Archive for 'Freedom of Speech'
Court fines Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov over a post expressing condolences
Press Release, 4.12.2025 Photo: Nikolai Rybakov holds a placard “Freedom to Political Prisoners” / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Yabloko party Chairman Nikolai Rybakov has been found guilty of “displaying extremist symbols” and fined 1,500 roubles. Punishment under this article also entails a ban on standing in elections for one year if the court’s […]
Posted: December 4th, 2025 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 will take part in the 2026 elections under the slogans “For Peace and Freedom! For a Life Without Fear!”
Press Release, 3 December 2025 The Yabloko party will take part in the 2026 elections – to the State Duma and regional legislative assemblies, including those regional parliaments where Yabloko is currently represented (St Petersburg, Karelia, and the Pskov Region). This decision was taken at a meeting of the Federal Political Committee of Yabloko on […]
Posted: December 3rd, 2025 under Elections, Foreign policy, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Nikolai Rybakov’s interview to Avvenire, Italy: “We are going back to Stalin’s times, but we want freedom!”
1.12.2025 Photo: screenshot of the page with the interview to Avvenire Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov gave an interview to the Italian newspaper Avvenire.
Posted: December 1st, 2025 under Foreign policy, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations.
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Muscovites sent over 300 postcards and letters to political prisoners during Yabloko’s traditional event of writing letters to political prisoners
Press Release, 28.11.2025 Photo: Participants of the event of writing letters on 27 November / Photo by Vyacheslav Radchenko On 27 November, Moscow Yabloko held an action of writing letters to political prisoners – a monthly event where anyone can write a few words to people who are convicted or awaiting trial in politically motivated […]
Posted: December 1st, 2025 under Conferences and Seminars, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Court fines St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly deputy from Yabloko Olga Shtannikova for a post about fighting corruption from 13 years ago
Press Release, 27.11.2025 Photo: Olga Shtannikova / Photo by the St.Petersburg branch of Yabloko On Thursday, 27 November, a hearing took place at Kalininsky District Court in St.Petersburg on an administrative case concerning “demonstration of extremist symbols and attributes” (Article 20.3 of the Administrative Code). Yabloko MP of the Legislative Assembly of St.Peterburg, Olga Shtannikova, […]
Posted: November 27th, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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In Veliky Novgorod, Yabloko demands resignation of the mayor, as the budget of the city designed in officials’ interests
Press Release, 27.11.2025 Photo: Anna Cherepanova (centre) / Photo by the Novgorod branch of Yabloko On 26 November, a session of the Veliky Novgorod Duma took place, where Yabloko faction leader Anna Cherepanova voted “against” the draft city budget for 2026. She explained the faction’s position by saying that the draft budget for Novgorod causes […]
Posted: November 27th, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Social Policies, YABLOKO against Corruption, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Valery Borshchev’s Birthday
Press Release, 27.11.2025 Yabloko invites all its friends to a special evening event – “Valery Borshchev’s Birthday”. This is not a traditional memorial evening, but a new creative format for us, in which we will pay tribute to Valery Borshchev.
Posted: November 27th, 2025 under Conferences and Seminars, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights.
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Court extends arrest of Yabloko Deputy Chairman Maxim Kruglov for another month. Kruglov to remain in remand prison until 29 December
Press Release, 25.11.2025 Photo: Maxim Kruglov at the hearing on 25 November 2025 / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 25 November, Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky Court extended the arrest of Yabloko Deputy Chairman Maxim Kruglov for a month – until 29 December. Speaking in court, Kruglov’s defence emphasised: the investigation not only did not have […]
Posted: November 26th, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Konstantin Smirnov to remain in remand prison until the end of January 2026: court again extends preventive measure for Ryazan Yabloko leader
Press Release, 25.11.2025 Photo: Konstantin Smirnov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 25 November, Sovetsky District Court in Ryazan once again extended the preventive measure for Konstantin Smirnov, leader of the Ryazan branch of Yabloko and journalist. He is accused of “extortion”, but is in fact being persecuted for political reasons for fighting […]
Posted: November 26th, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Actions of writing letters to political prisoners in Moscow and the regions in November-December
Press Release, 21.11.2025 Photo: Yabloko postcards that can be sent to political prisoners / Photo by the party press service Every month, Yabloko invites everyone to its actions of writing letters to political prisoners — a traditional event that takes place at party offices in Moscow and Russian regions. Here anyone can sign a postcard […]
Posted: November 25th, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Lawyers found 99 violations in the court’s sentence to Lev Shlosberg in the case of “missing ‘foreign agent’ labels”
Press Release, 20.11.2025 Photo: Lev Shlosberg / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Yabloko party Deputy Chairman Lev Shlosberg and his defenders Vitaly Isakov and Vladimir Danilov have appealed the sentence in the case of his allegedly “missing ‘foreign agent’ labels”, as Shlosberg saved several videos by other people on his VKontakte social media page […]
Posted: November 20th, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov on the recognition of Boris Vishnevsky’s book as “extremist”
Statement by Yabloko Chairman, 20.11.2025 Photo: Boris Vishnevsky / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The Yabloko party regards the decision made today by St Petersburg City Court regarding the collection of articles by party Deputy Chairman Boris Vishnevsky, published in 2015, as not based on Russian law.
Posted: November 20th, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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St. Petersburg court recognises collection of articles by Yabloko Deputy Chairman Boris Vishnevsky, published in 2015, as “extremist material”
Press Release, 20.11.2025 Photo: Boris Vishnevsky / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service St. Petersburg City Court on 20 November 2025 recognised the collection “Chronicles of Reborn Arkanar”, published in September 2015, as “extremist material”. The book is a collection of articles by Yabloko Deputy Chairman Boris Vishnevsky. It was “written by a true patriot […]
Posted: November 20th, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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“Proof that the world cares about you”: Yabloko’s Charity Auction brought together thousands of people and raised over 1 million roubles for political prisoners’ families
Press Release, 14.11.2025 Photo: Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov at Yabloko’s seventh Charity Auction in support of political prisoners’ families / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On Thursday, 13 November, Yabloko’s charity Auction in support of political prisoners’ families took place in Moscow. The auction was held both in person and online across Russia. Over […]
Posted: November 14th, 2025 under Charity, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights.
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Court in Vladivostok fines Deputy Chair of the Yabloko branch in the Maritime Territory Marina Zheleznyakova 2 million roubles in “rehabilitation of Nazism” case
Press Release, 12.11.2025 Photo: Marina Zheleznyakova / Photo from personal archive Primorsky Regional Court in Vladivostok concluded on 12 November consideration of the case on “rehabilitation of Nazism” against Marina Zheleznyakova, Deputy Chair of the party’s regional branch in the Maritime Territory. The jury found her guilty of posting a message with a personal opinion […]
Posted: November 14th, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Court keeps Maxim Kruglov in remand prison despite monstrous number of investigative errors
Press Release, 30.10.2025 Photo: Maxim Kruglov spoke at the hearing via video link from Butyrka remand prison / Photo by the Moscow City Court Press Service Yabloko Deputy Chairman Maxim Kruglov will remain in a remand prison until 29 November. Such was the ruling of the Moscow City Court on 30 October, after considering an […]
Posted: November 12th, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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No to unlawful and unconstitutional restrictions on the digital rights and freedoms of Russian citizens!
Statement by the Yabloko Federal Bureau, 22.10.2025 Photo by Anatoly Zhdanov, Kommersant We declare resolute protest and rejection of the policy of systematic, unlawful and disproportionate restriction of the digital rights and freedoms of citizens of the Russian Federation, carried out under the pretext of “ensuring information security”.
Posted: October 23rd, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Без рубрики.
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Freedom for music! Freedom for Diana Loginova! Statement by the Yabloko party Chairman
Statement by the Yabloko party Chairman, 21.10.2025 Photo: Diana Loginova in court / Photo by Alexei Dhushutin, Novaya Gazeta I am outraged by the court’s decision to arrest singer Diana Loginova (Naoko) for 13 days for performing songs in the street. In fact, the state used this decision so that to further expanded the scope […]
Posted: October 21st, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary.
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Yabloko’s seventh charity auction in support of political prisoners’ families to take place on 13 November
Press Release, 20.10.2025 On 13 November, Yabloko will hold a new charity auction in support of political prisoners’ families. The action will be the seventh in a row, and the funds raised will traditionally go to help relatives and lawyers of political prisoners. The event will take place simultaneously on two platforms — online and […]
Posted: October 21st, 2025 under Charity, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Без рубрики.
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50 years since Academician Sakharov’s Nobel speech. “Peace, Progress, and Human Rights” as values that do not depend on time
Statement by the Yabloko Federal Bureau of 14.10.2025, published on 19.10.2025 Photo: Andrei Sakharov speaks at the 1st Congress of People’s Deputies of the USSR, 1989 / Photo by Sergei Guneyev, RIA Novosti Fifty years ago, on 9 October 1975, Academician Andrei Sakharov was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his many years of defending […]
Posted: October 20th, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, History, Human Rights.
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