Russia’s Supreme Court upholds ban on anti-war party Yabloko
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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…
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What happened
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…
Why it matters
The decision comes amid a wider crackdown on critics of Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
Common ground
Russia's Supreme Court on Monday upheld its decision to bar Russia's only anti-war party, Yabloko, from running in the September legislative elections, as dozens of party supporters were detained outside the court.
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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.
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- What new context would change how readers understand this Political Repression story?
- What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that police pushed the supporters away from the building, along with journalists who had come to cover the decision, including an AFP reporter?
- What happens next if the deal stalls, and who has the power to restart talks?
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Read the original article: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260817-russia-supreme-court-upholds-ban-ant…
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.
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Claim 1: “police pushed the supporters away from the building, along with journalists who had come to cover the decision, including an AFP reporter”
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While sources confirm police detentions and the presence of supporters/journalists, the specific detail about an 'AFP reporter' being pushed away is not corroborated across the provided evidence set.
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— Following the Russo-Ukrainian war on 24 February 2022, anti-war demonstrations and protests broke out across Russia. As well as the demonstrations, a number of petitions and open letters have been pen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-war_protests_in_Russia_(2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-war_protests_in_Russia_(2…
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— The international reaction to the Russo-Georgian War covered many nations, non-governmental organisations, and non-state actors. The conflict began in August 2008 in South Ossetia but spread to other …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_reaction_to_the_…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_reaction_to_the_…
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— The current government of Russia maintains laws and practices that make it difficult for directors of mass-media outlets to carry out independent policies. These laws and practices also hinder the abi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_freedom_in_Russia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_freedom_in_Russia
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Claim 2: “Yabloko deputy chairman Lev Shlosberg was sentenced on Monday to 11 years and one month in prison over comments criticising Moscow's offensive in Ukraine”
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Three independent sources confirm that Lev Shlosberg, deputy chairman of Yabloko, was sentenced to 11 years and one month in prison for anti-war comments/discrediting the army.
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— Reacting to the sentencing of Lev Shlosberg, deputy chair of the Yabloko party — the only registered Russian political party which has consistently opposed Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine a…
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/08/russia-anti-w…
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/08/russia-anti-w…
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— A Pskov court sentenced Lev Shlosberg, the 63-year-old deputy chairman of the liberal Yabloko party, to 11 years and one month in a penal colony on charges of repeatedly “discrediting” the Russian arm…
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/08/17/eleven-years-in-pris…
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/08/17/eleven-years-in-pris…
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— A Russian court sentenced Yabloko deputy leader Lev Shlosberg to 11 years in prison over anti-war statements as authorities also blocked the party from parliamentary elections.
https://mezha.net/eng/bukvy/9eea6870_russia_sentences_yablok…
https://mezha.net/eng/bukvy/9eea6870_russia_sentences_yablok…
Claim 3: “dozens of the party's supporters were detained outside the court”
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Two independent sources confirm that supporters were detained outside the court: one explicitly mentioning 'dozens' and another reporting 'at least 35'.
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— In September and October 1993, a constitutional crisis arose in the Russian Federation from a conflict between the then Russian president Boris Yeltsin and the country's parliament. Yeltsin performed …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_Russian_constitutional_cr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_Russian_constitutional_cr…
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— Following the Russo-Ukrainian war on 24 February 2022, anti-war demonstrations and protests broke out across Russia. As well as the demonstrations, a number of petitions and open letters have been pen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-war_protests_in_Russia_(2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-war_protests_in_Russia_(2…
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Claim 4: “more than 60 party supporters had been taken to nearby police stations”
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The evidence mentions 'dozens' or 'at least 35' supporters detained, but no source specifically confirms the number 'more than 60'.
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— Presidential elections were held in Russia on 26 March 2000. Incumbent prime minister and acting president Vladimir Putin, who had succeeded Boris Yeltsin after his resignation on 31 December 1999, so…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Russian_presidential_elec…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Russian_presidential_elec…
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— Alexei Anatolyevich Navalny (Russian: Алексей Анатольевич Навальный, IPA: [ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ nɐˈvalʲnɨj]; 4 June 1976 – 16 February 2024) was a Russian opposition leader, anti-corruption acti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Navalny
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Navalny
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— Sergey Sergeyevich Mitrokhin (Russian: Серге́й Серге́евич Митро́хин; born 20 May 1963) is a Russian politician.
He is a former leader of the liberal Yabloko party. He was a member of the State Duma (1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Mitrokhin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Mitrokhin
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Claim 5: “Yabloko is the only liberal party still operating in Russia”
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Two independent news organizations (France24 and Al Jazeera) explicitly state that Yabloko is the only liberal party still operating in Russia.
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— Yabloko is the only liberal party still operating in Russia.
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260810-russia-bars-only…
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260810-russia-bars-only…
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— Yabloko is the only liberal party still operating in Russia.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/10/russia-bars-only-pa…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/10/russia-bars-only-pa…
Claim 6: “Last week, the court removed Yabloko from the ballot, upholding a suit brought by a nationalist party”
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While evidence confirms the court removed Yabloko from the ballot, none of the provided search results mention a 'nationalist party' bringing the suit. The web results for this specific claim were irrelevant (house plans).
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— Legislative elections are scheduled be held in Russia from 18 to 20 September 2026. At stake are 450 seats in the State Duma of the 9th convocation, the lower house of the Federal Assembly. Going into…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Russian_legislative_elect…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Russian_legislative_elect…
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— Nikolay Igorevich Rybakov (Russian: Николай Игоревич Рыбаков; born 24 December 1978) is a Russian public and political figure, leader of the Russian United Democratic Party "Yabloko" since 2019, execu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolay_Rybakov
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolay_Rybakov
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— The Russian United Democratic Party Yabloko (RUDP Yabloko; Russian: Российская объединённая демократическая партия «Яблоко», romanized: Rossiyskaya obyedinyonnaya demokraticheskaya partiya "Yabloko", …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yabloko
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yabloko
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Claim 7: “Russia’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld the exclusion of liberal opposition party Yabloko from September’s legislative elections”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Russia's Supreme Court upheld the decision to bar the Yabloko party from the September legislative elections.
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— Legislative elections are scheduled be held in Russia from 18 to 20 September 2026. At stake are 450 seats in the State Duma of the 9th convocation, the lower house of the Federal Assembly. Going into…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Russian_legislative_elect…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Russian_legislative_elect…
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— Nikolay Igorevich Rybakov (Russian: Николай Игоревич Рыбаков; born 24 December 1978) is a Russian public and political figure, leader of the Russian United Democratic Party "Yabloko" since 2019, execu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolay_Rybakov
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolay_Rybakov
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— The Russian United Democratic Party Yabloko (RUDP Yabloko; Russian: Российская объединённая демократическая партия «Яблоко», romanized: Rossiyskaya obyedinyonnaya demokraticheskaya partiya "Yabloko", …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yabloko
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yabloko
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