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Nikolai Rybakov: Yabloko’s campaign has demonstrated that millions of Russians want peace and freedom
Press Release, 21.09.2026 Photo: Nikolai Rybakov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Yabloko could have taken second place in the 2026 State Duma elections had the party’s list not been removed from the race, Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov said at a briefing on the preliminary voting results. According to him, this is borne out […]
Posted: September 21st, 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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Violations on the second day of voting. Yabloko candidate attacked, observer loses consciousness during detention, voters coerced into electronic voting
Press Release, 19.09.2026 Photo by Anton Velikzhanin, Kommersant The second day of three-day voting in the elections to the State Duma of the 9th convocation, as well as to regional parliaments and municipal councils in a number of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, has ended.
Posted: September 19th, 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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Violations of the first day of voting. Yabloko observers report being denied access en masse, some receiving summonses
Press Release, 18.09.2026 Photo by Yegor Snetkov, Kommersant On 18 September, three-day voting began in Russia in the elections to the State Duma of the 9th convocation, as well as to regional parliaments and municipal councils in a number of constituent entities of the Russian Federation. A hotline for observers and voters is operating on […]
Posted: September 18th, 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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Nikolai Rybakov asks Chair of the Central Electoral Commission to urgently intervene in the situation involving pressure on Yabloko observers and refusals of access to precinct electoral commissions
Press Release, 18.09.2026 Photo: A screenshot of Nikolai Rybakov’s letter that was sent to the Central Electoral Commission Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov has sent an urgent appeal to Ella Pamfilova, head of Russia’s Central Electoral Commission, in connection with numerous reports of pressure being placed on observers appointed by Yabloko candidates, and of obstruction of […]
Posted: September 18th, 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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Central Moscow and several polling stations in St. Petersburg may be left without Yabloko observers
Press Release, 17.09.2026 Photo: A ballot with an inscription “A vote for peace” / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Territorial electoral commissions (TECs) unlawfully refused to admit around 100 observers for Yabloko candidate Sergei Mitrokhin to work at polling stations. On 16 September, he filed a complaint with the Central Electoral Commission. Throughout the […]
Posted: September 17th, 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 candidate for Karachay-Cherkessia Akhmed Abazov withdraws from the State Duma race following threats against him and his family
Press Release, 17.09.2026 Photo: Akhmed Abazov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Akhmed Abazov, Yabloko’s candidate for the State Duma in single-mandate Constituency No. 19 in the Karachay-Cherkessia Republic, has stated that he was forced to withdraw his candidacy due to unprecedented pressure and threats against him and his family. According to him, the […]
Posted: September 17th, 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 hotline for observers and voters will operate throughout all three days of voting
Press Release, 17.09.2026 On 18, 19 and 20 September, Yabloko will run a hotline through which observers and voters can report violations during the elections.
Posted: September 17th, 2026 under Elections, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Без рубрики.
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In Sverdlovsk Region, police are seeking to remove from the elections three State Duma candidates and four Regional Legislative Assembly candidates
Press Release, 15.09.2026 Photo: Top row: Konstantin Kiselyov, Vladimir Sevostyanov, Vladimir Sobyanin. Bottom row: Shana Ogney, Vladimir Sobyanin, Alexander Kudelkin, Vladimir Sevostyanov In Sverdlovsk Region, three Yabloko candidates for the State Duma and four Yabloko candidates for single-mandate constituencies in the regional Legislative Assembly are now at risk of being removed from the elections. The police […]
Posted: September 15th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Political Parties, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, YABLOKO and Other Political Parties, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Grigory Yavlinsky to voters: This Yabloko campaign is about your life!
Grigory Yavlinsky on how to vote in the upcoming elections Zhivoy Gvozd YouTube channel, 14.09. 2026 Watch on YouTube choosing your preferred language for subtitles How should you vote in the upcoming elections? Only for the Yabloko candidate, if there is one in your single-mandate constituency, and in the regional election in Veliky Novgorod, one […]
Posted: September 15th, 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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Krasnodar Regional Court removes Yabloko candidate Vladimir Atamanchuk from the State Duma race over a peace-themed leaflet
Press Release, 12.09.2026 Photo: Vladimir Atamanchuk / Photo from the Raiskaya Kuban Telegram channel On 11 September, the Krasnodar Regional Court annulled the registration of Yabloko candidate Vladimir Atamanchuk for the State Duma in the Southern single-mandate Constituency No. 54. The claim to remove the candidate was filed by his rival in the constituency, Andrei […]
Posted: September 14th, 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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All five Yabloko single-mandate candidates for the State Duma removed from elections in the Chelyabinsk Region
Press Release, 11.09.2026 Photo: From left, State Duma candidates Oksana Boyarskaya, Valentina Komkova, Andrei Talevlin and Sergei Faryma. Yaroslav Shcherbakov is at the microphone. Yabloko leader Nikolai Rybakov meeting with voters in Chelyabinsk, 5 September 2026 / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Over the course of several days, the Chelyabinsk Regional Court annulled the […]
Posted: September 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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Court removes both Yabloko candidates in Chuvashia from State Duma elections
Press Release, 10.09.2026 Photo: Vladislav Arkadyev and Viktor Stenshin The Supreme Court of the Republic of Chuvashia has annulled the registration of both Yabloko candidates for the State Duma in Chuvashia — the Chairman of the regional party branch, Vladislav Arkadyev, and a member of the Bureau of Yabloko in Chuvashia, Viktor Stenshin.
Posted: September 11th, 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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Electoral commission annuls registration of Yabloko list leader Anna Cherepanova for elections to the Novgorod Region Duma
Press Release, 10.09.2026 Photo: Anna Cherepanova and Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov at a meeting with voters in Novgorod on 8 September 2026/ Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 9 September, the Novgorod Region Electoral Commission annulled the registration of Anna Cherepanova — Deputy Chairperson of Yabloko, leader of the party’s list for the elections […]
Posted: September 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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Yabloko candidate Alexander Muravyev removed from the elections over the slogan ‘For a Free Internet Without Blocking
Press Release, 8.09.2026 Photo: Alexander Muravyev / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The Moscow Region Court has revoked the registration of Alexander Muravyev, Yabloko’s candidate for the State Duma for Lyubertsy single-mandate constituency No. 122. He became the fourth Yabloko single-mandate candidate removed from the elections in a single day, on 8 September, and […]
Posted: September 9th, 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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Court removes Yabloko candidate Dmitry Smirnov from the State Duma elections over a photograph of Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister
Press Release, 8.09.2026 Photo: Dmitry Smirnov / Photo from a personal archive On 8 September, the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Court granted a claim filed by Alexei Rizovatov, a candidate from the Party of Pensioners, and revoked the registration of Dmitry Smirnov, Yabloko’s candidate for Avtozavodsky single-mandate constituency No. 133. The court’s ruling will be appealed. […]
Posted: September 9th, 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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Court removes Yaroslav Shcherbakov from the State Duma elections following a claim by the Greens — over a Banksy graffiti and a Sakharov quote
Press Release, 8.09.2026 Photo: Central Electoral Commission Chair Ella Pamfilova presents Yaroslav Shcherbakov with his certificate as a State Duma candidate, 29 July 2026 / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The Chelyabinsk Region Court has granted a claim filed by Artyom Kungurtsev, a candidate from the Greens party, and has revoked the registration of […]
Posted: September 8th, 2026 under Без рубрики.
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Six Yabloko candidates detained in a single day in the Sverdlovsk Region
Press Release, 8.09.2026 Photo: Top row: Konstantin Kiselyov, and Shana Ogney, Vladimir Sobyanin. Bottom row: Alexander Kudelkin, Alexei Kholodaryov, and Vladimir Sevostyanov UPD 8 September at 12:40 (Moscow time): information added on the charge brought against Alexei Kholodaryov. On 7 September, police in the Sverdlovsk Region detained six Yabloko candidates for the State Duma and […]
Posted: September 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 Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Administrative offence report drawn up against Yabloko State Duma candidate Konstantin Kiselyov for “displaying extremist symbols” which entails the loss of the right to stand for election for one year
Press Release, 7.09.2026 Photo: Konstantin Kiselyov outside a police station / Photo by Sverdlovsk region Yabloko On 7 September, police in Yekaterinburg detained Konstantin Kiselyov, leader of the Yabloko faction in the Yekaterinburg City Duma and the party’s candidate for State Duma deputy in Central single-mandate constituency No. 169. An administrative offence report was drawn […]
Posted: September 7th, 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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Protest against judicial arbitrariness targeting Yabloko Deputy Chair Anna Cherepanova
Press Release, 6.09.2026 Photo: Anna Cherepanova’s campaign leaflets “For Peace and Freedom” / Photo by Novgorod Yabloko On 5 September 2026, the Bureau of Novgorod Yabloko lodged a protest against the judicial arbitrariness directed at the party’s Deputy Chair Anna Cherepanova and the unlawful attempts to remove her from the elections.
Posted: September 7th, 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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Two Yabloko single-mandate candidates detained in Moscow: the charges could bar them from standing in the State Duma elections
Press Release, 4.09.2026 Photo: Grigory Grishin and Anna Shatunovskaya-Byurno Today, 4 September, two Yabloko candidates for the State Duma, Grigory Grishin and Anna Shatunovskaya-Byurno, were detained in Moscow. Both had administrative violation reports filed against them under Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation, on “displaying extremist symbols”. A finding […]
Posted: September 4th, 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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