Archive for 'Freedom of Speech'
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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On the results of the election campaign and the violations committed during it
Statement by the Bureau of the Moscow branch of Yabloko, 29.09.2026 The Bureau of the Moscow branch of Yabloko, having considered the results of the recent election campaign, notes the following: The election campaign was accompanied by mass and systemic violations which give rise to justified distrust of its officially announced results. These include the […]
Posted: September 29th, 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 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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Yabloko member of St.Petersburg Electoral Commission Pavel Shapchits: “We have no doubts about the reliability of the election results — we are certain they are unreliable”
Press Release, 24.09.2026 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Pavel Shapchits, a voting member of the St. Petersburg Electoral Commission representing Yabloko, was the only member of the electoral commission to vote against approving the results of elections in St. Petersburg. He wrote a dissenting opinion in which he explained in detail why the election […]
Posted: September 24th, 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 Against the Parties of Power, YABLOKO and Other Political Parties, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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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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“Thanks to your activity, the whole country and the whole world have seen that millions of Russians stand for peace”
Address by party leaders to Yabloko supporters, 22.09.2026 Photo: “Peace to the World!” / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Dear friends, The election campaign has come to an end, and we would like to thank all of you from the bottom of our hearts. Those who have supported us before, and those who joined […]
Posted: September 22nd, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Без рубрики.
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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 candidate Viktor Kogan-Yasny: A new chapter
Blog post by Viktor Kogan-Yasny, 22.09.2026 Photo: Viktor Kogan-Yasny Yabloko has shown that society does exist in our country: a peaceful society that wants peace and the public good for everyone, for Russia and its neighbours. Arrogant officials have always looked at us (and still do) as if we were mad. And in a way, […]
Posted: September 22nd, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Без рубрики.
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Official results for Yabloko’s single-mandate candidates show: the party could have won factions in five more regional parliaments. St. Petersburg not yet counted
Press Release, 21.09.2026 Photo: Yabloko’s poster “For Peace and Freedom! For a Life Without Fear!” / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Yabloko candidates in single-mandate constituencies in the regional legislative assemblies elections, where the party’s lists were removed from the elections, received an average of between 6.84% and 13.65% of the vote. These figures […]
Posted: September 21st, 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 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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Violations on the third day of voting. Observers detained in St. Petersburg and Kazan, Moscow voters denied paper ballots en masse
Press Release, 21.09.2026 Photo: Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov votes according to Plan B at a polling station in St. Petersburg / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 20 September, three-day voting in the elections to the State Duma of the 9th convocation, regional parliaments and municipal councils in a number of constituent entities of […]
Posted: September 21st, 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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Nikolai Rybakov: Yabloko’s campaign has demonstrated that millions of Russians want peace and freedom
Press Release, 21.09.2026 Photo: Nikolai Rybakov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Yabloko could have taken second place in the 2026 State Duma elections had the party’s list not been removed from the race, Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov said at a briefing on the preliminary voting results. According to him, this is borne out […]
Posted: September 21st, 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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Violations on the second day of voting. Yabloko candidate attacked, observer loses consciousness during detention, voters coerced into electronic voting
Press Release, 19.09.2026 Photo by Anton Velikzhanin, Kommersant The second day of three-day voting in the elections to the State Duma of the 9th convocation, as well as to regional parliaments and municipal councils in a number of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, has ended.
Posted: September 19th, 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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Violations of the first day of voting. Yabloko observers report being denied access en masse, some receiving summonses
Press Release, 18.09.2026 Photo by Yegor Snetkov, Kommersant On 18 September, three-day voting began in Russia in the elections to the State Duma of the 9th convocation, as well as to regional parliaments and municipal councils in a number of constituent entities of the Russian Federation. A hotline for observers and voters is operating on […]
Posted: September 18th, 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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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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