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 increased pressure from the authorities ‌that has led to the party's exclusion from upcoming parliamentary elections.

MOSCOW, Aug 13 - The leader of Russia's only registered anti-war party said he will stay in the country and keep pushing for change, despite increased pressure from the authorities that has led to the party's exclusion from upcoming parliamentary elections.

Russia's Supreme Court has removed the country's only anti-war political party from the ballot for next month's legislative elections.

Russia’s only anti-war party has been barred from taking part in next month’s parliamentary elections, after the country’s Supreme Court handed down the decision. It’s the latest sign of the Kremlin’s efforts to silence criticism of the war in Ukraine, launched by Vladimir Putin more than four years ago. Monte Francis

Barred from elections, Russia's anti-war party vows to fight on  euractiv.com

Russian Supreme Court blocks what is described as the country's final active liberal political party from contesting September's elections.

The Russian Supreme Court has banned the country’s only true opposition party from standing in the Duma parliamentary elections. The ruling against Yabloko ensures that President Vladimir Putin’s governing United Russia party faces no risk of serious embarrassment come the Sept. 18 elections. This decision wasn’t surpr

The Supreme Court ruling came just days after the Central Election Commission had unanimously approved the party's registration, prompting speculation that the initial approval was itself a Kremlin-orchestrated manoeuvre.

Yabloko last cleared the threshold for the State Duma in 1999, when it won 5.93 percent of the vote — above the 5 percent required for representation. In every parliamentary election since, opposition politicians — from the Communist Party to Yabloko’s own members — and independent observers have documented serious fra

Russia's Supreme Court on Monday barred the country's only anti-war party, Yabloko, from contesting September's parliamentary elections.

Russia's only liberal, anti-war party will not be able to take part in next month's parliamentary elections, a Moscow court rules.

Russia's Supreme Court bars only 'pro-peace' party from parliamentary elections  The Kyiv Independent