The jailed former executive director of the pro-democracy Open Russia movement, Andrei Pivovarov, has called on a founder of the opposition Yabloko party, Grigory Yavlinsky, to register him as a party candidate for upcoming parliamentary elections.
RFE/RL: Jailed Russian activist seeks opposition party candidacy
In this photo taken on July 1, 2020 activist Andrei Pivovarov speaks to journalists as people gather on Pushkinskaya Square to protest against amendments to the Constitution of Russia in downtown Moscow, as Russians vote in the final day of a ballot on constitutional reforms allowing President Putin to potentially stay in power until 2036.
