Immediately release Viasna members and activists! Stop criminal proceedings against protesters!
March against Terror, a protest held on November 1, 2020 in Minsk. Photo: svaboda.org Statement by Belarusian Human Rights Center “Viasna” Minsk — November 2, 2020 On October 30, 2020, a member of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” and independent […]
NGOs call for recount of votes in polling stations with recorded discrepancies
Supporters of the ex-President Mikhail Saakashvili’s United National Movement protest the election results in front of parliament in Tbilisi, Sunday, 1 Nov. 2020. Source: apnews.com Statement by Georgian NGOs: On October 31, 2020, the parliamentary elections were held in Georgia in accordance with the updated electoral system. The citizens of Georgia had the opportunity […]
Human Rights Situation in October 2020
Image source: Facebook page of Viasna Summary: during the month, the authorities continued to routinely prosecute citizens for political reasons. There are 101 political prisoners at the moment, and the number continues to increase. The total number of people targeted by criminal cases in the election and post-election period is more than 700 people; […]
Incidents and irregularities in electoral procedures during E-Day – summary of findings
Promo-LEX conducted a parallel vote tabulation of election results of polling stations within the territory of Moldova, excluding polling stations abroad and in Transnistria. Above image shows its results compared to official results of the Central Election Commission. Sunday’s first round of the presidential election in Moldova was observed by Promo-LEX who recorded instances […]
Results of parallel vote tabulation
The International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) monitored the October 31, 2020 Parliamentary Elections in all electoral districts around Georgia. ISFED Election Day Observation Mission consisted of around 1000 accredited and trained observers deployed to polling stations, 73 observers deployed at district electoral commissions and 78 mobile groups. ISFED also operated PVT and […]
Voting process and closing of polling stations
Photo: globaltimes.cn (VCG) The International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) is monitoring the October 31, 2020 Parliamentary Elections in all electoral districts around Georgia. ISFED Election Day Observation Mission consists of around 1000 accredited and trained observers deployed to polling stations, 73 observers deployed at district electoral commissions and 78 mobile groups. ISFED […]
Fifth interim report: on the eve of elections
In the final monitoring report before presidential elections this Sunday, 1 November, Promo-LEX reports on misuse of state resources, intimidation and presence of hate speech and incitement to discrimination in the contenders’ messages, electoral gifts, as well as the involvement of religious groups in the election campaign of a candidate. Promo-LEX observers also found deceased […]
Joint assessment of pre-election environment
BRIEF SUMMARY, FULL ASSESSMENT AVAILABLE BELOW In a joint statement, the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED), Transparency International Georgia, and The Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics reported on the pre-election environment and preparations for the Election Day of Georgia’s parliamentary elections this Saturday, 31 October. COVID19 and CEC response The Georgian organizations […]
5. Interim observation mission report: on the eve of elections
In the final monitoring report before presidential elections on this Sunday, 1 November, Promo-LEX reports on misuse of state resources, intimidation and presence of hate speech and incitement to discrimination in the contenders’ messages, electoral gifts, as well as the involvement of religious groups in the election campaign of a candidate. Promo-LEX observers also found […]
Findings and conclusions: local elections in Ukraine
Image source: Civil Network Opora On October 29, 2020, EPDE hosted a post-election expert Round Table to discuss the outcomes of the local elections held on October 25 in Ukraine. Representatives of domestic and international election observation missions together with international election experts summarized main findings and discussed take-aways of these elections for the […]