Russia’s Supreme Court Bars Pro-Peace Party from Elections

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Click to expand Image Lawyer Vitaly Iskakov (left), attorney Gadzhi Aliyev (center) and Chairman of the Yabloko political party, Nikolai Rybakov, attend a hearing on a lawsuit filed by the Rodina (Motherland) party seeking to bar the Yabloko party from the State Duma election, at the Russian Supreme Court in Moscow, Russia, August 10, 2026.

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Primary source: Human Rights Watch News · August 13, 2026

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