Archive for 'Governance'
“For me, extremism means aggression, intolerance, the inability to find constructive solutions, obsession, selfishness and irresponsibility”
Yelena Perepelitsa sentenced to four years in a penal colony Press Release, 8.10.2026 Photo: Yelena Perepelitsa during the reading of the sentence / Photo by Slovo Zashchite Moscow’s Simonovsky District Court has today sentenced Yabloko member Yelena Perepelitsa to four years in a penal colony on charges of financing extremist activity (Article 282.3(1) of the […]
Posted: October 14th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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“The most important thing is not to be afraid and not to despair, to do everything we can to preserve our faith and optimism. And always to remember the most important words: For Peace and Freedom!”
Press Release, 8.10.2026 Photo: Vasily Neustroyev in court The Second Court of Appeal of General Jurisdiction has upheld the sentence of ten years’ imprisonment handed down to Vasily Neustroyev, a member of St. Petersburg Yabloko, historian and election observer. The defence regards the ruling as unlawful and is weighing a cassation appeal.
Posted: October 14th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko nominates Viktor Shalyakin as candidate for Senator from the Novgorod Region
Press Release, 7.10.2026 Photo: Viktor Shalyakin / Photo by Novgorod Yabloko On the initiative of the Bureau of the Novgorod branch of Yabloko, the Yabloko faction in the Novgorod Regional Duma has nominated Viktor Shalyakin as a candidate for Senator of the Russian Federation. The Bureau’s decision to support his candidacy was unanimous.
Posted: October 14th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Nobel laureate Dmitry Muratov: the 43 words of Yabloko’s programme are the very things Anna Politkovskaya devoted herself to
Press Release, 7.10.2026 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Twenty years ago, journalist Anna Politkovskaya was murdered. To mark the anniversary, Novaya Gazeta has issued a stamp bearing her portrait in the style of its portraits of Nobel laureates. The editorial team is convinced that, had Politkovskaya lived, it is she who would have received […]
Posted: October 14th, 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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Lev Shlosberg and his lawyers appeal against the sentence in the consolidated criminal case
Press Release, 6.10.2026 Photo: Lev Shlosberg in court / Photo by Pskov Yabloko Lev Shlosberg, Yabloko Deputy Chairman, and his lawyers Vladimir Danilov, Vera Kovalchuk and Leila Abdullayeva have filed appeals with the Pskov Regional Court against the sentence handed down by a judge of the Pskov City Court, who sentenced the politician to 11 […]
Posted: October 14th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Address by Lev Shlosberg to the Yabloko team
5.10.2026 Photo: Lev Shlosberg at the party congress in December 2023 / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Dear colleagues, Our party has been through the most difficult election campaign since its founding. The campaign took place with the greatest public support in the party’s history, yet formally it did not bring the results we […]
Posted: October 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 Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Pskov Yabloko submits bill to remedy obvious flaws in the electoral system on the last working day of the seventh convocation of the Pskov Region Legislative Assembly
Press Release, 2.10.2026 Photo: Artur Gaiduk and Yana Ivanova / Photo by Pskov Yabloko On 28 September, Artur Gaiduk, a member of the Legislative Assembly and Chairman of Pskov Yabloko, and his deputy Yana Ivanova submitted the documents to the regional parliament. The bill was drafted in light of the recent election campaign with the […]
Posted: October 2nd, 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, The Yabloko Faction in the Pskov Regional Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Supreme Court upholds 2 million rouble fine imposed on Chair of Yabloko in Primorye
Press Release, 2.10.2026 Photo: Marina Zheleznyakova / Photo by the Yabloko branch in Primorye The Supreme Court of Russia has upheld the sentence handed down to Marina Zheleznyakova, Chair of the Primorye branch of Yabloko in the Far East: a fine of two million roubles in a case of so-called “rehabilitation of Nazism”. The criminal […]
Posted: October 2nd, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Nikolai Rybakov demands that Interior Minister investigate reports of torture of political scientist Alexander Kynev and hold those responsible to account
Press Release, 30.09.2026 Photo: Alexander Kynev / VK Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov has sent an official appeal to Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, demanding an urgent inquiry into reports of violence against political scientist Alexander Kynev, who is being held in the Matrosskaya Tishina pre-trial detention facility, and, should these […]
Posted: September 30th, 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 accused of “disrespect for society” over “For Peace” inscription on his ballot
Press Release, 29.09.2026 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov has been charged under Article 20.1(1) of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation (“petty hooliganism”). The charge was prompted by his vote against all parties at a polling station in St. Petersburg on 20 September.
Posted: September 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.
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Court to hear administrative case against Nikolai Rybakov
Press Release, 29.09.2026 Photo: Nikolai Rybakov at a polling station on 20 September / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Update: The court hearing will resume on 7 October at 2 p.m. A protocol of violation has been drawn up against Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov under Article 20.1(1) of the Code of Administrative Offences of […]
Posted: September 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, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko appeals to Ombudsman Yana Lantratova, demanding urgent transfer of seriously ill Yuri Dmitriev to a civilian hospital
Press Release, 28.09.2026 Photo: Yuri Dmitriev in the penal colony / Photo by ZPCh on Telegram Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov has sent an appeal to Yana Lantratova, the High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation, demanding that 70-year-old historian and human rights defender Yuri Dmitriev be urgently transferred to a civilian hospital. Dmitriev […]
Posted: September 29th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy.
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St. Petersburg Electoral Commission approves falsified election results. City parliament deprived of its voice for peace and freedom
Statement by St. Petersburg Yabloko, 22.09.2026 Photo: A sign reading “Yabloko. St. Petersburg” / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The St. Petersburg Electoral Commission has approved the results of the elections in St. Petersburg, under which not a single Yabloko representative has won a seat in the city parliament.
Posted: September 23rd, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko’s actions of writing letters to political prisoners in Moscow and the regions: schedule of upcoming events
Press Release, 22.09.2026 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Yabloko invites everyone interested to its traditional monthly action of writing letters to political prisoners, where anyone can write a letter or sign a postcard to people deprived of their freedom for their beliefs. The party holds these actions regularly, not only in Moscow, but in […]
Posted: September 22nd, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko candidates in the State Duma elections took five second places and seven third places, with 11 candidates receiving over 10% of the vote
Press Release, 21.09.2026 Photo: Campaign posters of Yabloko candidates in the 2026 elections / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The Central Electoral Commission’s website has published the results for 97 of the 99 Yabloko candidates who stood in single-mandate constituencies. Five of the party’s candidates took second place, and a further seven took third […]
Posted: September 21st, 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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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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Address to Yabloko supporters ahead of the 2026 State Duma elections
Press Release, 17.09.2026 Photo: Nikolai Rybakov meeting with Yabloko supporters in St. Petersburg Dear friends, We are writing to you on the eve of the elections to remind you of the situation as voting begins, how to vote for the Yabloko party, and what we suggest doing where no Yabloko candidates remain on the ballot. […]
Posted: September 17th, 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.
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Yabloko candidates for the Karelia Legislative Assembly elections in 2026
Press Release, 16.09.2026 Photo: Nikolai Rybakov and Yabloko candidates to the Legislative Assembly of Karelia and Petrozacodsk City Council / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Yabloko’s list of candidates for the Republic of Karelia’s Legislative Assembly election had been registered by the Electoral Commission of the Republic of Karelia; however, on 29 July, the […]
Posted: September 16th, 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.
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Yabloko appeals to the Constitutional Court over the removal of its federal list from the elections
Press Release, 15.09.2026 Photo: A session of the Constitutional Court / Photo by Yevgeny Pavlenko, Kommersant The Yabloko party has filed a complaint with Russia’s Constitutional Court over the removal of the party’s federal list from the State Duma elections. Yabloko is challenging the constitutionality of a number of provisions of the laws “On Basic […]
Posted: September 15th, 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.
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