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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 21st, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Political Committee Decisions, 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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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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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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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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The Venezuelan Warning
Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 6.01.2026 Photo: Nicolás Maduro with his wife, accompanied by US security service officers, making their way to court in New York, USA // Photo by XNY/Star Max/GC Images Why did the US attack Caracas and seize Maduro? The answer to this question is considerably simpler than the theories being published. The entire […]
Posted: January 12th, 2026 under Foreign policy, Governance, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, Без рубрики.
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Wishing you a peaceful 2026!
Posted: December 30th, 2025 under Без рубрики.
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Yabloko hosts major New Year Charity Fair with NGOs whose beneficiaries learn adaptation through creative work
Press Release, 26.12.2025 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 25 December, a New Year Charity Fair was held at the Yabloko party office in Moscow, featuring various inclusive NGOs whose mission is to help people with different disabilities adapt and socialise.
Posted: December 28th, 2025 under Charity, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko expresses support to lecturers, students and graduate students of the Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences
Press Release, 24.12.2025 Photo by Alexander Kazakov, Kommersant It was reported today that Rosobrnadzor [the Federal Service for Supervision in Education and Science] has suspended the licence of the Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences, also known as Professor Teodor Shanin’s University. For the years since its foundation in 1995, the university has become […]
Posted: December 24th, 2025 under Education and Science, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Без рубрики.
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Court decides to keep Maxim Kruglov in detention until 28 February 2026, even though the appeal against his previous detention order has yet to be heard
Press Release, 23.12.2025 Photo: Maxim Kruglov and his lawyer Natalia Tikhonova in court on 23 December 2025 / Photo: screenshot from the video by the Moscow City Court Press Service Yabloko Deputy Chairman Maxim Kruglov will remain in detention until 28 February 2026. This decision was made today, 23 December 2025, by the Judge of […]
Posted: December 24th, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Без рубрики.
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Two court hearings scheduled for Maxim Kruglov on 23 December: appeal against arrest and extension of detention
Press Release, 22 December 2025 Photo: Maxim Kruglov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The Perovsky District Court of Moscow scheduled two hearings on Maxim Kruglov’s case on the same day, 23 December: an appeal against the arrest of Yabloko Deputy Chairman Maxim Kruglov and an investigative motion to extend his detention. Both hearings […]
Posted: December 22nd, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Без рубрики.
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Representatives of Moscow Yabloko barred from participation in Moscow territorial electoral commissions: the Moscow Electoral Commission makes such decision for first time in Yabloko’s 33-year history
Press Release, 22 December 2025 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The Moscow Electoral Commission has formed territorial electoral commissions in Moscow for the next five years. For the first time in Yabloko’s 33-year history, not a single one of the 127 territorial electoral commissions of Moscow will have a party representative, announced Moscow Yabloko […]
Posted: December 22nd, 2025 under Elections, 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 has been asked not to use environmental agenda to organise ‘protest activities’
Press Release, 22 December 2025 Photo: Lake Baikal / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Yabloko party Chairman Nikolai Rybakov has received an email from the Russian Ecological Society following his publication of a post criticising the law on logging at Lake Baikal. Rybakov was urged to “refrain from any attempts to use the environmental […]
Posted: December 22nd, 2025 under Environmental Policies, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Protection of Environment, Без рубрики.
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‘Freedom comes from within’: Lev Shlosberg’s address from Pskov prison
Lev Shlosberg’s letter from remand prison, 18 December 2025 Photo: Lev Shlosberg addresses the court via video link from remand prison Dear friends, colleagues in the democratic Yabloko party, supporters near and far, people of peace and freedom whom I know and those whom I do not know, On 9 December, the woman who delivers […]
Posted: December 18th, 2025 under Без рубрики.
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On the danger of attempts to divide Russia and Europe with a new ‘Iron Curtain’
Decision of the Federal Political Committee of Yabloko adopted on 2 December 2025, published on 17 December 2025 Photo by Vladimir Trefilov, RIA Novosti The Russian authorities have declared the majority of European Union countries “unfriendly states”, employ offensive and aggressive rhetoric towards these countries and their leaders, accuse them of seeking to weaken and […]
Posted: December 17th, 2025 under Foreign policy, Governance, Human Rights, Political Committee Decisions, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Без рубрики.
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Nikolai Rybakov urges the State Duma to retain annual declarations by deputies
Press Release, 16 December 2025 Photo by Konstantin Kokoshkin, Kommersant Yabloko party Chairman Nikolai Rybakov has sent a corresponding appeal to Vyacheslav Volodin, the State Duma Chairman. In his letter, Rybakov emphasised that the Yabloko party views this initiative as a direct threat to the foundations of public oversight, government accountability and the fight against […]
Posted: December 17th, 2025 under Governance, YABLOKO against Corruption, YABLOKO and Other Political Parties, Без рубрики.
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On the Danger of Intensification of State Political Repression
Decision of the Federal Political Committee of Yabloko adopted on 2 December 2025, published on 15 December 2025 Photo: Yabloko members held in custody: Maxim Kruglov (in pre-trial detention since October 2025), Lev Shlosberg (in pre-trial detention since December 2025), Konstantin Smirnov (in pre-trial detention since January 2025), Vladimir Yefimov (in a penal colony settlement […]
Posted: December 15th, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Political Committee Decisions, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Muscovites wrote 695 letters to political prisoners at the Yabloko’s action of writing letters to political prisoners
Press Release, 14 December 2025 On 11 December, the Moscow branch of Yabloko held a pre-New Year event of writing letters to political prisoners. This is a regular monthly event of support and solidarity that takes place not only in Moscow but also in other cities across Russia. Typically, around 70 people in Moscow participate […]
Posted: December 15th, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Appellate court keeps Lev Shlosberg in pre-trial detention until 2 February 2026
Press Release, 12.12.2025 Photo: Lev Shlosberg at the court hearing on 12 December 2025 via video link from Pskov Remand Prison No. 1 / Photo by Anna Cherepanova The Pskov Regional Court considered the appeal against the detention of Yabloko Deputy Chair Lev Shlosberg in just 2.5 hours and, despite numerous violations by the court of […]
Posted: December 15th, 2025 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, State Duma Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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On the Political Situation in Russia and the World and the Role of the Yabloko Party
Decision of the Federal Political Committee of Yabloko adopted on 2 December 2025, published on 10 December 2025 The duration of hostilities between Russia and Ukraine will soon exceed the 1,418 days of the Great Patriotic War [the war fought by the Soviet Union against Nazi Germany from June 22, 1941 (German invasion) to May […]
Posted: December 10th, 2025 under Foreign policy, Governance, History, Human Rights, Political Committee Decisions, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Без рубрики.
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