Archive for 'Human Rights'
Central Electoral Commission does not reinstate Yabloko’s list for St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly election. Decision to be appealed in court
Press Release, 31.07.2026 Photo: Yabloko’s delegation before submitting documents to the St. Petersburg Electoral Commission / Photo by St. Petersburg Yabloko The Central Electoral Commission of Russia (CEC) has rejected Yabloko’s complaint against the decision by the St. Petersburg Electoral Commission to refuse registration of the party’s list of candidates for the election of deputies […]
Posted: July 31st, 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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Yabloko demands Moscow City Electoral Commission check legality of United Russia’s mass-scale campaigning on residential building noticeboards
Press Release, 30.07.2026 Photo: Ivan Bolshakov with his letter to Chair of the Moscow Electoral Commission Olga Kirillova / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Ivan Bolshakov, one of the leaders of Yabloko’s federal list in the State Duma election and the party’s representative at the Central Electoral Commission of Russia, has sent a request […]
Posted: July 30th, 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 Against the Parties of Power, YABLOKO and Other Political Parties.
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Supreme Court of Karelia removes Yabloko’s list of candidates from election following claim by the Rodina party
Press Release, 29.07.2026 Photo: List leaders Inna Boluchevskaya, Olga Tuzhikova and Anna Pavlova Today, 29 July, the Supreme Court of Karelia heard an administrative claim by the regional branch of the Rodina (Motherland) party seeking to overturn the ruling of the Electoral Commission of the Republic of Karelia of 17 July, which had registered Yabloko’s list […]
Posted: July 30th, 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, The Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of Karelia, YABLOKO and Other Political Parties, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Moscow City Court upholds detention of Yabloko member Yelena Perepelitsa in case over donation to a banned organisation
Press Release, 29.07.2026 Photo: Yelena Perepelitsa / Photo from her Yandex.Maps profile Today, 29 July, the Moscow City Court rejected an appeal against the detention imposed on Yabloko member Yelena Perepelitsa in the case concerning a donation to a banned organisation.
Posted: July 29th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Central Electoral Commission unanimously registers Yabloko’s list for State Duma election
Press Release, 29.07.2026 Photo: Yabloko’s State Duma candidates and party Chair Nikolai Rybakov at the Central Electoral Commission of Russia on 29 July 2026 The Central Electoral Commission of Russia (CEC) registered Yabloko’s federal list of candidates on 29 July 2026 for the election of deputies to the 9th convocation of the State Duma. The […]
Posted: July 29th, 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, Без рубрики.
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How to vote for a ceasefire
A Frank Conversation with Grigory Yavlinsky Grigory Yavlinsky’s website, 27.07.2026 Watch on YouTube choosing your preferred language for subtitles Are there elections in Russia today that fundamentally change power? No, no such democratic institution exists in our country any more. That is how the reforms were carried out in the 1990s. Do people in Russia […]
Posted: July 29th, 2026 under Elections, Foreign policy, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, Russia-Ukraine relations, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Без рубрики.
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On 29 July, Central Electoral Commission to consider registration of Yabloko’s list of candidates for the State Duma election
Press Release, 28.07.2026 Tomorrow, 29 July, at 11:00, the Central Electoral Commission of Russia (CEC) will consider, at its meeting, the question of registering Yabloko’s federal list of candidates for the election of deputies to the State Duma.
Posted: July 28th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Без рубрики.
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Supreme Court of Russia upholds ruling in “demonstration of extremist symbols” case against Yabloko Chair Nikolai Rybakov
Press Release, 28.07.2026 Photo: Nikolai Rybakov / Photo by Alexander Nemenov, AFP The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has completed its review of the complaint by Yabloko Chair Nikolai Rybakov, leaving unchanged the ruling that had found him liable under Article 20.3(1) of the Code of Administrative Offences (displaying extremist symbols). The judicial panel […]
Posted: July 28th, 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 the Central Electoral Commission against refusal of the St. Petersburg Electoral Commission to register its list for St. Petersburg election
Press Release, 27.07.2026 Photo: Yabloko’s letter with a marking “received” by the CEC / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Yabloko submitted a complaint to the Central Electoral Commission of Russia (CEC) against the decision by the St. Petersburg Electoral Commission to refuse registration of the party’s list of candidates for the election of deputies […]
Posted: July 28th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Kirill Goncharov asks Moscow City Electoral Commission to clarify Muscovites’ right to a paper ballot instead of remote electronic voting in State Duma election
Press Release, 27.07.2026 Photo: Kirill Goncharov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Chair of Moscow Yabloko Kirill Goncharov has sent an official request to Olga Kirillova, Chair of the Moscow Electoral Commission, regarding the procedure for voters to exercise their right to receive a paper ballot in the 2026 State Duma election, including for […]
Posted: July 28th, 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.
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Members of St. Petersburg Electoral Commission from pro-government parties United Russia, the CPRF, LDPR and New People support barring Yabloko from election
Press Release, 26.07.2026 Photo: Yabloko representatives submitting candidates’ documents to the St. Petersburg Electoral Commission on 9 July / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The St. Petersburg Electoral Commission refused to register Yabloko’s list of candidates for the election of deputies to the 8th convocation of the Legislative Assembly. The decision was taken on […]
Posted: July 28th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, YABLOKO and Other Political Parties, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Novgorod Region Electoral Commission registers Yabloko’s list of candidates for regional parliament elections
Press Release, 26.07.2026 Photo: Anna Cherepanova / Photo by Novgorod Yabloko Today, 26 July, the Novgorod Region Electoral Commission unanimously registered Yabloko’s list of candidates for the elections to the Novgorod Regional Duma. The list comprises 19 candidates across all ten regional groups. The list is headed by Anna Cherepanova, Deputy Chair of Yabloko, leader […]
Posted: July 28th, 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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Rodina Party seeks court order to overturn registration of Yabloko’s list for Karelian parliament elections
Press Release, 25.07.2026 Photo: Yabloko list leaders Inna Boluchevskaya, Olga Tuzhikova and Anna Pavlova The Supreme Court of the Republic of Karelia has accepted for consideration an administrative claim filed by the regional branch of the Rodina (Motherland) political party seeking to overturn the 17 July resolution of the Electoral Commission of the Republic of […]
Posted: July 28th, 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 and Other Political Parties, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Petrozavodsk electoral commission refuses to register Yabloko for City Council elections
Press Release, 25.07.2026 Photo: Petrozavodsk City Council Today, 25 July, Territorial Electoral Commission No. 1 of Petrozavodsk refused to register the list of candidates put forward by Yabloko for the elections to the Petrozavodsk City Council.
Posted: July 27th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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St. Petersburg Electoral Commission bars Yabloko from Legislative Assembly election
Press Release, 24.07.2026 Photo: The party’s delegation before submitting documents to the St. Petersburg Electoral Commission / Photo by St. Petersburg Yabloko At a meeting on 24 July, the St. Petersburg Electoral Commission refused to register Yabloko’s list of candidates for the election of deputies to the Legislative Assembly. If this decision is not overturned, […]
Posted: July 24th, 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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Nikolai Rybakov sends open letter to Central Eelctoral Commission Chair Ella Pamfilova over the impending refusal to register Yabloko’s list for the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly elections
Press Release, 24.07.2026 Photo: Ella Pamfilova / Photo by Dmitry Dukhanin, Kommersant Yabloko leader Nikolai Rybakov has sent an open letter to the Chair of the Central Electoral Commission of Russia, Ella Pamfilova, concerning what the party considers to be the impending refusal to register Yabloko’s list for the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly elections.
Posted: July 24th, 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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Anna Cherepanova accused of “extremism” and registered as an election candidate on the same day
Press Release, 23.07.2026 Photo: Anna Cherepanova / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Today, 23 July, Deputy Chair of Yabloko and leader of the Novgorod branch of the party Anna Cherepanova was first accused of “displaying extremist symbols” and then registered as a candidate in the regional parliament elections.
Posted: July 24th, 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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Ministry of Justice refuses to lift ‘foreign agent’ status from Yabloko Deputy Chairman Vladimir Dorokhov over a ‘birthday greeting card’ from Nikolai Rybakov
Press Release, 23.07.2026 Photo: Vladimir Dorokhov at a Yabloko event in 2023 / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Vladimir Dorokhov, Deputy Chairman of Yabloko and a member of the party’s Federal Bureau, who was designated a “foreign agent” in 2024, has been refused by the Ministry of Justice in his bid to have this […]
Posted: July 23rd, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko representatives in the Leningrad Region and Yekaterinburg submit candidates’ documents to the regional Electoral Commissions for the Legislative Assemblies
Press Release, 21.07.2026 Photo: a file with Yabloko’s slogan “For Peace and Freedom! For a Life Without Fear”! /Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On Tuesday, 21 July, Yabloko representatives in the Leningrad Region and Yekaterinburg submitted candidates’ documents for the regional parliaments to the regional Electoral Commissions. It should be noted that the party […]
Posted: July 21st, 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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Fourth informer-witness questioned in Lev Shlosberg case as prosecution ends presentation of evidence
Press Release, 21.07.2026 Photo: Lev Shlosberg / Photo by Pskov Yabloko The trial in the consolidated criminal case against Lev Shlosberg, Deputy Chairman of Yabloko, is continuing at the Pskov City Court. It should be noted that hearings in the politician’s case are being held daily from 13 to 31 July (except at weekends). At […]
Posted: July 21st, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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