Archive for May, 2026
Grigory Gribenko, leader of Irkutsk Yabloko, arrested for the second time: what is known
Press Release, 8.05.2026 Photo: Grigory Gribenko On 7 May, the Chairman of the Irkutsk branch of Yabloko, Grigory Gribenko, was arrested for ten days — immediately after completing a previous administrative arrest of 12 days. He is to serve the new “sentence” at a special detention centre in Irkutsk. Yabloko learned of this from the […]
Posted: May 8th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Court fines Alexander Shishlov 30,000 roubles for alleged “abuse of freedom of mass media”
Press Release, 8.05.2026 Photo: Alexander Shishlov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Today, 8 May, Igor Ryabinnikov, magistrate of Court District No. 153 of the Petrogradsky District of St. Petersburg, delivered a ruling in the administrative case against Alexander Shishlov, Coordinator of Yabloko’s Federal Political Committee and former leader of the Yabloko faction in […]
Posted: May 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 faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Nikolai Rybakov demands that the head of the Federal Penitentiary Service order an internal investigation into reports of the torture of Azat Miftakhov in a penal colony
Press Release, 7.05.2026 Photo: Azat Miftakhov / Photo by Dmitry Lebedev, Kommersant Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov has sent a letter to Federal Penitentiary Service Director Arkady Gostev calling for an investigation into reports of violence, torture, and threats of sexual violence against Azat Miftakhov at Penal Colony No. 18 of the Federal Penitentiary Service Directorate […]
Posted: May 7th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary.
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‘The prosecution speaks of political, national and social hatred’: the Maxim Kruglov case continues in Moscow
Press Release, 6.05.2026 Photo: Maxim Kruglov in court on 6 May 2026 / Photo by Darya Kornilova The Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow resumed proceedings in the criminal case of Maxim Kruglov, Yabloko’s Deputy Chairman, charged with disseminating “fake news” about the Russian Armed Forces (Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code) on 6 May. The […]
Posted: May 7th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Trial begins in Alexander Shishlov’s second case — on “abuse of freedom of mass media”
Press Release, 30.04.2026 Photo: Alexander Shishlov / Photo by the Yaboko Press Service On Thursday, 30 April, a hearing was held at the magistrates’ court of the Petrograd District of St. Petersburg (precinct no. 153) in the administrative case against Alexander Shishlov, Coordinator of the Federal Political Committee of the Yabloko party. The prosecution was […]
Posted: May 6th, 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 faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Dmitry Anisimov to take Alexander Shishlov’s seat in the St. Petersburg parliament
Press Release, 30.04.2026 Photo: Dmitry Anisimov /Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 30 April 2026, the Federal Bureau of Yabloko resolved to submit Dmitry Anisimov’s candidacy to the St. Petersburg Electoral Commission for him to be granted a mandate as a deputy of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg. Anisimov’s candidacy had been recommended […]
Posted: May 5th, 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 faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Appeal filed against arrest of Irkutsk Yabloko leader Grigory Gribenko, detained following his attempt to organise a rally against Internet blocking
Press Release, 30.04.2026 Photo: Grigory Gribenko leaving the courthouse on 23 April 2026 / Photo by Yabloko activist Pavel Kharitonenko Lawyer Svyatoslav Khromenkov, representing Сhairman of the Irkutsk branch of Yabloko Grigory Gribenko who tried to organise a rally for free Internet and against blocking of Telegram, has filed an appeal against the politician’s arrest […]
Posted: May 5th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, 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 limits time available for imprisoned Lev Shlosberg to read the file of his consolidated criminal case to 7 May
Press Release, 30.04.2026 Photo: Lev Shlosberg in court /Photo by the Pskov Yabloko Press Service On 29 April, a judge of the Pskov City Court partially granted an application by the investigation to impose a deadline on Lev Shlosberg and his two defence lawyers for reading the case materials. The investigator had requested that the […]
Posted: May 5th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Police detain Sverdlovsk Yabloko leader Maxim Petlin and activist Yegor Tkachenko
Press Release, 29.04.2026 Photo: Maxim Petlin (left) and Yegor Tkachenko (right)/ Photo by the Yabloko Press Service UPD as of 29 April, 21:05. All Yabloko members detained in Yekaterinburg have been released. No charges have been brought against them. Today, 29 April, searches were carried out at the homes of Maxim Petlin, Chairman of the […]
Posted: May 5th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, 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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