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Russia maintains election ban on opposition Yabloko, jails deputy head

Supreme Court ruling supports Kremlin’s clampdown on the political party ahead of September’s parliamentary vote.

Russia upholds Yabloko party's election ban and jails its deputy chair

The Supreme Court upheld Yabloko's removal from the September ballot hours after a Pskov court sentenced deputy chair Lev ...
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Russia's election commission removes Yabloko party from State Duma federal ballot

Russia's Central Election Commission (CEC) said on Tuesday that the opposition Yabloko party had been removed from the federal ballot for the September elections to the lower chamber of parliament, ...

Leader of Russia's only anti-war party vows to remain in country and keep pushing for change

The leader of Russia's only registered anti-war party said he will stay in the country and keep pushing for change, despite ...

Russia Bars Anti-War Party Yabloko From September Parliamentary Elections

The only political party in Russia opposed to the war in Ukraine has been blocked from running in next month’s parliamentary ...

Russia sentences politician to 11 years

A Russian court on Monday convicted a prominent opposition politician for speaking out against the war in Ukraine and sentenced him to 11 years and one month in prison in the latest crackdown leading ...