The Supreme Court of Russia has banned the Yábloko party, the only official opponent of the war in Ukraine, from running in the legislative elections, against a backdrop of increasing judicial and political repression against the opposition in the country. (translated)
The Yabloko party, which opposes the war in Ukraine, was initially accepted to participate in the September elections, but after a surge in its popularity and pressure from the Kremlin, the Supreme Court of Russia banned it, triggering youth protests and highlighting the regime's fear of growing opposition. (translated)
The Russian opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin, who tried to run in the elections of 2024 and 2026, went into exile in France after facing legal obstacles and being included in the 'foreign agents' list for criticizing Vladimir Putin's regime and the war in Ukraine. (translated)
La policía rusa ha detenido a Boris Nadezhdin, el único candidato opositor a Putin en las elecciones parlamentarias de septiembre, quien había sido declarado «agente extranjero» y estaba reuniendo firmas para su candidatura mientras criticaba abiertamente la guerra en Ucrania y el rumbo autoritario del gobierno actual. #BorisNadezhdin #OposiciónRusa #Elecciones2026
El caricaturista ruso Semyon Skreptseky, exiliado en Polonia y crítico del régimen de Putin, fue asesinado a tiros en Biala Podlaska, lo que la policía considera un asesinato planificado posiblemente ordenado por la inteligencia rusa, tras su participación en un acto de la oposición en Berlín. #SemyonSkreptseky #Asesinato #OposiciónRusa
