Archive for 'Elections'
The purpose of elections in Russia today
Alexei Melnikov’s channel on Dzen.ru, 22.05.2026 On 20 September 2026, Russia will hold elections to the State Duma, heads of regions, and legislative assemblies. We use the word “elections”, yet any clear-headed person will surely understand that our elections today — like the political process in our country as a whole — bear little resemblance […]
Posted: May 29th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Political Parties, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Court keeps Yabloko Deputy Chairman Lev Shlosberg in pre-trial detention for a further six months, until 21 November
Press Release, 27.05.2026 Photo: Lev Shlosberg in court / Photo by Pskov Yabloko On 27 May, Judge of the Pskov City Court Victoria Malyamova granted the prosecution’s application to extend the pre-trial detention of Yabloko Deputy Chairman Lev Shlosberg until 21 November.
Posted: May 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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The Supreme Court of Karelia upholds fine against Yabloko deputy Emilia Slabunova under article on “displaying extremist symbols”
Press Release, 27.05.2026 Photo: Emilia Slabunova / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Today, 27 May, the Supreme Court of Karelia dismissed the appeal against the ruling of the Petrozavodsk City Court of 21 April, by which Emilia Slabunova, a Yabloko deputy in the Legislative Assembly of Karelia and a recipient of the title Honoured […]
Posted: May 28th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2024, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, The Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of Karelia, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Karelian Yabloko deputy Dmitry Rybakov fined for “displaying extremist symbols” following denunciation by nationalist organisation Russian Community
Press Release, 26.05.2026 Photo: Dmitry Rybakov at Petrozavodsk City Court, 26 May 2026 / Photo by Karelian Yabloko On 26 May, Petrozavodsk City Court fined Dmitry Rybakov 1,000 roubles. Rybakov is a member of the Federal Bureau of the Yabloko party, Deputy Chairman of the party’s Green Russia Faction, a deputy and leader of the […]
Posted: May 28th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Nikolai Rybakov appeals to the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation against rulings of lower courts in the case of “displaying extremist symbols”
Press Release, 26.05.2026 Photo: Nikolai Rybakov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The defence team of Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov has filed a complaint with the Supreme Court of Russia demanding that the rulings of lower courts be overturned in the case of “displaying extremist symbols and paraphernalia”, a case arising from a post […]
Posted: May 26th, 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, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko deputy of the Petrozavodsk City Council Dmitry Rybakov detained in Petrozavodsk, Karelia
Press Release, 25.05.2026 On 25 May, police in Petrozavodsk, Karelia, detained Dmitry Rybakov, a member of the Federal Bureau of the Yabloko party, Deputy Chairman of the party’s Green Russia Faction, deputy and leader of the Yabloko faction on the Petrozavodsk City Council, and member of the Standing Commission on Healthcare, Ecology and Social Development.
Posted: May 26th, 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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Nikolai Rybakov calls on the Voronezh Region Public Prosecutor’s Office to investigate security officers who tortured a Yabloko supporter in Voronezh
Press Release, 21.05.2026 Photo: Kirill Derevsky (centre) during the 2025 election campaign in Voronezh Yabloko party Chairman Nikolai Rybakov has sent a formal letter to acting Voronezh Region Public Prosecutor Dmitry Neverov. The letter was prompted by information received by the party from Kirill Derevsky, a 20-year-old Yabloko supporter and the party’s candidate for the […]
Posted: May 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.
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“We are the party of Russia’s future”
Grigory Yavlinsky on the possibility of voting for peace and freedom, and for a new path of development for the country YouTube channel Zhivoi Gvozd, 19.05.2026 Watch the video on YouTube switching into English subtitles I have personally taken part in federal elections ten times: three times in presidential and seven in parliamentary elections. There have […]
Posted: May 25th, 2026 under Elections, Foreign policy, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, Russia-Ukraine relations, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Без рубрики.
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Pskov Yabloko Bureau member Tatyana Fyodorova fined 1,000 roubles for reposting a nine-year-old news item
Press Release, 13.05.2026 Photo: Tatyana Fyodorova / Photo by Pskov Yabloko The Pskov City Court has fined Tatyana Fyodorova, a lecturer and member of the Bureau of Pskov Yabloko, 1,000 roubles under the article on the so-called displaying of “extremist symbols” (Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences). The ruling was handed down on […]
Posted: May 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.
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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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‘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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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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“We will continue our work. We will stand in the elections and fight for peace and freedom”: Alexander Shishlov relinquishes his parliamentary mandate
Press Release, 29.04.2026 Photo: Alexander Shishlov / Photo by St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly At a session of the St Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Alexander Shishlov, leader of the Yabloko faction and Coordinator of the Federal Political Committee of the Yabloko party, announced the early termination of his parliamentary mandate.
Posted: April 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, Без рубрики.
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Court upholds fine imposed on Artur Gaiduk under the “extremism” article despite witness testimony of deputy’s non-involvement
Press Release, 28.04.2026 Photo: Artur Gaiduk / Photo by Pskov Yabloko The Pskov Regional Court has upheld a fine of 1,000 roubles imposed on the leader of the Pskov branch of Yabloko and deputy of the regional Legislative Assembly, Artur Gaiduk, over a photograph on Odnoklassniki social media. A witness in the case stated that it […]
Posted: April 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, Без рубрики.
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Court fines Alexander Shishlov for “displaying extremist symbols”. The ruling will affect the politician’s ability to stand for election
Press Release, 24.04.2026 Photo: Alexander Shishlov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 24 April, a judge of the Petrograd District Court of St.Petersburg found Alexander Shishlov, Coordinator of the Federal Political Committee of the Yabloko party and keader of the Yabloko faction in the St Petersburg Legislative Assembly, guilty under Article 20.3 Part […]
Posted: April 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, Без рубрики.
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Grigory Gribenko arrested for refusing to undergo testing at a police station. He feared the results would be falsified
Press Release, 24.04.2026 Photo: Grigory Gribenko after the court hearing / Photo by Pavel Kharitonenko Lawyer Svyatoslav Khromenkov, representing the interests of Irkutsk Yabloko leader Grigory Gribenko, has reported that the politician has been arrested for 12 days under the provision of the Code of Administrative Offences concerning the consumption of “narcotic or psychotropic substances […]
Posted: April 29th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, 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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