# Hundreds of teenagers wait outside Russia’s Supreme Court as only antiwar party loses ballot status

https://mins.news/en/item/19441

- Meduza, 2026-08-11 18:56 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/08/11/hundreds-of-teenagers-waited-hours-outside-russia-s-supreme-court-to-witness-the-only-antiwar-party-lose-its-place-on-the-ballot-then-a-police-officer-raised-a-megaphone-to-talk-about-draft-offices

> On August 10, Russia’s Supreme Court heard a lawsuit seeking to revoke Yabloko’s registration for the State Duma elections. Hundreds of supporters waited outside the courthouse on Povarskaya Street throughout the day. Many were Muscovites under 30, including teenagers attending a street protest for the first time. Some were too young to vote in September. They passed apples among themselves and left peacefully in the evening, disappointed by the court’s ruling.

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