Archive for 'Human Rights'
Yabloko’s central office to host a screening of Die Unbeugsamen, a documentary about women in West Germany
Press Release, 10.04.2026 Photo: Still from Die Unbeugsamen (2021) / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 15 April, Yabloko’s Moscow office will host a screening of the documentary Die Unbeugsamen (The Unbowed, 2021). The film tells the stories of women in West Germany who fought for their place in democratic politics — both in […]
Posted: April 10th, 2026 under Conferences and Seminars, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights.
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Nikolai Rybakov urges Ministry of Natural Resources to disclose the scale of environmental damage and Baltic Sea pollution following drone strikes on Ust-Luga and Primorsk
Press Release, 9.04.2026 Photo: Smoke-filled sky on the Skandinaviya highway near St Petersburg / Photo by Dmitry Anisimov Yabloko party leader Nikolai Rybakov has sent an official letter to Alexander Kozlov, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation, in connection with a series of drone strikes on port infrastructure facilities in the […]
Posted: April 9th, 2026 under Environmental Policies, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Protection of Environment.
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On the mass violations of citizens’ rights in the seizure of cattle in Novosibirsk Region
Adopted at a meeting of the Federal Bureau of Yabloko on 7.04.2026; published on 8.04.2026 Photo by Alexei Tanyushin, Kommersant Since 9 March 2026, the mass-scale and forced destruction of cattle on peasant and farming holdings has been taking place in Novosibirsk Region.
Posted: April 9th, 2026 under Governance, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Constitutional Court refuses to examine the constitutionality of the ban on parties challenging electoral commission decisions
Press Release, 8.04.2026 Photo by Andrei Zhdanov, Kommersant The Constitutional Court of Russia has refused to consider a complaint lodged by the St.Petersburg regional branch of Yabloko against a statutory provision that prevents the party from appealing an unlawful decision of an electoral commission.
Posted: April 9th, 2026 under Elections, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2024, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko member Vasily Neustroyev sentenced to ten years in prison
Press Release, 8.04.2026 Photo: Vasily Neustroyev / Photo from St.Petersburg observers On 8 April, Yabloko member Vasily Neustroev from St.Petersburg was sentenced to ten years in prison. In addition to serving his sentence in a general-regime penal colony, he and five other convicted young men have been banned for seven years from posting online and […]
Posted: April 8th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Eva Merkacheva submits character reference on imprisoned Konstantin Smirnov, requesting change of remand measure
Press Release, 6.04.2026 Photo: Presentation of Eva Merkacheva’s books at the Yabloko office, September 2023 / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Eva Merkacheva, a member of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights and a columnist for Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper, has submitted a character reference on Konstantin Smirnov, imprisoned leader of Ryazan […]
Posted: April 7th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Federal Antimonopoly Service evades review the legality of Telegram throttling — Yabloko receives response to Deputy Artur Gaiduk’s parliamentary inquiry
Press Release, 03.04.2026 Photo by Sergei Konkov, Kommersant Artur Gaiduk, leader of Pskov Yabloko and a deputy of the regional Legislative Assembly, has received responses from the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) and the Russian Ministry of Digital Development. The letters were sent to Gaiduk in reply to his parliamentary inquiries of 15 February, in which […]
Posted: April 7th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, The Yabloko Faction in the Pskov Regional Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko invites all to the premiere of Alexander Gnezdilov’s video production of “The Remains of the Day” based on the Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel
Press Release, 3.04.2026 On 7 April, the YouTube channel “Say Yes to Peace!” will host the premiere of The Remains of the Day, a production directed by Alexander Gnezdilov based on the novel of the same name by Kazuo Ishiguro.
Posted: April 3rd, 2026 under Conferences and Seminars, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights.
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Court keeps Lev Shlosberg in pre-trial detention until 2 June: hearing on custodial measure closed to media and public
Press Release, 2.04.2026 Photo: Lev Shlosberg / Photo by Pskov Yabloko Today, 2 April, the Pskov City Court resumed consideration of the investigator’s application to extend the remand in custody of Yabloko Deputy Chairman Lev Shlosberg in the case concerning “fake news” about the Russian Armed Forces (Article 207.3, Part 2, of the Criminal Code). […]
Posted: April 2nd, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Political pressure: Yabloko deputy of the Pskov Region Legislative Assembly Artur Gaiduk fined ‘for displaying extremist symbols’
Press Release, 2.04.2026 Photo: Artur Gaiduk / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service A court has fined Artur Gaiduk, leader of Yabloko’s Pskov branch and deputy of the Pskov Region Legislative Assembly, 1,000 roubles under Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences (“displaying extremist symbols”). An administrative liability under this article may prevent Gaiduk […]
Posted: April 2nd, 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 Pskov Regional Assembly, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Yabloko Party University to host a lecture by journalist Nadezhda Azhgikhina: ‘Journalists Make the World a Better Place’
Press Release, 2.04.2026 Nadezhda Azhgikhina, journalist, writer and Candidate of Philological Sciences, believes that journalists make the world a better place. In her lecture at the Yabloko Party University, she proposes to discuss, among other things, how to remain an honest journalist and a decent person under any regime.
Posted: April 2nd, 2026 under Conferences and Seminars, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights.
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Yabloko activist Sofya Fyodorova opens human rights NGO Irek in Tatarstan to serve residents of 43 districts
Press Release, 1.04.2026 The Yabloko branch in Tatarstan has publicly congratulated party activist and lawyer Sofya Fyodorova on the opening of Irek, a human rights non-governmental organisation. The word “irek” means “freedom” in Tatar, and the NGO’s founder explains that its mission is to ensure free access to rights protection across 43 districts of the […]
Posted: April 2nd, 2026 under Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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An open discussion, “The Path to Freedom”, to be held at Yabloko’s central office
Press Release, 1.04.2026 Last month marked the 50th anniversary of the events of March 1976, when musicians from the rock band Plastic People of the Universe were arrested in Prague and put on a show trial for performing at a festival of “alternative culture”. They were sentenced to between eight and eighteen months in prison […]
Posted: April 1st, 2026 under Conferences and Seminars, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, History, Human Rights.
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Hearing on extension of remand for Yabloko Deputy Chairman Lev Shlosberg adjourned until 2 April at the politician’s request
Posted: April 1st, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Students in the Maritime Territory lodge mass complaints with Yabloko over pressure to install the state-owned messenger MAX
Press Release, 31 March 2026 Photo by Yevgeny Razumny, Kommersant Students at the Vladivostok Hydrometeorological College (VGMK) have been contacting the Yabloko regional branch in the Maritime Territory in large numbers to complain about being pressured to install the “national messenger” MAX. The party’s branch in the Maritime Territory notes that complaints have also been […]
Posted: April 1st, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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“The investigation considers it impossible to complete the inquiry within six months.” Court keeps Maxim Kruglov in pre-trial detention until 25 April
Press Release, 30 March 2026 Photo: Maxim Kruglov at the hearing of the Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow, 30 March 2026 / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow has for the fifth time considered the investigator’s application to extend the period of pre-trial detention of Yabloko Deputy Chairman Maxim […]
Posted: April 1st, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Moscow Yabloko holds action of writing letters to political prisoners: over 400 letters written
Press Release, 27.03.2026 Photo: Participants in the action of writing letters to political prisoners, 26 March 2026 / Photo by Moscow Yabloko Opening the event, Yabloko party Chairman Nikolai Rybakov spoke about the importance of supporting political prisoners. It is not enough simply to write the first letter — one must also reply to those […]
Posted: March 30th, 2026 under Conferences and Seminars, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Stavropol authorities deny Yabloko permission to hold rally against Internet blocking and Telegram ban. The organiser summoned to police
Press Release, 27.03.2026 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Yelena Gavrilova, an instructor of the Yabloko branch in Stavropol and Yabloko party member, has been refused permission to hold a rally entitled “For a Free Internet”. A letter signed by Deputy Mayor Denis Alpatov states that the rally application “lacks information on the forms and […]
Posted: March 28th, 2026 under Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko activist from Ryazan Maria Rakcheeva fined for appealing to the authorities to save lime trees
Press Release, 27.03.2026 Photo: Maria Rakcheyeva in court on 27 March 2026 / Photo by Ryazan Yabloko On 27 March, the Oktyabrsky District Court of Ryazan found journalist and Yabloko party member Maria Rakcheyeva guilty under Article 20.2, Part 2, of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation (unlawful organisation of a public […]
Posted: March 27th, 2026 under Environmental Policies, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Protection of Environment, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Moscow City Court upholds Maxim Kruglov’s remand in custody: he will remain detained until at least 2 April
Press Release, 26.03.2026 Photo: Maxim Kruglov and his lawyer Natalia Tikhonova / Photo: screenshot from the Moscow City Court press service video On 26 March, the Moscow City Court dismissed the appeal against the remand in custody of Yabloko Deputy Chairman Maxim Kruglov, leaving the politician detained. Dozens of party supporters, journalists, and colleagues of […]
Posted: March 27th, 2026 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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