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Russia’s Supreme Court upholds ban on anti-war party Yabloko

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-w…

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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 ballot, as dozens of the party's supporters were detained outside the court. The decision comes amid a wider crackdown on critics of Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

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Russia’s Supreme Court upholds ban on anti-war party Yabloko.Supported · Medium-high confidence
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Russia’s Supreme Court upholds ban on anti-war party Yabloko.
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