{
  "id": 1721707,
  "title": "Kremlin silences anti-war party as domestic repression grows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/kremlin-silences-anti-war-party-as-domestic-repression-grows",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T13:50:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Semafor",
    "slug": "semafor",
    "url": "https://www.semafor.com/article/08/18/2026/kremlin-silences-anti-war-party-as-domestic-repression-grows"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Kremlin has intensified its crackdown on dissent in Russia, silencing the anti-war Yabloko party and firing the chief economist at a top state-run financial institution. The Kremlin's anti-war party leader was sentenced to over 11 years in a penal colony for \"discrediting\" the country's armed forces, just a week after the party was banned from contesting September's parliamentary elections. Additionally, the chief economist was fired for warning of the economic toll of the Ukraine war. Analysts have noted that the Federal Security Service (FSB) has become the management company of the country, deploying the intelligence services to punish dissidents and cutting off the internet for lengthy periods as Russia's battlefield progress stalls.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}