Archive for 'State Duma Elections 2026'
Tula Region Court removes Tula Yabloko leader Anton Paramonov from State Duma elections following claim by deputy head teacher from the Party of Pensioners
Press Release, 31.08.2026 Photo: Anton Paramonov / Photo by Tula Yabloko On 31 August, the Tula Region Court has granted a claim filed by Svetlana Bobrovskaya, deputy head teacher at Educational Centre No. 41, seeking the cancellation of the registration of Yabloko candidate Anton Paramonov, who heads the party’s Tula branch, in the State Duma […]
Posted: September 2nd, 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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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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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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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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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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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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Court upholds fine for “displaying Nazi symbols” against Holocaust researcher and Yabloko deputy Tatyana Pasman
Press Release, 20.08.2026 Photo: Tatyana Pasman / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service A judge of the Pskov Regional Court has heard the appeal lodged by Tatyana Pasman, teacher and Pskov City Duma deputy from Yabloko, and her lawyer Vladimir Danilov against the ruling of a judge of the Pskov City Court, who found Tatyana […]
Posted: August 20th, 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 ballot numbers for elections in five regions confirmed
Press Release, 20.08.2026 Photo: A board at the Central Electoral Commission with a handwritten note reading “Yabloko Stands for Peace!” / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Between 17 and 19 August, the electoral commissions of the Kaliningrad, Novgorod, Pskov, Sverdlovsk and Tomsk Regions held drawings of lots to determine the positions of political parties […]
Posted: August 20th, 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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Rybakov demands Interior Ministry head end pressure on citizens who came to Supreme Court to support Yabloko
Press Release, 19.08.2026 Photo: The Ministry of Internal Affairs signboard / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Yabloko party Chairman Nikolai Rybakov has appealed to Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, demanding that he immediately halt the administrative persecution of citizens who, on 10 and 17 August 2026, were near the […]
Posted: August 19th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026.
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Grigory Yavlinsky: “We go on working”
Statement by Grigory Yavlinsky on the removal of Yabloko from the State Duma elections, 17.08.2026 Photo: The Supreme Court hearing on 17 August 2026 / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The ruling of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation removing Yabloko from the elections is unprecedented in the destructive impact it has on […]
Posted: August 18th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Без рубрики.
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Nikolai Rybakov’s speech before the Appeals Panel of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation
Appeal against the removal of Yabloko’s list of candidates from the parliamentary elections, 17.08.2026 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Honourable Court, Esteemed participants in these proceedings, Before the hearing began, at least 35 people who came for today’s hearing — despite there being free seats in the courtroom, and despite having broken no rules […]
Posted: August 17th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Без рубрики.
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Nikolai Rybakov to party supporters: “Take care and don’t fall for provocations”
Press Release, 14.08.2026 Photo: An electronic screen displaying Yabloko campaign banner “For Peace and Freedom” in Veliky Novgorod. Dear friends, This is important. Yabloko is not holding, and does not plan to hold, any public actions in any city in Russia. Today this is dangerous for participants. I ask you not to fall for provocations, […]
Posted: August 14th, 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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“What are the real reasons behind removing Yabloko from the State Duma elections?”
The Analytical Centre of Yabloko, 14.08.2026 Photo: Nikolai Rybakov answering questions from the press outside the Supreme Court on 10 August 2026, after the ruling was announced / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 10 August, the Supreme Court of Russia upheld a claim brought by the pro-Kremlin Rodina party to cancel Yabloko’s registration […]
Posted: August 14th, 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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