Boris Nadezhdin announced the end of his campaign for the State Duma… (надеждин · кампания · политика)

Boris Nadezhdin announced the end of his campaign for the State Duma and refused to participate in the elections.

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Boris Nadzhdin announced the cessation of his campaign to run in the State Duma elections.
Nadzhdin will not submit the collected signatures to the election commission.
The collected campaign funds will be used to pay staff and signature collectors.
Nadzhdin was fined 1,000 rubles by the Dolgoprudny City Court for promoting extremist symbolism.
The court case involved a reference to a video featuring Alexei Navalny's photo in an old stream.
Nadzhdin was declared a 'foreign agent' by the Ministry of Justice on July 10.
Nadzhdin stated that state pressure and legal actions have made it impossible for him to legally engage in opposition politics in Russia.
He expressed concern about risking his family, staff, supporters, and signature collectors.

Nadzhdin cited state pressure as the main reason for ending his campaign. — kommersant
The court fined Nadzhdin under a charge of 'demonstrating extremist symbolism' due to a photo of Navalny shown for about ten seconds in an old stream. — novaya_eu
Law enforcement agencies are behind the pressure on Nadzhdin, aiming to prevent his participation in the Duma elections. — meduza
The court fined Nadzhdin for 'demonstrating extremist symbolism' based on a photo of Navalny from a three-year-old stream. — tg_sotavisionmedia