Archive for January, 2026
St.Petersburg City Court upholds the fine and, as a consequence, electoral ban for Nikolai Rybakov over his post with condolences
Press Release, 28.01.2026 Photo: St. Petersburg City Court / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Considering the appeal against the first-instance ruling, the St.Petersburg City Court found no grounds to overturn it. Thus, the decision of the Vyborgsky District Court of St.Petersburg imposing a fine of 1,500 roubles on Nikolai Rybakov and finding him guilty […]
Posted: January 28th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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82 years since the complete liberation of Leningrad from the blockade: Yabloko members held commemorative events in St Petersburg and Moscow
Press Release, 27.01.2026 Photo: Delegation from St.Petersburg Yabloko during the flower-laying ceremony on 27 January 2026 / Photo by St.Petersburg Yabloko Leaders and activists from Yabloko laid flowers at the Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery in St.Petersburg and in the Alexander Garden in Moscow in memory of those who perished during the Siege of Leningrad. Today, 27 […]
Posted: January 28th, 2026 under History, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko has installed a memorial plaque to journalist Anna Politkovskaya at her house
Press Release, 27.01.2026 Photo: Nikolai Rybakov and Ivan Dorofeyev / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Yabloko party Chairman Nikolai Rybakov, together with Ivan Dorofeyev, a member of the Regional Council of Moscow Yabloko, installed a memorial plaque today, 27 January, in memory of Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya, who was murdered 20 years ago. […]
Posted: January 27th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yevgeny Bunimovich awarded the order of the Znamya literary journal for continuous and fruitful collaboration
Press Release, 26.01.2026 Photo: Yevgeny Bunimovich at the launch of the book “Time of Others” / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Yevgeny Bunimovich, member of Yabloko’s Political Committee, Honoured Teacher of Russia, author of school textbooks, writer and poet, has been awarded the Order of the Znamya literary journal for continuous and fruitful collaboration. […]
Posted: January 27th, 2026 under Greetings, Без рубрики.
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A series of domestic dogs poisonings in Moscow: Kirill Goncharov, leader of the Moscow branch of Yabloko demands immediate investigation
Press Release, 26.01.2026 Photo by Nikita Yudin, Kommersant At least seven domestic dogs have died in the western district of Moscow since mid-January – local residents blame dog hunters and are posting photographs of “pink” snow (this is how animal abusers distribute poison). Moscow Yabloko is calling the incidents systematic crimes and demanding an immediate […]
Posted: January 26th, 2026 under Environmental Policies, Governance, Protection of Environment, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Freedom for Political Prisoners!
Decision by the Federal Political Committee of Yabloko adopted on 6 December 2025, published on 21 January 2026 Photo: Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov at a single picket “Freedom for all political prisoners!”/Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Yabloko expresses categorical protest against the intensifying pressure on civil society, the growth of political persecution and the […]
Posted: January 23rd, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Political Committee Decisions, Без рубрики.
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Actions of writing letters to political prisoners in Moscow and Russia’s regions: schedule for January and February
Press Release, 21.01.2026 Yabloko invites all Russian citizens to join the action of writing letters to political prisoners, a regular monthly action held at the party’s offices in Moscow and Russia’s regions. During the action anyone can sign a postcard or compose a letter to a person persecuted on political grounds for their words, thoughts […]
Posted: January 21st, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Grigory Yavlinsky on the common perspective for Russia, Ukraine and Europe
Zhivoi Gvozd YouTube channel, 20.01.2026 Watch the video on YouTube switching into English subtitles It is only possible to seriously discuss an immediate ceasefire agreement if one can see a perspective for how Russia, Ukraine and Europe will continue to build their relationships. Russia can only be preserved if there is a vision of safe […]
Posted: January 21st, 2026 under Foreign policy, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, Без рубрики.
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Pskov Yabloko wins in court against Ministry of Finance: the Russian Federation now owes the party over 400,000 roubles for unlawful removal from elections
Press Release, 20.01.2026 Photo by Anatoly Zhdanov, Kommersant On 20 January, Pskov Regional Court upheld Pskov Yabloko’s right to compensation for the unlawful removal of the party’s lists in Opochka and Novorhzev districts. The Ministry of Finance attempted to challenge the district courts’ decisions but lost, and now the Russian Federation has a financial obligation […]
Posted: January 21st, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Court extends Konstantin Smirnov’s detention for another three months
Press Release, 20 January 2026 Photo: Konstantin Smirnov / Photo by Vidsboku media On 20 January, Ryazan Regional Court extended the detention period for Konstantin Smirnov, the leader of Yabloko in Ryazan, well-known regional journalist and editor-in-chief of the regional media outlet Vidsboku, for another three months, until 30 April 2026. Smirnov has already been […]
Posted: January 20th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Kirill Goncharov: “The refusal of the Moscow Electoral Commission to appoint Yabloko representatives to territorial electoral commissions is politically motivated”
Press Release, 20 January 2026 Photo: Kirill Goncharov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Kirill Goncharov, Chairman of Moscow Yabloko, has criticised the refusal by the Moscow Electoral Commission to include party representatives in territorial electoral commissions (TECs). Goncharov calls the decision “politically motivated” and emphasises that Moscow Electoral Commission’s arguments “do not stand […]
Posted: January 20th, 2026 under Elections, 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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“Total Counteraction”: Anna Cherepanova on how the Mayor and Chairman of Veliky Novgorod’s Duma are blocking Yabloko’s work
Press Release, 19.01.2026 Anna Cherepanova, Yabloko Deputy Chair and MP from Yabloko in the Veliky Novgorod City Duma, has made a statement in which she described in detail how the Novgorod Mayor, Alexander Rozbaum, and the Chairman of the Novgorod Duma, Konstantin Somov, are sabotaging Yabloko’s work. According to Cherepanova, she has to fulfil her […]
Posted: January 20th, 2026 under Elections, Governance, Human Rights, Political Parties, Regional and Local Elections, Social Policies, YABLOKO against Corruption, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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17 years since the murder of Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova: Yabloko lays flowers to the site of tragedy and demands installation of a memorial plaque
Press Release, 19 January 2026 Photo: Portraits of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova / Photo by Moscow Yabloko 19 January 2026 marked 17 years since the murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova – prominent leaders of the anti-fascist movement. They were shot dead on Prechistenka Street in Moscow by activists […]
Posted: January 20th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, YABLOKO Against Nationalism, Extremism and Xenophobia, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko demands Moscow police investigate destruction of Anna Politkovskaya memorial plaque
Press Release, 18 January 2026 Photo by Valeria Rait Yabloko Party Chairman Nikolai Rybakov addressed Oleg Baranov, the head of the Moscow Depratment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, demanding an investigation into an act of vandalism, requesting video footage from nearby CCTV cameras and opening a criminal case under Article 214 (vandalism) of the […]
Posted: January 19th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Alexei Arbatov Turns 75! Congratulations to Yabloko Federal Political Committee member on his jubilee
Press Release, 17.12.2026 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 17 January, Alexei Georgievich Arbatov, member of the Federal Political Committee of the Yabloko Party, Head of the Centre for International Security at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Historical Sciences and Academician of the […]
Posted: January 19th, 2026 under Greetings.
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Yabloko Chairman in Dagestan Albert Esedov honoured with highest award of the Union of Journalists of Russia
Press Release, 16.01.2026 Photo: Albert Esedov and Magamed Ibragimov / Photo by the Union of Journalists of Russia in Dagestan On 13 January, Russian Press Day, Albert Esedov, Chairman of Yabloko in Dagestan, member of the board of the Dagestan Regional Branch of the Union of Journalists of Russia (UJR), and renowned journalist in Russia, […]
Posted: January 19th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Greetings, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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“We cannot remain silent”: Yabloko and human rights defenders outraged at the detention in Moscow of Aina Mankiyeva, a “fugitive” from Ingushetia
Press Release, 15.01.2026 Photo: Aina Mankiyeva / Photo from social media On the night of 15 January 2026, Moscow police detained 21-year-old Aina Mankiyeva, a native of Ingushetia. The reason was an accusation of theft brought by Aina’s relatives, to whom law enforcement officers were preparing to “hand her over” the following morning. The fact […]
Posted: January 19th, 2026 under Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko has applied to Russia’s Supreme Court demanding an end to the practices of holding court hearings without public access
Press Release, 14 January 2026 Photo: The Supreme Court of Russia / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Nikolai Rybakov, Chair of the Yabloko Party, has sent an appeal to Gennady Lopatin, Director General of the Judicial Department at the Supreme Court of Russia, demanding an analysis of the practices of scheduling court hearings at […]
Posted: January 14th, 2026 under Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Без рубрики.
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The Yabloko Party to be represented in ten territorial electoral commissions in the Sverdlovsk Region
Press Release, 13.01.2026 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The formation of territorial electoral commissions (TECs) in the Sverdlovsk Region for a new five-year term has been completed. The regional branch of the Yabloko Party submitted 12 candidates, of whom ten were approved. All the candidates either hold higher legal education qualifications or have extensive […]
Posted: January 14th, 2026 under Elections, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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In 2025, activists and members of Yabloko wrote over 12,000 letters to political prisoners
Press Release, 12 January 2026 Photo: Pre-New Year letter-writing action at Moscow Yabloko / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service In the beginning of the new year, Yabloko summarises the results of its ongoing campaigns in 2025, including one of the most extensive and long-running – the action of writing letters to political prisoners. Each […]
Posted: January 14th, 2026 under Charity, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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