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Barred from elections, Russia's anti-war party vows to fight on

Yabloko supporters chanted 'shame' as a court barred Russia's only anti-war party from elections

MOSCOW - When 18-year-old Karina learnt the party she supported ahead of her first parliamentary election in Russia was barred from contesting, she was shocked -- but also surprised by what happened next.

Russia's Supreme Court on Monday banned the country's only anti-war party, Yabloko, from the ballot, a decision that was met with "Shame!" chants from around a hundred supporters gathered in front of the building.

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