Repressions in Azerbaijan: civic observers unable to monitor municipal elections on 23 December 2014
Azerbaijani civic observer organization Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Center (EMDS) is concerned about the ongoing violations of human rights and the crackdown on civil society and opposition political parties. The systematic restriction of political freedoms, particularly, freedom of expression, assembly and association observed prior to the Municipal Elections to be held on 23 […]
EPDE expresses solidarity with political prisoners in Azerbaijan, Warsaw, 12 December 2014
Statement on Human Rights in Azerbaijan by European Platform for Democratic Elections European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) observes with great concern that a number of states that are home to EPDE member organizations have not only regressed in the field of free and democratic elections, but also grossly violate human rights, continuing […]
EPDE expert assessment on the parliamentary election in Moldova
European Platform for Democratic Elections Expert assessment Parliamentary Elections in Moldova on 30 November 2014 Introduction On 27 November 2014, EPDE began its experts’ mission for the parliamentary election that took place in Moldova on 30 November 2014. The mission was composed of 17 EPDE representatives – members of citizens’ election observation organizations […]
EPDE to send expert mission to Moldova
EPDE deploys expert mission to observe the parliamentary elections in Moldova scheduled for 30 November 2014. 16 representatives of EPDE member organizations from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Germany, Lithuania and Ukraine will observe the voting process in the area of the capital of Chisinau. Several meetings with election stakeholders are also planed. The experts will closely […]
EPDE holds training for citizens observers in Armenia
From December 16 through December 18, EPDE holds a training for Armenian citizen election observer groups on coalition building and new methods of election observation. The training will take place in Tbilisi and will be hosted by the EPDE member ISFED (The International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy). The training is part of […]
Presidential elections in Romania: EPDE experts’ mission conclusions
The EPDE began its experts’ mission on 29 October 2014 for the presidential election that took place in Romania on 2 November 2014. The mission was composed of 14 EPDE representatives – members of citizens’ election observation organizations from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Germany, Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine – who observed the election day […]
First results of the election observation from CVU and OPORA
The overall conduct of the early Parliamentary elections has demonstrated a strengthened democracy in Ukraine. Local election observers have recognized Ukraine’s parliamentary elections as democratic, reported Berit Lindeman, the representative of the European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) and the Norwegian Helsinki Committee, during a press conference on October 27, 2014 at the International […]
5,5 years of prison for EPDE board member Anar Mammadli
Baku, 27th May 2014 On 26th May 2014, the Baku Court of Grave Crimes sentenced Anar Mammadli, chairman of EMDS (Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Centre) and EPDE board member to 5.5 years of imprisonment. His deputy Bashir Suleymanli was sentenced to 3,5 years and arrested in the courtroom. The head of the Public Association […]
EPDE Panel Discussion “Ukraine after the Presidential and before Parliamentary elections. Developments in the East of the country”
Berlin, 24 June 2014 The panel discussion “Ukraine after the Presidential and before Parliamentary elections. Developments in the East of the country”organized by EPDE took place on 24 June 2014 in Berlin. Two experts from Ukraine Serhij Tkachenko (Committee of Voters of Ukraine, Donetsk) and Piotr Andrusieczko (Polish journalist currently working in the East of […]
Worldwide protest against conviction of Anar Mammadli, EPDE board member – GNDEM Letter to President Aliyev
Berlin, 18 June 2014 EPDE and other members of the Global Network of Election Monitors (GNDEM) sent a letter to Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan expressing great concern about the sentencing of Mr. Anar Mammadli, chairman of Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Centre (EMDS) and board member of EPDE. He was convicted to 5,5 […]