# Court rulings against Yabloko highlight shrinking space for anti-war voices in Russia

https://mins.news/en/video/24487

- DW News, 2026-08-17 19:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaFjGtWrjEE

> Russia’s anti-war opposition suffered two major setbacks on the same day: the Supreme Court rejected Yabloko’s appeal over its exclusion from the State Duma party-list ballot, and deputy chairman Lev Shlosberg received an 11-year penal-colony sentence. With September’s elections nearing, DW examines whether anti-war views can still resonate in Russia.

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