Yabloko representatives in the Leningrad Region and Yekaterinburg submit candidates’ documents to the regional Electoral Commissions for the Legislative Assemblies
Press Release, 21.07.2026
Photo: a file with Yabloko’s slogan “For Peace and Freedom! For a Life Without Fear”! /Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
On Tuesday, 21 July, Yabloko representatives in the Leningrad Region and Yekaterinburg submitted candidates’ documents for the regional parliaments to the regional Electoral Commissions. It should be noted that the party has put forward candidates for Legislative Assembly elections in 12 regions in total. The party’s Congress at the end of June put forward, among others, the candidate lists for the Legislative Assemblies of the Sverdlovsk and Leningrad Regions.
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Posted: July 21st, 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, Без рубрики.
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Moscow Region Yabloko submits candidates’ documents to the Electoral Commission for the Moscow Regional Duma
Press Release, 20.07.2026
Photo: The team of Moscow Region Yabloko before submitting the candidates’ documents for the regional parliament / Photo by Moscow Region Yabloko
On Sunday, 19 July, the team of Moscow Region Yabloko submitted to the Regional Electoral Commission the documents of the candidates put forward by the party for the Moscow Regional Duma elections. The list includes 18 candidates, with a further five people nominated in single-mandate constituencies.
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Posted: July 21st, 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, Без рубрики.
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A court in Kirov fines an environmentalist and Yabloko State Duma candidate for “displaying extremist symbols”
Press Release, 18.07.2026
Photo: Archive photo from the party, a 2011 rally in Moscow in support of Maxim Petlin
A court in Kirov has fined Vladislav Arkhipov, an environmentalist and Yabloko candidate for the State Duma on both the federal list and in a single-mandate constituency, under the article on “displaying extremist symbols”. He may now be barred from the elections.
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Posted: July 21st, 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, Без рубрики.
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The Kaliningrad Region Electoral Commission certifies Yabloko’s candidate list for the regional Legislative Assembly
Press Release, 18.07.2026
Photo: The submission of documents by Yabloko candidates to the Kaliningrad Region Electoral Commission on 15 July 2026 / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
Today, 18 July, the Kaliningrad Region Electoral Commission certified Yabloko’s candidate list for the regional Legislative Assembly. It should be noted that the list comprises 36 candidates put forward as part of 11 regional groups, with a further three candidates nominated in single-mandate constituencies.
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Posted: July 21st, 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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Pskov Yabloko submits unified candidate list for the regional Legislative Assembly to the Regional Electoral Commission for certification
Press Release, 17.07.2026
Photo: Artur Gaiduk, Chairman of Pskov Yabloko; party candidates Vera Rebrova, Yana Ivanova and Alexei Kanishchev; Pskov Yabloko lawyer Maria Uryupina; and financial commissioner Yulia Doronda / Photo by Pskov Yabloko
Authorised by the Conference, Artur Gaiduk, Chairman of the Pskov regional branch of Yabloko, and his deputy Yana Ivanova submitted a unified list of candidates for the regional parliament to the Regional Electoral Commission. The list includes 44 candidates.
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Posted: July 21st, 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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The Electoral Commission of Karelia registers Yabloko’s candidate list for the Legislative Assembly
Press Release, 17.07.2026
Photo: Inna Boluchevskaya, Olga Tuzhikova, and Anna Pavlova / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
The Republic of Karelia has become the first region where the Electoral Commission has allowed Yabloko candidates to stand in the elections to the Legislative Assembly of the region.
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Posted: July 21st, 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, Без рубрики.
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The court is completing its examination of the prosecution evidence on the Lev Shlosberg case
Press Release, 16.07.2026
Photo: Lev Shlosberg in court / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
On 15 July, three witnesses for the prosecution have been questioned at the Pskov City Court in the consolidated criminal case against Lev Shlosberg, Deputy Chairman of Yabloko. It should be noted that from 13 to 31 July, hearings in the politician’s case are being held daily (except at weekends). At previous hearings, Lev Shlosberg had filed a motion to recuse the judge and the prosecution, and then, after the motion was denied, the prosecution moved on to presenting its evidence (which turned out to include a wiretap recording of Lev Shlosberg).
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Posted: July 17th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Federal Bureau of Yabloko nominates four more candidates for the State Duma in the Moscow and Novgorod Regions
Press Release, 16.07.2026
Photo: Voting at the Yabloko Congress in June / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
At a meeting on 16 July, the Federal Bureau of the Yabloko party nominated four more candidates for the State Duma in single-mandate constituencies in the Moscow and Novgorod Regions. This brought the total number of single-mandate constituencies in which the party has nominated candidates to 141.
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Posted: July 16th, 2026 under Elections, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Omsk regional branch of Yabloko submits documents to Electoral Commission for candidates for the State Duma in single-mandate constituencies
Press Release, 16.07.2026
Photo: Tatyana Schneider, Chairwoman of Omsk Yabloko / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
On Tuesday 14 July, the Omsk regional branch of Yabloko submitted documents to the district Electoral Commission to register the party’s candidates in three single-mandate constituencies for the elections of the State Duma.
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Posted: July 16th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko’s lead candidates for the Kaliningrad Region Legislative Assembly elections submit documents to regional electoral commission
Press Release, 15.07.2026
Photo: Left to right: Roman Morozov, Ivan Bolshakov, and Anton Gendrikson / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
On Wednesday 15 July, documents for Yabloko’s candidates for the regional Legislative Assembly were submitted to the Kaliningrad Region Electoral Commission. The candidates heading the party’s regional list submitted the documents in person.
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Posted: July 16th, 2026 under Elections, Environmental Policies, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Protection of Environment, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Court rejects Alexander Shishlov’s appeal and upholds ruling barring the politician from the 2026 elections
Press Release, 15.07.2026
Photo: Alexander Shishlov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
On Wednesday, 15 July, the St.Petersburg City Court rejected the appeal and upheld the ruling of the Petrogradsky District Court fining Alexander Shishlov, Coordinator of Yabloko’s Federal Political Committee and former head of the party’s faction in the St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, 1,500 roubles. Under Russian law, a fine under this article bars a politician from standing in elections for a year, regardless of the amount. The defence maintained that the case involved numerous violations: there was neither an event constituting an offence nor corpus delicti, while the evidence relied upon was inadmissible.
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Posted: July 15th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, 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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Nikolai Rybakov calls for immediate reclamation of the Chelyabinsk Electrometallurgical Plant slag heap in the centre of Chelyabinsk
Press Release, 14.07.2026
Photo: The slag heap near the Chelyabinsk Electrometallurgical Plant in Chelyabinsk
Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov has sent an appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin calling for immediate reclamation of the slag heap belonging to the Chelyabinsk Electrometallurgical Plant. Its hazardous radioactive waste has been stockpiled in the centre of the city since 1931, poisoning the air, water and soil for decades.
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Posted: July 15th, 2026 under Environmental Policies, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Protection of Environment, YABLOKO for Nuclear Safety, Без рубрики.
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Prosecution seeks to overturn sentence against Yabloko Deputy Chairman Maxim Kruglov, and calls for retrial
Press Release, 14.07.2026
Photo: Maxim Kruglov at the Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
The prosecution in the trial of Yabloko Deputy Chairman Maxim Kruglov has lodged an appeal with the Moscow City Court. This was announced on Tuesday, 14 July, by the politician’s lawyer, Sergei Badamshin. According to an excerpt from the appeal, the prosecution is asking the court to “overturn” the verdict handed down by the Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow and to “send the case back for a new trial at the same court, before a different judge”.
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Posted: July 15th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Nikolai Rybakov demands that the Prosecutor General disclose data on the scale of environmental damage following the oil spill in the Kerch Strait
Press Release, 11.07.2026
Photo: Clean-up operations following the oil spill caused by the two Volgoneft tankers that ran into distress in the Kerch Strait on the afternoon of 15 December 2024, on the coastline at Anapa. / Photo by Yuri Bereznyuk, Kommersant
Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov has sent an appeal to Prosecutor General Alexander Guzan, demanding that he disclose information on the state of the environment in the zone of the fuel oil spill in the Kerch Strait and initiate real measures to address the consequences of the disaster. To date, reliable information on the environmental consequences has still not been published.
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Posted: July 13th, 2026 under Environmental Policies, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Protection of Environment.
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Political prisoner Mikhail Afanasyev turns 50! We congratulate the journalist and Yabloko member on his anniversary
Press Release, 13.07.2026
Photo: Mikhail Afanasyev / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
On 12 July, Yabloko member Mikhail Afanasyev, a journalist of the online media Novy Fokus, a Free Media Awards laureate, and a two-time recipient of the Andrei Sakharov Prize “For Journalism as an Act of Conscience”, turns 50. Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov has congratulated Mikhail Afanasyev on his anniversary.
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Posted: July 13th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Greetings, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Pskov Yabloko submits its list of candidates for the regional Legislative Assembly’s single-mandate constituencies to the regional electoral commission for certification
Press Release, 11.07.2026
Photo: Yana Ivanova and Artur Gaiduk / Photo by Pskov Yabloko
On 11 July, Artur Gaiduk, Chairman of the regional party branch in the Pskov region, and his deputy Yana Ivanova, both authorised by the conference of Pskov Yabloko, submitted to the Pskov Region Electoral Commission the list of candidates for all 13 single-mandate constituencies. Under the law, the list must be certified within three working days.
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Posted: July 13th, 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, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko leader Nikolai Rybakov calls on State Duma deputies to give up bonuses totalling 2 billion roubles
Press Release, 10.07.2026
Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov has sent a letter to State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin and to deputies, proposing that they give up the enormous bonuses or transfer them to help gravely ill children.
It had become known from media reports that State Duma deputies were planned to be paid bonuses in September of this year (before the termination of the powers of the current convocation of the State Duma) funded from budget savings. The total volume of these payments is estimated at two billion roubles, with the cost per deputy amounting to 4.4 million roubles.
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Posted: July 13th, 2026 under Без рубрики.
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Electoral commissions of St.Petersburg and Novgorod regions certify Yabloko’s candidate lists for regional parliaments
Press Release, 11.07.2026
Photo: Yabloko’s placard “For Peace and Freedom! For the Immediate Ceasefire Agreement!” / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
Two electoral commissions – the St.Petersburg City Electoral Commission and the Novgorod Region Electoral Commission – certified Yabloko’s candidate lists for regional parliaments in two constituent entities of the Russian Federation.
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Posted: July 13th, 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, Без рубрики.
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The Central Electoral Commission has certified Yabloko’s candidate lists for the State Duma elections
Press Release, 10.07.2026
Photo: The Central Electoral Commission session, 10 July 2026 / Screenshot from the CEC website
At its session on 10 July, Russia’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC) certified Yabloko’s federal list of candidates for the State Duma elections, as well as its list of candidates for single-mandate constituencies.
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Posted: July 11th, 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, Без рубрики.
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Alexander Shishlov’s appeal against the court ruling that stripped him of the right to stand for election will be heard on 15 July
Press Release, 10.07.2026
Photo: Alexander Shishlov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
On 15 July, the St.Petersburg City Court will hear the appeal lodged by Alexander Shishlov, Coordinator of Yabloko’s Federal Political Committee and former head of the party’s faction in the Legislative Assembly of St.Petersburg, against the fine imposed on him by a judge of the Petrogradsky District Court, purportedly for “displaying extremist symbols” (Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences).
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Posted: July 11th, 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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