Archive for 'Без рубрики'
Four years of the special military operation: a way out of the historical dead end must be found
Statement by the Yabloko Chairman, 24.02.2026 Photo: Graves of those killed in the course of the special military operation in Ukraine, in the military section of a cemetery on the southern outskirts of St. Petersburg / Photo by Artyom Priakhin, Kommersant 24 February 2026 marks four years since the start of the special military operation. […]
Posted: February 24th, 2026 under Foreign policy, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, Без рубрики.
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Rally “For a Free Internet!” to be held in Irkutsk on 1 March: Yabloko organisers report reaching an agreement with the Mayor’s Office
Press Release, 24.02.2026 Photo by Sergei Konkov, Kommersant On 24 February, the leader of Irkutsk Yabloko, Grigory Gribenko, and activist Pavel Kharitonenko met with representatives of the city administration and agreed to the relocation of the rally in defence of Telegram and “For a Free Internet!”.
Posted: February 24th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Kamchatka Yabloko leader Vladimir Yefimov denied parole over jacket removed during prison walk
Press Release, 20.02.2026 Photo: Vladimir Yefimov. Photo: Kamchatka Yabloko The Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky City Court has denied parole to Yabloko leader in Kamchatka, journalist Vladimir Yefimov, who is serving a sentence in a penal colony. The grounds for refusal were formal violations of the detention regime. First, during a walk Yefimov had removed his jacket, which displayed […]
Posted: February 24th, 2026 under Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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“A Frank Conversation” with Grigory Yavlinsky: “Human Life Comes Before Democracy”
Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 19.02.2026 Watch on YouTube choosing your preferred language for subtitles Frank and honest public discourse on politics is rare today. It is difficult to speak about politics in times of chaos, and, moreover, it is dangerous: the risks of falling victim to repression, up to and including imprisonment or a staged “accident,” […]
Posted: February 20th, 2026 under Foreign policy, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, Без рубрики.
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“People Are Tired. They Want Peace!” Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov addresses the Tver Region Legislative Assembly
Press Release, 19.02.2026 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Yabloko party Chair Nikolai Rybakov addressed the Legislative Assembly of the Tver Region, where he spoke about how throughout all four years of the military operations Yabloko had been advocating for the earliest possible ceasefire agreement and the preservation of human lives.
Posted: February 20th, 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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Moscow Yabloko holds round table on the civil, political, and economic rights of Moscow residents
Press Release, 18.02.2026 Photo: Round table on the rights of Muscovites / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 17 February, the Moscow branch of the Yabloko party held an extensive round table devoted to the rights of Muscovites. Experts in economics, urban heritage protection, and the electoral and judicial systems gathered at the party’s […]
Posted: February 20th, 2026 under Elections, Environmental Policies, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Protection of Environment, Regional and Local Elections 2026, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko submits application for a rally in Moscow in defence of Telegram, with up to 5,000 participants expected
Press Release, 18.02.2026 Photo: Kirill Goncharov, Ivan Bolshakov, and Nikolai Rybakov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Yabloko party Chairman Nikolai Rybakov, member of the Federal Political Committee Ivan Bolshakov, and Chair of Moscow Yabloko Kirill Goncharov have submitted a notification to the Moscow city government regarding a rally in Moscow in defence of […]
Posted: February 19th, 2026 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Без рубрики.
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Chair of Udmurtia Yabloko Iya Boronina demands disclosure of Ministry of Digital Development and Roskomnadzor acts that permitted the slowing down of Telegram
Press Release, 12.02.2026 Photo: Iya Boronina / Photo by the Press Service of the State Council of the Republic of Udmurtia The leader of Yabloko in Udmurtia, Iya Boronina, sent an official request to the Ministry of Digital Development of Russia demanding to provide legal justification for the reasons for slowing down the Telegram messenger. […]
Posted: February 12th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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“We Are All Passengers on the Titanic”
The Nation, 07.02.2026 Photo: Grigory Yavlinsky / Photo by the Yabloko Party On January 26, The Nation’s correspondent Nadezhda Azhgikhina interviewed Grigory Yavlinsky at his Moscow offices. Yavlinsky is the founder and leader of the Yabloko Party and a four-times candidate for the presidency of Russia (1996, 2000, 2012, 2018), in three of which he […]
Posted: February 12th, 2026 under Foreign policy, Governance, Human Rights, Russia-China Relations, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, Без рубрики.
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For a free Internet! Yabloko demands an end to restrictions on citizens’ lawful rights to use means of communications
Statement by the Yabloko Chairman, 11.02.2026 Photo by Sergei Konkov, Kommersant Roskomnadzor [the Russian Federal Supervision Agency for Information Technologies and Communications] has begun major blockings of Telegram, citing its “failure to comply with Russian law” and that the alleged restrictions are allegedly needed to protect citizens from fraud and create conditions for preventing extremism […]
Posted: February 11th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Без рубрики.
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“It is unclear how saving videos undermined the authority of the government”: consideration of the appeal against Lev Shlosberg’s sentence continues
Press Release, 6.02.2026 Photo: Lev Shlosberg at the hearing on 5 February 2026 / Photo by Pskov Yabloko On 5 February, the Pskov City Court held a second hearing to consider Lev Shlosberg’s appeal against the sentence in the criminal case concerning “missing ‘foreign agent labels’”, as Shlosberg saved several videos (posted by other people) […]
Posted: February 6th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Novgorod branch of Yabloko expresses protest in connection with political persecution of party members
Press Release, 4.02.2026 Photo: Yelena Ivanova and Anton Kostryukov / Photo by Novgorod Yabloko The Bureau of the regional branch of the Yabloko party in the Novgorod region adopted a statement on 4 February in which it expressed protest in connection with the persecution of fellow party members – Yelena Ivanova, Deputy Chairman of Novgorod […]
Posted: February 6th, 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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Moscow City Court keeps Maxim Kruglov in pre-trial detention until 28 February
Press Release, 3.02.2026 Photo: Maxim Kruglov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 3 February, the Moscow City Court considered the appeal against the arrest of Yabloko Deputy Chairman Maxim Kruglov and rejected it, leaving the politician in detention. Kruglov has been held in pre-trial detention for four months already, with no investigative actions […]
Posted: February 5th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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On the Inadmissibility of Arbitrary Disconnection of Communications
Decision by the Federal Bureau of Yabloko, adopted on 29.01.2026, published on 30.01.2026 Photo: the State Duma of the Russian Federation / Photo by Eduard Kornienko, Izvestia The State Duma has passed in the first reading amendments to the Law “On Communications” that provide for the possibility of suspending the provision of communication services at […]
Posted: January 30th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Без рубрики.
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Action of Writing Letters to Political Prisoners, Dedicated to Arrested and Convicted Russian Scientists, Held in Moscow
Press Release, 30.01.2026 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 29 January, an action of writing letters to political prisoners was held at Yabloko’s Moscow office – it was timed to coincide with Russian Science Day and was dedicated to scientists deprived of their freedom for political reasons. As a rule, Russian Science Day is […]
Posted: January 30th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Maritime Territory Yabloko Has a New Chair: Marina Zheleznyakova Elected Unanimously
Press Release, 30.01.2026 Photo: Marina Zheleznyakova / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The regional branch of Yabloko in the Maritime Territory held a general meeting at which participants elected Marina Zheleznyakova as the new Chair of the branch. Marina Zheleznyakova has been a party member since 2018 and since 2019 had held the post […]
Posted: January 30th, 2026 under Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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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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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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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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