Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Russian Yabloko Politician Jailed for Navalny Group Donation
Elena Perepelitsa is a politician in Russia’s Yabloko party.
A court sent her to prison for four years because she donated money to a group started by Alexei Navalny.
The Russian government has banned that group and calls it extremist.
Perepelitsa said she did not know her donation was supporting extremist activity.
Yabloko shared her statement and confirmed the verdict.
She is the third person from her party to be jailed in less than four months.
The article says Russia has increased pressure on opposition figures since the war in Ukraine began.
Two other Yabloko leaders were also given prison sentences this year.
Elena Perepelitsa, a member of Russia’s Yabloko party, was sentenced to four years in a penal colony.
The case concerned a donation to Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, which Russia has outlawed as extremist.
Perepelitsa denied knowingly financing extremist activity, according to a statement shared by Yabloko.
She was the third Yabloko member jailed in less than four months, as the party faced increased pressure.
Other Yabloko leaders Maxim Kruglov and Lev Shlosberg were also jailed this year on charges related to the military.
- Who
- Elena Perepelitsa, a member of Russia’s Yabloko party.
- What
- She was sentenced to four years in a penal colony over a donation to Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation.
- When
- The report is dated October 8; it does not specify the year of the verdict.
- Where
- Russia.
- Why
- The court found her guilty of donating to an organisation designated in Russia as extremist; Perepelitsa denied knowingly financing extremist activity.
Perepelitsa’s account
Court’s finding
Knowledge and intent
Perepelitsa’s account
Perepelitsa denied knowingly financing extremist activity.
Court’s finding
The court found her guilty over a donation to an organisation Russia has outlawed as extremist.
- Sentence
- Four years in a penal colony.
- Defendant
- Elena Perepelitsa, a member of the Yabloko party.
- Organisation involved
- Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation.
- Russian designation
- The foundation is designated a foreign agent and outlawed as an extremist organisation in Russia.
- Perepelitsa’s position
- She denied knowingly financing extremist activity.
- Other Yabloko members
- The report says Perepelitsa was the party’s third member jailed in less than four months.
- Other sentences cited
- Maxim Kruglov received seven years in June; Lev Shlosberg received just over 11 years in August.