Archive for 'Judiciary'
On the criminal prosecution of Yabloko Deputy Chairman Maxim Kruglov
Press Release, 1.10.2025 Photo: Maxim Kruglov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service According to the Investigative Committee, a criminal case has been opened against Yabloko party Deputy Chairman Maxim Kruglov under Article 207.3, Part 2, point “d” of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (public dissemination of knowingly false information about the use […]
Posted: October 2nd, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Public Prosecutor’s Office asks court to declare Boris Vishnevsky’s 2015 collection of articles “extremist material”
Press Release, 30.09.2025 Photo: Boris Vishnevsky and film director Alexander Sokurov (left) at the launch of the book “Chronicles of the Revived Arkanar” by Boris Vishnevsky at the Mayakovsky Library in St Petersburg, 7 April 2016 / Photo by Alexander Chizhenok, Kommersant A lawsuit on administrative violation has been filed with St.Petersburg City Court by […]
Posted: October 1st, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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In Vladivostok, Deputy Chair of the Yabloko branch in the Maritime Territory is on trial for her greetings posted on Victory Day, 9 May 2021
Press Release, 25.09.2025 Photo: Marina Zheleznyakova / Photo by the Yabloko branch in the Maritime Territory Since August 2025, Primorsky Regional Court has been hearing a criminal case brought under Article 354.1 of the Criminal Code (“Rehabilitation of Nazism”) against Marina Zheleznyakova, Deputy Chair of the Yabloko regional branch in Maritime Territory. She is charged […]
Posted: September 25th, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, History, Human Rights, Judiciary, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko leader Nikolai Rybakov demanded that the Public Prosecutor General’s Office punish animal abusers from the DogTown shelter in Chekhov, the Moscow region
Press Release, 16.09.2025 Photo: Conditions at the DogTown shelter / Photo from the Mona Telegram channel Yabloko party Chairman Nikolai Rybakov sent an appeal to Public Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov, demanding punishment for animal abusers – the owners of the DogTown dog shelter.
Posted: September 18th, 2025 under Environmental Policies, Governance, Judiciary, Protection of Environment.
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Pskov Yabloko awarded compensation for unlawful removal from 2023 elections of the Yabloko candidates list in the Strugo-Krasnensk District
Press Release, 22.08.2025 Photo: Pskov Yabloko representative lawyer Vitaly Isakov / Photo by the regional branch of Yabloko Strugo-Krasnensk District Court granted Pskov Yabloko’s lawsuit against the Russian Ministry of Finance for compensation in connection with the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation ruling of 18 March 2025, which confirmed constitutional violations in cancelling registration […]
Posted: August 25th, 2025 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Pskov Yabloko awarded compensation for unlawful removal from 2023 elections of party list in Loknya District, the Pskov region
Press Release, 18.08.2025 Photo: Leader of Loknya Yabloko list in the 2023 elections Maria Skorodumova and party lawyers Vitaly Isakov and Maxim Kopytov in front of the courthouse in Loknya settlement / Photo by the regional branch of the party Bezhanitsy District Court (court presence in Loknya) satisfied Pskov Yabloko’s lawsuit against the Russian Ministry […]
Posted: August 19th, 2025 under Elections, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Arthur Gaiduk asks Federal Antimonopoly Service to check legality of restricting calls in Telegram and WhatsApp
Press Release, 15.08.2025 Photo: Arthur Gaiduk / Photo by Pskov Yabloko Pskov Regional Assembly deputy from Yabloko Arthur Gaiduk sent an appeal to Federal Antimonopoly Service head Maxim Shaskolsky requesting a check of the legality of Roskomnadzor’s (Federal Supervision Agency for Information Technologies and Communications) decision to restrict calls for Russians in foreign messengers Telegram […]
Posted: August 19th, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Pskov Yabloko awarded first compensations for unlawful removal of party lists from 2023 elections
Press Release, 13.08.2025 Photo: Pskov Yabloko candidates in the 2023 elections Nikolai Barkhatov and Lyudmila Kochneva, and lawyer Vitaly Isakov / Photo by the regional branch of Yabloko On 12 August, Opochka District Court and Pushkinogorsk District Court satisfied Pskov Yabloko’s lawsuits against the Russian Ministry of Finance for compensation for cancelling registration of the […]
Posted: August 14th, 2025 under Elections, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Materials revealed that led to Ksenia Cherepanova being recognised as “foreign agent”: among them news about repressions against Yabloko and criticism of local self-government reform
Press Release, 13.08.2025 Photo: Ksenia Cherepanova / Photo: Novgorod Yabloko The Novgorod Region Ministry of Justice Department has drawn up an administrative protocol against member of the Novgorod Yabloko Bureau Ksenia Cherepanova for failing to self-report as a “foreign agent”. The protocol lists materials whose publication on Ksenia Cherepanova’s Telegram channel allegedly occurred with foreign […]
Posted: August 14th, 2025 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Lev Shlosberg is accused of posting videos but the links lead to another person’s page, not his
Press Release, 8.08.2025 Photo: Lev Shlosberg in court / Photo by the regional branch of the party On 7 August, the 38th magistrate’s court in Pskov held another, already eighth hearing on the criminal case against Yabloko Deputy Chairman Lev Shlosberg for allegedly evading “fulfilment of foreign agent obligations”. The investigation believes that the politician […]
Posted: August 8th, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Court keeps Yabloko Deputy Chairman Lev Shlosberg under house arrest until 8 October
Press Release, 6.08.2025 Photo: Lev Shlosberg in court on 11 June 2025 / Photo by Stepan Baranov The decision to extend the preventive measure was made by a judge of the Pskov City Court. The hearing was held in a closed session. Journalists were asked to leave the courtroom before the court ruling was announced. […]
Posted: August 6th, 2025 under Foreign policy, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Grigory Yavlinsky: Trump has no substantive position on Ukraine
Grigory Yavlinsky web-site, 30.07.2025 What is desperately needed now? Russia and Ukraine sign an agreement for an immediate ceasefire: troops stop at current positions and cease fire. After this, substantive negotiations are needed about the conditions and ways to achieve peaceful coexistence: about the new content of Russian-Ukrainian relations, European security architecture and its prospective […]
Posted: August 2nd, 2025 under Economy, Elections, Foreign policy, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Gubernatorial Elections, History, Human Rights, Judiciary, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2025, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, Russian Economy, YABLOKO against Corruption, Без рубрики.
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The trial on Lev Shlosberg’s another criminal case for evading “foreign agent” obligations will continue on the politician’s birthday
Press Release, 23.07.2025 Photo: Lev Shlosberg / Photo by Pskov Yabloko On 22 July, another hearing took place at the court of the first instance on the case of Yabloko Deputy Chairman Lev Shlosberg for violating “foreign agent” legislation. The proceedings lasted almost three hours and were postponed to 30 July due to the public […]
Posted: July 24th, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Konstantin Smirnov’s detention in custody extended for another two months
Press Release, 23.07.2025 Photo: Konstantin Smirnov in court / Photo by Ryazan Yabloko The Soviet District Court of Ryazan refused to change the preventive measure for Editor-in-Chief of internet media Vid Sboku (View from the Side) and Yabloko municipal deputy Konstantin Smirnov. The politician’s defence insisted on transferring the politician to house arrest, but the […]
Posted: July 24th, 2025 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Court will conduct a hearing on extending the arrest for Konstantin Smirnov
Press Release, 22.07.2025 Photo: Konstantin Smirnov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 23 July, the Sovietsky District Court of Ryazan will consider the investigator’s petition to extend the arrest for Konstantin Smirnov, Editor-in-Chief of the Internet media Vid Sboku (Side View) and deputy of the Dubrovichy Council from Yabloko. The journalist and politician […]
Posted: July 23rd, 2025 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, YABLOKO against Corruption, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko supporter in Tatarstan Zulfiya Sitdikova fined 80,000 roubles for “discrediting the army”
Press Release, 7.07.2025 Photo: Zulfiya Sitdikova during one of her arrests / Photo from social networks The Vakhitovsky District Court in Kazan imposed a large fine of 80,000 roubles on Yabloko supporter in Tatarstan Zulfiya Sitdikova for “discrediting the army”. According to the court, Zulfiya Sitdikova allegedly photographed a man with a poster “There is […]
Posted: July 8th, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Pskov Yabloko demands compensation for removal of party lists from 2023 elections following Constitutional Court ruling
Press Release, 7.07.2025 Photo: Pskov Yabloko team / Photo by the regional branch of Yabloko Pskov Yabloko demands compensation from the state for removal of party lists from 2023 elections following the ruling of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation (of 18 March, 2025) which confirmed the removal of Pskov Yabloko lists of candidates […]
Posted: July 7th, 2025 under Elections, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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A unique mosaic panel in a sports facility building destroyed in Udmurtia. Yabloko has filed a complaint with the public prosecutor’s office about the sports minister’s inaction
Press Release, 30.06.2025 Photo: Mosaic panel in the Izhstal Ice Palace building / Photo from social media One of the rare monuments of 1970s mosaic art – a mosaic panel possessing artistic and historical value – was situated in the foyer of the Izhstal Ice Palace building in Izhevsk, Udmurtia. Despite assurances from Udmurtia’s Minister […]
Posted: June 30th, 2025 under Governance, Healthcare, Human Rights, Judiciary, Social Policies, YABLOKO against Corruption, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Youth Policies.
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Pskov Regional Court leaves Deputy Chairman of the Yabloko Party Lev Shlosberg under house arrest
Press Release, 26.06.2025 Photo: Lev Shlosberg /Photo by Pskov Yabloko On 11 June, the Pskov City Court ruled that Deputy Chairman of the Yabloko Party Lev Shlosberg should be arrested until 8 August. Shlosberg is at home, under house arrest, deprived of access to a telephone, mail, and the Internet, he is also restricted in […]
Posted: June 26th, 2025 under Foreign policy, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Moscow’s Chief Sanitary Doctor will assess, at Yabloko’s request, the coronavirus threat cited by the Moscow authorities when banning protest actions
Press Release, 26.06.2025 Photo: A mass sporting event at one of Moscow’s stadiums during the period of “coronavirus restrictions” / Photo by Dmitry Lebedev, Kommersant The letter to Yelena Andreyeva, Chief Sanitary Doctor of Moscow, was sent by the applicants of the pickets for the dismantling of the bas-relief depicting Joseph Stalin as the “father […]
Posted: June 26th, 2025 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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