Russia’s Supreme Court upholds ban on anti-war party Yabloko

Russia’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld the exclusion of liberal opposition party Yabloko from September’s legislative elections, eliminating the country’s only explicitly anti-war party from the ballot, as dozens of the party's supporters were detained outside the court. The decision comes amid a wider crackdown on critics of Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

By FRANCE 24

Russian Supreme Court Rejects Yabloko’s Appeal Over Candidate List Ban

The high court upheld its earlier ruling that the pro-peace party had made copyright violations and broken campaign finance laws.

Detentions begin outside Russia’s Supreme Court as anti-war Yabloko party fights to stay on the ballot

Police detained several people outside the Supreme Court building in Moscow ahead of an August 17 hearing on Yabloko’s appeal against the removal of the party’s federal list from the elections.