Belarus Election Alert #3
The Central Election Commission has until 14 July to complete the registration process of candidates for the presidential race. Observers from the “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections” campaign report that further measures were taken to disadvantage rival candidates in recent days: locations where election activities can lawfully take place have been restricted, further members […]
Belarus Election Alert #3
Image source: tellerreport.com Local governments have drastically reduced the list of legal campaigning locations for outdoor events in an apparent attempt to curb election-related activities. Authorized venues are either unsuitable for this purpose or are likely to be unpopular among voters, with some of them being inaccessible by public transport. According to HRDs, unlike the 2015 […]
Government slashes campaigning locations in attempt to ‘sterilize’ elections
Following an unprecedented crackdown on presidential nominees and members of their campaign teams, the authorities have opted to minimize the outreach of the upcoming campaigning phase of the presidential election set for August 9. Local governments have drastically reduced the list of legal campaigning locations for outdoor events in an apparent attempt to curb election-related […]
Weekly Report – formation of precinct election commissions
On June 24 authorities completed the formation of Precinct Election Commissions (PECs) which are an important element of the electoral process directly engaged in the administration of voting and counting of votes. Observers note that the formation of PECs clearly discriminated against representatives of opposition parties: 1.1% of the total number of elected nominees are […]
Weekly report: formation of precinct election commissions
Observation of the presidential election is carried out by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Human Rights Center “Viasna” in the framework of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections”. SUMMARY on June 24, the authorities completed the formation of precinct election commissions (PECs), which are an important element of the electoral process directly […]
Belarus Election Alert #2
The end of the signature collection phase for contenders seeking to be nominated as a Presidential candidate was accompanied by a wave of further detentions of candidates last week, this time targeting the perhaps most popular participant of the election, ex-banker Viktar Babaryka, as well as other members and the head of his nomination […]
Belarus Election Alert #2
Lukashenka attempts to eliminate his competition. The end of the signature collection phase for contenders seeking to be nominated as a Presidential candidate was accompanied by a wave of further detentions of candidates last week. Presidential election being held “in an atmosphere of fear, constant threats and intimidation” – Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections.
Weekly Report – end of signature collection and further arrests of candidates
The end of the signature collection phase for contenders seeking to be nominated as a Presidential candidate was accompanied by a wave of further detentions, this time targeting the perhaps most popular participant of the election, ex-banker Viktar Babaryka. Observers also report on abuse of administrative resources in Lukashenka’s campaign and that TECs have refused […]
Weekly report: end of signature collection phase accompanied by further arrests
Observation of the presidential election is carried out by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Human Rights Center “Viasna” in the framework of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections”. SUMMARY the presidential election is taking place against the background of a sharp deterioration of the overall human rights situation in the country, in […]
Belarus Election Alert #1
The Belarusian Presidential election is gearing up to be an exciting race with mass public engagement and protests across the country against the incumbent President. EPDE cooperates with the joint election observation campaign, the “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections”. Until the election day on August 9, EPDE will share reports from this observation campaign […]
