Archive for August, 2026
Maxim Kruglov: “It is a Russian tradition to hack off one of the heads of the two-headed eagle in the Russian coat of arms with a vengeance, and today we are watching exactly that”
Press Release, 31.08.2026 Photo: Maxim Kruglov addressing the Moscow City Court via video link / Photo by Irina Vorobyova During a break before the appeal panel announced its decision, those who had come to support Maxim Kruglov were let into the courtroom. He addressed those present via video link. His speech was interrupted when the […]
Posted: August 31st, 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 City Court upholds Maxim Kruglov’s sentence. Hearing held behind closed doors
Press Release, 31.08.2026 Photo: Maxim Kruglov The Moscow City Court has upheld the sentence handed down to Yabloko Deputy Chairman Maxim Kruglov: seven years in a general regime penal colony in the case over so-called “fakes about the army”. The appeal hearing was held behind closed doors.
Posted: August 31st, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Kaliningrad Region Court removes Yabloko’s list from the regional Legislative Assembly elections following claim by Communists of Russia. Decision to be appealed
Press Release, 29.08.2026 Photo: Lawyer and Yabloko candidate Roman Morozov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On Friday, 28 August, Kaliningrad Region Court granted a claim by the Communists of Russia party, which had sought to have the registration of Yabloko’s list for the regional Legislative Assembly elections annulled. Yabloko’s interests in court were […]
Posted: August 29th, 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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Sverdlovsk Region Court removes Yabloko’s list from Legislative Assembly elections on LDPR claim. Decision to be appealed
Press Release, 28.08.2026 Photo: On the left, Yabloko representatives Yaroslav Shcherbakov (standing) and Konstantin Kiselyov; on the right, a judge of the Sverdlovsk Region Court / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 28 August, the Sverdlovsk Region Court upheld LDPR’s claim and cancelled the registration of Yabloko’s candidate list for the regional Legislative Assembly […]
Posted: August 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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A Just Russia seeks to remove Yabloko’s State Duma candidate — chief rival to Rodina party’s leader and candidate — from the elections
Press Release, 27.08.2026 Photo: Alexei Akimenko / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On Friday, 28 August, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Bashkortostan will hear a claim seeking to cancel the registration of Yabloko candidate Alexei Akimenko for the State Duma elections. Akimenko is standing in Neftekamsk single-mandate constituency No. 6.
Posted: August 28th, 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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Regional newspapers refuse to publish ‘For Peace and Freedom!’ election programme
Press Release, 27.06.2026 Photo: Yabloko candidate Yelena Panova’s election programme in the newspaper Novy Mir (Kurgan Region) Regional newspapers are refusing to publish the election programme of Yabloko candidates standing in single-mandate constituencies. The programme consists of just 43 words: FOR PEACE AND FREEDOM! FOR A LIFE WITHOUT FEAR! For a ceasefire agreement, diplomacy and […]
Posted: August 28th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko to conduct “Peace Stream”, a major fundraiser for Yabloko’s election campaign
Press Release, 27.08.2026 Photo: Announcement of Yabloko’s “Peace Stream” On 28 August at 19:00 (Moscow time), we will hold “Peace Stream” — a major broadcast in support of our election campaign.
Posted: August 28th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, 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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Court upholds refusal to register Yabloko for Leningrad Region Legislative Assembly elections. Decision to be appealed
Press Release, 27.08.2026 Photo: Yabloko candidates Anatoly Golov, Olga Pokrovskaya and Grigory Grishin before submitting documents to the electoral commission / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The Leningrad Region Court has upheld the regional Electoral Commission’s refusal to register Yabloko’s list of candidates for the Legislative Assembly elections. It should be noted that the […]
Posted: August 27th, 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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Yabloko’s ‘For Peace and Freedom’ election campaign continues
Address of Yabloko’s Federal Bureau to voters, published on 27.08.2026 Adopted at the Bureau meeting on 26.08.2026 Photo: Yabloko billboard in Tomsk “For Peace and Freedom! For a Life Without Fear!” / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Dear voters, like-minded fellow citizens and supporters, We are continuing our election campaign: do not believe the […]
Posted: August 27th, 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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Third Cassation Court refuses to reinstate Yabloko’s list for Petrozavodsk City Council elections
Press Release, 26.08.2026 Photo: Emilia Slabunova / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 26 August, the Third Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction dismissed the cassation appeal filed by the Karelian regional branch of Yabloko against the rulings of the two lower courts, which had refused to register the party’s candidate list for the Petrozavodsk […]
Posted: August 27th, 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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The LDPR party seeks to remove Yabloko from the elections to the Sverdlovsk Region Legislative Assembly
Press Release, 26.08.2026 Photo: A Yabloko campaign billboard for the 2026 elections / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The LDPR party has filed a claim with the Sverdlovsk Region Court seeking to overturn the registration of Yabloko’s list of candidates for the elections to the region’s Legislative Assembly. The claim will be heard on […]
Posted: August 26th, 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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Pskov Region Court overturns regional electoral commission’s decision to register Pskov Yabloko’s unified list of candidates
Press Release, 25.08.2026 Photo by Pskov Yabloko Today, 25 August, the Pskov Region Court overturned the ruling of the regional electoral commission registering the unified list of candidates of Pskov Yabloko. The ruling has not entered into legal force yet. Yabloko considers it unlawful, unfounded, and adopted with the aim of unfairly eliminating political competitors. […]
Posted: August 26th, 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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The Communists of Russia party attempts to remove Yabloko’s list from the elections in the Kaliningrad Region
Press Release, 25.08.2026 Photo: Ivan Bolshakov, Roman Morozov and Anton Gendrikson / Photo by the Kaliningrad Region Electoral Commission The corresponding administrative claim has been filed with the Kaliningrad Region Court. It will be heard on Friday, 28 August. The Kaliningrad Region Electoral Commission will take part in the case as an interested party.
Posted: August 26th, 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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Family of political prisoner Maxim Kruglov calls on the ombudsperson to help hospitalise him in a civilian hospital
Press Release, 25.08.2026 Photo: Maxim Kruglov in court / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The family of Yabloko Deputy Chairman Maxim Kruglov, who was sentenced to seven years in a penal colony, has appealed to Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova for help in arranging specialised medical care for the politician. Kruglov is awaiting […]
Posted: August 25th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko’s strategy for the coming weeks
Based on Nikolai Rybakov’s Telegram post, 25.08.2026 Photo: A screenshot from Nikolai Rybakov’s video message on his Telegram channel, 21.08.2026 Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov posted a video message on his Telegram channel describing the party’s strategy for the coming weeks.
Posted: August 25th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, 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 leaflets available at the party’s central office in Moscow
Press Release, 24.08.2026 Photo: Yabloko leaflets “For Peace and Freedom! For a Life Without Fear!” / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Yabloko’s central office in Moscow has a new print run of our campaign leaflets. If you are over 18, join in distributing them!
Posted: August 25th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, 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’s campaign “Russia for Peace and Freedom”: the party to send “Peace Packages” to supporters across the country
Press Release, 24.08.2026 Photo: Yabloko leaflets “For Peace and Freedom! For a Life Without Fear!” / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The Yabloko party is launching a nationwide campaign “Russia for Peace and Freedom”. As part of it, any Russian citizen who wishes may receive a “Peace Package” by post free of charge — […]
Posted: August 25th, 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 appeals against refusal to register its list for Leningrad Region Legislative Assembly elections
Press Release, 24.08.2026 Photo: A file with Yabloko’s logo and slogan “For Peace and Freedom! For a Life Without Fear!” at the Electoral Commission of the Leningrad Region / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Yabloko has filed an administrative claim with the Leningrad Region Court seeking to overturn the ruling of the Leningrad Region […]
Posted: August 25th, 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 Rodina party, having removed Yabloko from federal elections, attempts to remove it from Pskov Region Legislative Assembly elections
Press Release, 21.08.2026 Photo: Yana Ivanova, Deputy Chair of Pskov Yabloko, and Artur Gaiduk, Chairman of Pskov Yabloko / Photo by Pskov Yabloko Today, 21 August, it has been reported that the Rodina party has filed an administrative claim with the Pskov Regional Court demanding that the registration of Yabloko’s list of candidates for the […]
Posted: August 24th, 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’s State Duma candidate Sergei Balabayev receives prosecutor’s warning over unidentified persons’ calls for street protests
Press Release, 21.08.2026 Photo: Yabloko flags with the slogan “Yabloko Stands for Peace!” / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 21 August, Sergei Balabayev, the authorised representative of Yabloko’s branch in the Yaroslavl Region and the party’s candidate for State Duma deputy in Yaroslavl single-mandate constituency No. 194, has been issued with a prosecutor’s […]
Posted: August 24th, 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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