Archive for 'Yabloko’s Regional Branches'
On the Danger of Intensification of State Political Repression
Decision of the Federal Political Committee of Yabloko adopted on 2 December 2025, published on 15 December 2025 Photo: Yabloko members held in custody: Maxim Kruglov (in pre-trial detention since October 2025), Lev Shlosberg (in pre-trial detention since December 2025), Konstantin Smirnov (in pre-trial detention since January 2025), Vladimir Yefimov (in a penal colony settlement […]
Posted: December 15th, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Political Committee Decisions, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Muscovites wrote 695 letters to political prisoners at the Yabloko’s action of writing letters to political prisoners
Press Release, 14 December 2025 On 11 December, the Moscow branch of Yabloko held a pre-New Year event of writing letters to political prisoners. This is a regular monthly event of support and solidarity that takes place not only in Moscow but also in other cities across Russia. Typically, around 70 people in Moscow participate […]
Posted: December 15th, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Appellate court keeps Lev Shlosberg in pre-trial detention until 2 February 2026
Press Release, 12.12.2025 Photo: Lev Shlosberg at the court hearing on 12 December 2025 via video link from Pskov Remand Prison No. 1 / Photo by Anna Cherepanova The Pskov Regional Court considered the appeal against the detention of Yabloko Deputy Chair Lev Shlosberg in just 2.5 hours and, despite numerous violations by the court of […]
Posted: December 15th, 2025 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, State Duma Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Nikolai Rybakov: “They can take away our freedom, but no one will manage to take away our faith, our thoughts and our convictions”
Press Release, 6.12.2025 Photo: Nikolai Rybakov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Yabloko Party Chairman Nikolai Rybakov spoke at the Federal Council of Yabloko, where he reported on the state of affairs in the party and the main directions of work for 2025.
Posted: December 8th, 2025 under Elections, Federal Council meetings, Freedom of Speech, Governance, History, Human Rights, Judiciary, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2025, Regional and Local Elections 2026, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Court sends Lev Shlosberg to remand prison until 2 February under a new, already the third criminal case
Press Release, 5.12.2025 Photo: Lev Shlosberg / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service A new criminal case has been opened against Yabloko Deputy Chairman Lev Shlosberg – under Article 207.3 Part 2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (so-called “fakes about the army”) over a repost of a publication on a Telegram channel […]
Posted: December 8th, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Yabloko faction in Karelia’s Legislative Assembly walked out of budget debate in protest against the ruling party’s blocking of 20 amendments proposed by Yabloko
Press Release, 4 December 2025 Photo: Three factions – Yabloko, A Just Russia, and the CPRF, who left the regional parliament session in protest / Photo by Emilia Slabunova On 4 December, at a session of the Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia, the parliamentary majority consisting of the United Russia faction effectively blocked […]
Posted: December 5th, 2025 under Social Policies, The Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of Karelia, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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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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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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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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Moscow Yabloko elected new leaders: Kirill Goncharov became Chairman, Yury Shein Deputy Chairman, and 18 people were elected to the Bureau of the regional branch
Press Release, 22.11.2025 Photo: Kirill Goncharov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 22 November, the Conference of the Moscow regional branch of Yabloko took place. The delegates elected new leaders of Moscow Yabloko Kirill Goncharov was elected Chairman, Yury Shein as Deputy Chairman, and 18 people were elected to the Bureau of the […]
Posted: November 25th, 2025 under Conferences and Seminars, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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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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Yabloko demands that the Public Prosecutor General’s Office investigate the procedure for record salary increase for Veliky Novgorod mayor
Press Release, 17.11.2025 Photo: Veliky Novgorod Mayor Alexander Rozbaum and Duma Speaker Konstantin Somov / Photo by the Veliky Novgorod Duma Press Service Yabloko Deputy Chair and Veliky Novgorod Duma deputy Anna Cherepanova is demanding that the Public Prosecutor General’s Office investigate the legality of a twofold salary increase for Veliky Novgorod Mayor Alexander Rozbaum […]
Posted: November 18th, 2025 under Governance, Human Rights, YABLOKO against Corruption, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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20 years since the murder of Timur Kacharava. Yabloko demands that St.Petersburg authorities perpetuate his memory
Press Release, 13.11.2025 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Yabloko party Chairman Nikolai Rybakov has sent an appeal to St.Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov demanding the installation of a memorial plaque at the site of the murder of St.Petersburg musician and anti-fascist Timur Kacharava, killed by neo-Nazis 20 years ago at the entrance to the central […]
Posted: November 14th, 2025 under Human Rights, YABLOKO Against Nationalism, Extremism and Xenophobia, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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