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A Russian court has excluded the Yabloko party from participating in elections, a move critics suggest is part of the Kremlin's strategy for low-turnout, unchallenging elections. This decision highlights the ongoing political maneuvering against opposition parties in Russia.
The Sverdlovsk region's election commission has rejected the candidate list for the pro-war Rodina party for elections to the regional legislative assembly.
The United Nations is advocating for the Yabloko party's participation in the upcoming Russian election. Russian experts suggest that the 'apple party' poses a concern for the Putin regime.
Russia's Supreme Court has banned the Yabloko party, the only significant anti-war party, from participating in the upcoming State Duma elections. This decision effectively removes the party from the parliamentary ballot, raising concerns about political repression.
The Yabloko party, a Russian anti-war opposition group, has been prohibited from participating in the upcoming autumn parliamentary elections.
Russia's Supreme Court in Moscow has barred the liberal Yabloko party from participating in the upcoming Duma election. This decision follows calls from prominent opposition figures for public support of the party.
This report covers Ukraine's significant strike on Tatarstan, resulting in 13 casualties, and the US Senate's approval of new sanctions. It also touches upon the situation with the 'Yabloko' party.
Abelardo de la Espriella has been sworn in as the new president of Colombia, pledging to defeat narco-terrorists and restore order. The United States has offered $1 billion in aid to the new administration.
Yabloko, Russia's only legal opposition party and the sole political force openly opposing the war in Ukraine, distanced itself from statements of support from the Russian opposition in exile. This reaction followed Navalny's widow urging Russians to vote for him.
The Kremlin is reportedly attempting to demonstrate the absence of an anti-war agenda in the upcoming September parliamentary elections, while still deciding on the fate of the anti-war Yabloko party.
Russia's Central Election Commission has registered the anti-war Yabloko party, allowing it to field pro-peace candidates in the upcoming State Duma elections. This decision enables a party critical of the war in Ukraine to participate in the electoral process.
A Russian opposition figure and member of the Yabloko party has been arrested in Moscow. She faces charges related to making donations to a banned organization.
A Russian opposition politician has been sentenced to seven years in prison for social media posts criticizing the war in Ukraine. The conviction highlights the ongoing crackdown on dissent in Russia regarding the conflict.
Anton Aleksejev argues that Vladimir Putin's administration confirmed its lack of understanding of the Russian people by allowing Yabloko to participate in State Duma elections and failing to anticipate its surge in popularity.
Russia's highest court has banned the anti-war opposition party Yabloko from participating in September's parliamentary election, raising questions about the political landscape.
Yabloko, the only legal party allowed to criticize Putin in Russia, faces scrutiny as regime opponents accuse its founder of having accommodated the existing power structures.
Hundreds of teenagers gathered outside Russia's Supreme Court as it heard a lawsuit to revoke the Yabloko party's registration for State Duma elections, with a police officer addressing the crowd about draft offices.
Russia's Supreme Court has barred the opposition Yabloko party, the only anti-war party, from participating in parliamentary elections. The decision has drawn criticism and is seen by some as a sign of the Kremlin's nervousness.
Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Alexei Navalny, has called on Russians to vote for any party other than United Russia in the upcoming State Duma election. Her video address followed the Supreme Court's removal of the Yabloko party, which she had previously endorsed, from the race.
Hundreds of Russians have shown support for the war-critical opposition party Yabloko, whose fate may soon be decided.
Russia's liberal Yabloko party is aiming to leverage parliamentary elections in September to increase its profile, positioning itself as the only opposition group advocating for a ceasefire in the Ukraine war.
Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny, has called on Russian citizens to vote for the liberal pro-Western Yabloko party in the September parliamentary elections, a party that advocates for an end to the war in Ukraine.
Russia's Central Election Commission has barred Yabloko party candidates from the St. Petersburg ballot, with party chairman Nikolai Rybakov accusing officials of targeting the party for its opposition to authorities.
St. Petersburg's election commission has refused to register candidates from the Yabloko party for the city's legislative assembly elections, citing an error in the party's paperwork.
Elena Perepelitsa, a member of the Yabloko party, was detained in Moscow in connection with alleged donations she made to a banned organization.
The Kremlin has initiated a campaign of arrests targeting Russia's liberal Yabloko party, which is the country's only legal opposition party, ahead of upcoming elections.
Russia's liberal opposition party Yabloko has filed an appeal against the Supreme Court's ruling that bars it from participating in State Duma elections. The party is challenging the decision to prevent its involvement in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Russia's Supreme Court has disqualified the anti-war party Yabloko from participating in elections, citing issues with copyright, campaign financing, and a ChatGPT image. The UN has called on Russia to allow the party to contest the parliamentary elections.
The Kremlin initially allowed the 'Yabloko' party, perceived as anti-war, to participate in upcoming parliamentary elections but later reversed its decision, prompting opposition figures like Yulia Navalnaya to suggest Putin was 'scared'.
The Yabloko party, an anti-war opposition group, has been prohibited from participating in Russia's upcoming autumn parliamentary elections.
An broadcast from Delfi with Igor Yakovenko discusses the fading support for the war in Russia, following the removal of the 'Yabloko' party from elections, signaling shifting political dynamics.
Russia's Supreme Court has upheld a decision to bar the Yabloko party, the country's only anti-war political party, from participating in upcoming parliamentary elections. This move effectively removes any legal anti-war opposition from the ballot amidst the ongoing conflict.
Russia's liberal Yabloko party, the country's only anti-war political force, aims to leverage upcoming elections to amplify its anti-war message on a national scale, despite unlikely odds of winning seats.
Nikolaj Rybakow, leader of Russia's liberal Yabloko party, states they can only legally express their opinion during elections, as the party opposes the Ukraine war but is still permitted to run in Duma elections despite immense pressure.
The liberal anti-war party Yabloko has been permitted to participate in the upcoming Russian Duma elections. This decision by President Putin has surprised many observers.
Russia's Central Election Commission has approved the participation of the opposition liberal Yabloko (Apple) party in the September parliamentary elections, making it the only party openly opposing the ongoing war.
Eleven of Yabloko's 25 nominees for the St. Petersburg elections have been disqualified due to allegedly incomplete paperwork, according to party members.
Maxim Kruglov, a former Moscow city councilman and deputy leader of the Yabloko party, has been sentenced to seven years in jail for 'war fakes' related to social media posts from April 2022 discussing civilian deaths in Ukraine.
The liberal Yabloko party said earlier that it had received a permit to hold a demonstration with up to 300 people.