Archive for 'Judiciary'
Yabloko to conduct actions of writing letters to political prisoners in Moscow and the Russian regions: schedule for March and April
Press Release, 20.03.2026 Photo: Postcards by artist Sasha Skochilenko, a former political prisoner / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Yabloko is continuing its regular action of writing letters to political prisoners. Every month, Yabloko members and all who wish to attend the events at the party’s offices in Moscow and the regions sign postcards […]
Posted: March 20th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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New lawsuit filed against Irkutsk City Administration over refusal to give a permission for the “Free Internet” and pro-Telegram rally
Press Release, 19 March 2026 Photo by Sergei Konkov, Kommersant On 18 March, Pavel Kharitonenko, an activist and Yabloko supporter, filed a lawsuit with the Kirovsky District Court of Irkutsk over the city administration’s refusal to approve a rally against the blocking of the Internet, certain messaging applications and services. Kharitonenko indicates in the lawsuit […]
Posted: March 20th, 2026 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Appeal Court upholds conviction of Maritime Territory Yabloko leader Marina Zheleznyakova on “rehabilitation of Nazism”
Press Release, 18.03.2026 Photo: Marina Zheleznyakova / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 18 March, Russia’s Fifth Court of Appeals heard the appeal of Marina Zheleznyakova, Chair of the Yabloko regional branch in the Maritime Territory, against her conviction on a charge of “rehabilitation of Nazism” and a fine of 2 million roubles. In […]
Posted: March 19th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Alexander Shishlov, leader of the Yabloko faction in the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly, charged with “displaying extremist symbols”
Press Release, 17.03.2026 Photo: Alexander Shishlov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 16 March, the website of the Petrogradsky District Court of St.Petersubrg informed on an administrative case against Alexander Shishlov, Coordinator of the Yabloko Federal Political Committee and head of the Yabloko faction in the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly. According to the […]
Posted: March 19th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Application for a rally for free Internet filed in Kazan: Yabloko intends to demand free access to information
Press Release, 17.03.2026 Photo: Sofya Fyodorova, lawyer and applicant for the Kazan rally / Photo by the Tatarstan branch of Yabloko Representatives of Yabloko submitted a notification to the Kazan Executive Committee regarding a planned rally in defence of a free Internet, the Tatarstan branch of the party has announced. The stated aim of the […]
Posted: March 18th, 2026 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Demanding free access to information is unlawful: the Office of the Irkutsk Mayor cites the Constitution to justify refusal to approve rally for free Internet
Press Release, 16.03.2026 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Pavel Kharitonenko, activist and organiser of the “For a Free Internet” rally in Irkutsk, has received the city administration’s response to his application to hold the event. The refusal was expected; however, the grounds given are remarkable: demands for free access to information and freedom of […]
Posted: March 16th, 2026 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Irkutsk Yabloko has submitted a second notification for a rally “For a Free Internet” and in defence of Telegram
Press Release, 13.03.2026 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Today, on 13 March, the Irkutsk branch of Yabloko has submitted another notification to the Irkutsk city administration for a rally “For a Free Internet” and in defence of Telegram. This was reported by Grigory Gribenko, Chairman of Irkutsk Yabloko and a member of the organising […]
Posted: March 13th, 2026 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Federal Penitentiary Service is withholding information about Maxim Kruglov’s prison account, sabotaging his correspondence with the Public Monitoring Commission, and blocking his access to books and newspapers
Press Release, 11.03.2026 Photo: Maxim Kruglov in court on 27 February 2026 / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 11 March, Natalia Tikhonova, the lawyer representing Yabloko Deputy Chair Maxim Kruglov, shared several updates relating to her client’s detention in Remand Prison No. 2, Butyrka, in Moscow, where Kruglov is being held on charges […]
Posted: March 13th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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A search was conducted at the home of Yabloko member Nikolai Markin in the Moscow Region: he was charged with spreading “Fake News” and released on an undertaking not to leave the town
Press Release, 10.03.2026 Photo: Nikolai Markin / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On the morning of 10 March, police arrived at the home of Yabloko party member Nikolai Markin, where he lives with his mother in the town of Ramenskoye, the Moscow region. Police had with a search warrant. The phones of everyone present […]
Posted: March 12th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko’s Deputy of the Novgorod City Duma Anna Cherepanova urges Russian Ombudsperson to help women political prisoners Yevgenia Berkovich and Nika Novak
Press Release, 5.03.2026 Photo: Imprisoned journalist Nika Novak (left) and theatre director Yevgenia Berkovich (right) / Photo from Telegram channels Anna Cherepanova, Deputy Chair of the Yabloko party and deputy of the Novgorod City Duma, is demanding that the rights of political prisoners Yevgenia Berkovich and Nika Novak be upheld. She has submitted formal parliamentary […]
Posted: March 5th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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An appellate court upheld the ruling of the St. Petersburg City Court declaring a collection of articles by Yabloko Deputy Chairman Boris Vishnevsky “extremist”
Press Release, 4.03.2026 Photo: Boris Vishnevsky / Photo by Konstantin Lenkov On 4 March, the Second Court of Appeals upheld the decision of the St. Petersburg City Court, which last November deemed a collection of articles by Yabloko Deputy Chairman Boris Vishnevsky “extremist material”. The book “Chronicles of the Reborn Arkanar” was published eleven years […]
Posted: March 5th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Grigory Gribenko, leader of the Irkutsk branch of the Yabloko party, filed a lawsuit against the Irkutsk Mayor’s Office over the revocation of a permit for a rally in defence of Telegram
Press Release, 28.02.2026 Photo: Grigory Gribenko /Photo by Irkutsk Yabloko On 28 February, Grigory Gribenko, Chairman of the Irkutsk regional branch of the Yabloko party, filed an administrative lawsuit in the Kirovsky District Court of Irkutsk against the city administration.
Posted: March 2nd, 2026 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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In Moscow, guests at the action of writing letters to political prisoners signed 500 postcards for women prisoners of conscience
Press Release, 27.02.2026 Photo: Participants of the action of writing letters to political prisoners / Photo by Vyacheslav Radchenko On 26 February, the Moscow Yabloko party held its traditional the action of writing letters to political prisoners, this time the event was dedicated to women political prisoners and timed to coincide with 8 March, Women’s […]
Posted: March 2nd, 2026 under Conferences and Seminars, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Court keeps Maxim Kruglov in pre-trial detention until 2 April because the politician allegedly planned to spread “fakes” about the Russian armed forces as early as in 2020
Press Release, 27.02.2026 Photo: Maxim Kruglov before the court hearing on 26 February /Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 26 February, the Zamoskvoretsky Court of Moscow considered for the fourth time the investigator’s motion to extend the pre-trial detention of Maxim Kruglov, Deputy Chairman of the Yabloko party. The investigation demanded that the politician […]
Posted: February 27th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary.
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“Russia will be peaceful, Russia will be happy, Russia will be free. And all of us together with Russia.” Vasily Neustroyev delivered his final statement in court
Press Release, 25.02.2026 Photo: Vasily Neustroyev /Photo by Petersburg Observers On 24 February, the prosecution requested a 12-year prison colony sentence and a fine of one million roubles for political prisoner Vasily Neustroyev, St. Petersburg Yabloko member, historian and elections observer, on charges of leading an “extremist organisation,” spreading “fakes about the army,” and “rehabilitating […]
Posted: February 27th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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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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Yabloko’s actions of writing letters to political prisoners in February and March to be dedicated to women political prisoners
Press Release, 20.02.2026 Photo: A postcard from the series “Freedom Is Within Us” by artist and former political prisoner Sasha Skochilenko In accordance with established tradition, Yabloko’s actions of writing letters to political prisoners at the end of February and the beginning of March across the country will be dedicated to women political prisoners. Women […]
Posted: February 24th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Evidence of 2025 electoral fraud goes missing from the Moscow Region Court: Yabloko publishes the copies of the missing video evidence
Press Release, 13.02.2026 Photo: A hearing at the Shchyolkovo City Court, which examined Yabloko’s claim against the Territorial Electoral Commission / Photo by the Moscow Region branch of Yabloko The Moscow Region branch of Yabloko has published video recordings of four serious violations committed during the 2025 elections in the town of Fryazino, the Moscow […]
Posted: February 18th, 2026 under Elections, Governance, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2025, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Lev Shlosberg declared in court that materials in his criminal case had been falsified: the investigation changed the date of the “crime”
Press Release, 11.02.2026 Photo: Lev Shlosberg at the Pskov Regional Court hearing on 11 February 2026 / Photo by Pskov Yabloko On 11 February, the Pskov Regional Court considered an appeal against the detention of Yabloko Deputy Chairman Lev Shlosberg. The appeal was rejected, and the judge ruled that Shlosberg must remain in remand prison […]
Posted: February 12th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Pechora Court reduces Yabloko’s compensation for unlawful removal from 2023 municipal elections by 34 times
Press Release, 9.02.2026 Photo: Lawyers Vitaly Isakov and Maxim Kopytov representing Yabloko’s interests / Photo by Pskov Yabloko The Pechora District Court has considered Pskov Yabloko’s claim for compensation for unlawful removal from the 2023 municipal elections. The proceedings lasted eight months, yet during this time none of the parties summoned to participate – from […]
Posted: February 10th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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