in a single day in the Sverdlovsk Region
Press Release, 8.09.2026
Photo: Top row: Konstantin Kiselyov, and Shana Ogney, Vladimir Sobyanin. Bottom row: Alexander Kudelkin, Alexei Kholodaryov, and Vladimir Sevostyanov
UPD 8 September at 12:40 (Moscow time): information added on the charge brought against Alexei Kholodaryov.
On 7 September, police in the Sverdlovsk Region detained six Yabloko candidates for the State Duma and the region’s Legislative Assembly. Reports were filed against them under Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation, on “displaying extremist symbols”. An administrative liability under this article carries the loss of the right to be elected for one year.
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Posted: September 8th, 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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Administrative offence report drawn up against Yabloko State Duma candidate Konstantin Kiselyov for “displaying extremist symbols” which entails the loss of the right to stand for election for one year
Press Release, 7.09.2026
Photo: Konstantin Kiselyov outside a police station / Photo by Sverdlovsk region Yabloko
On 7 September, police in Yekaterinburg detained Konstantin Kiselyov, leader of the Yabloko faction in the Yekaterinburg City Duma and the party’s candidate for State Duma deputy in Central single-mandate constituency No. 169. An administrative offence report was drawn up against him under Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation, on “displaying extremist symbols”. After the report was drawn up, the politician was released from the police station.
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Posted: September 7th, 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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Protest against judicial arbitrariness targeting Yabloko Deputy Chair Anna Cherepanova
Press Release, 6.09.2026
Photo: Anna Cherepanova’s campaign leaflets “For Peace and Freedom” / Photo by Novgorod Yabloko
On 5 September 2026, the Bureau of Novgorod Yabloko lodged a protest against the judicial arbitrariness directed at the party’s Deputy Chair Anna Cherepanova and the unlawful attempts to remove her from the elections.
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Posted: September 7th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Supreme Court rejects Yabloko’s appeal against refusal to register its list of candidates for the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly
Press Release, 4.09.2026
Photo: Outside the Supreme Court building / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
On Friday, 4 September, the Supreme Court of Russia rejected an appeal filed by St. Petersburg Yabloko against the refusal to register the party’s city-wide list of candidates for the Legislative Assembly elections.
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Posted: September 5th, 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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Two Yabloko single-mandate candidates detained in Moscow: the charges could bar them from standing in the State Duma elections
Press Release, 4.09.2026
Photo: Grigory Grishin and Anna Shatunovskaya-Byurno
Today, 4 September, two Yabloko candidates for the State Duma, Grigory Grishin and Anna Shatunovskaya-Byurno, were detained in Moscow. Both had administrative violation reports filed against them under Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation, on “displaying extremist symbols”. A finding of administrative liability under this article bars a person from standing as a candidate for one year.
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Posted: September 4th, 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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In Chelyabinsk, the Greens want Yabloko’s State Duma candidate Yaroslav Shcherbakov removed over Banksy graffiti and a Sakharov quote
Press Release, 4.09.2026
Photo: Yaroslav Shcherbakov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
The Chelyabinsk Region Court will hear a claim filed by Artem Kungurtsev, a representative of the Greens party, seeking to overturn the registration of Yaroslav Shcherbakov, leader of Chelyabinsk Yabloko, as a State Duma candidate. It should be noted that Yabloko member Shcherbakov headed the party’s federal list in the State Duma elections (the list was removed by decision of the Supreme Court) and is a candidate in single-mandate constituency No. 188.
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Posted: September 4th, 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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Supreme Court refuses to consider Yabloko’s supervisory complaint against removal of the party’s federal list of candidates from State Duma elections
Press Release, 3.09.2026
Photo: Vitaly Isakov addressing the appellate panel of judges on 17 August 2026 / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
The Supreme Court of Russia has refused to refer Yabloko’s supervisory complaint to the Supreme Court’s Presidium for consideration. The 64-page complaint had been filed the previous day, on 2 September. This means the Supreme Court took only around twenty-four hours to examine it.
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Posted: September 3rd, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Без рубрики.
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On the demolition of the Shukhov Tower in Moscow
Statement by the Bureau of the Moscow branch of the Yabloko party, 2.09.2026
Photo: Shukhov Tower / Photo by Yandex Maps
Moscow Yabloko is worried by the news of plans by RTRS (the Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network) to begin dismantling the Shukhov Tower, an outstanding monument to early twentieth-century Russian engineering, this autumn.
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Posted: September 3rd, 2026 under Environmental Policies, Governance, Human Rights, Protection of Environment, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko appeals removal of its lists from Legislative Assembly elections in Kaliningrad and Sverdlovsk Regions
Press Release, 2.09.2026
Photo: Roman Morozov (Kaliningrad), Yaroslav Shcherbakov and Yabloko candidate Leonid Buyny (Yekaterinburg) / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
Today, 2 September, Yabloko representatives filed appeals against the court rulings that had earlier granted claims to cancel the registration of the party’s candidate lists standing for seats in the Legislative Assemblies of the Kaliningrad and Sverdlovsk Regions.
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Posted: September 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, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko files supervisory complaint against removal of party’s federal list from State Duma elections
Press Release, 2.09.2026
Photo: Supreme Court of Russia / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
Today, 2 September, Yabloko has filed a supervisory complaint with the Presidium of the Supreme Court of Russia against the ruling of 10 August and the appellate decision of 17 August, by which the registration of the party’s federal list for the State Duma elections was cancelled.
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Posted: September 2nd, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Без рубрики.
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Police interrupt Novgorod Yabloko’s officially approved ‘peace picket’, citing a ‘terrorist threat’
Press Release, 1.09.2026
Photo: Participants in the “peace picket” / Photo by Novgorod Yabloko
On 1 September, leaders and activists of Novgorod Yabloko held a “peace picket,” approved in advance with the Mayor’s Office, by the Central Market in Veliky Novgorod, opposite the United Russia party office. However, police interrupted the picket, citing a “terrorist threat”.
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Posted: September 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, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Supreme Court of the Republic of Bashkortostan removes Alexei Akimenko, Yabloko member and main rival to Rodina’s party leader Zhuravlev, from State Duma elections
Press Release, 31.08.2026
Photo: Alexei Akimenko / Photo by Tatarstan Yabloko
On 31 August, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Bashkortostan has removed Alexei Akimenko, a Yabloko member and main rival of the Rodina party leader Zhuravlev, from the State Duma elections. He is the third Yabloko single-mandate candidate to be removed from the elections in a single day. The ruling will be appealed.
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Posted: September 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, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Tula Region Court removes Tula Yabloko leader Anton Paramonov from State Duma elections following claim by deputy head teacher from the Party of Pensioners
Press Release, 31.08.2026
Photo: Anton Paramonov / Photo by Tula Yabloko
On 31 August, the Tula Region Court has granted a claim filed by Svetlana Bobrovskaya, deputy head teacher at Educational Centre No. 41, seeking the cancellation of the registration of Yabloko candidate Anton Paramonov, who heads the party’s Tula branch, in the State Duma elections.
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Posted: September 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, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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