CEC restricts journalists’ access to the electoral process
Photo: Roger H. Goun, 2008. CC BY 3.0 On 28 July 2021, the Central Election Commission adopted a new media accreditation procedure (without cancelling the old one) that restricts media access to observe and report on the electoral process and violates the freedom of media editorial policy. Independent Russian election experts fear a significant reduction […]
Список иностранных и международных неправительственных организаций, деятельность которых признана нежелательной на территории Российской Федерации
Promo-LEX Observation Mission for early Parliamentary Elections of 11 July 2021 – Preliminary report
In its preliminary report, Promo-LEX reports these elections were generally organized efficiently. The number of incidents on the day of the parliamentary elections decreased insignificantly compared to the presidential election of autumn 2020, (Round I by (-22) and Round II by (-40) incidents). Unconfirmed reported incidents of voter bribery and organized transportation of voters were […]
Rights groups raided as Belarus pursues crackdown
Конвейер репрессий в Беларуси: что говорят в Германии
Rights groups raided as Belarus pursues crackdown
We will not stop our human rights activities.’ – Viasna
Photo: Viasna human rights defender Elena Laptenka who has been taken away by authorities to an Investigative Committee. Her whereabouts are currently unknown. Statement by the Human Rights Center “Viasna” 14 July 2021 On 14 July 2021, the Belarusian authorities again attacked human rights organizations and other NGOs, human rights defenders, and activists: the […]
EPDE strongly condemns attacks against human rights defenders
Photo: Viasna lawyer Uladzimir Labkovich and Board member Valiantsin Stefanovich who were searched by authorities. On 14 July law enforcement officers searched homes and offices of several human rights activists and journalists, including EPDE’s member organizations the Human Rights Center “Viasna” and Belarusian Helsinki Committee. The raids on Belarusian human rights defenders must be seen […]
Elections took place in an environment marked by hate speech, biased coverage, suspicions of political influence on electoral bodies
Photo: Conference of the Civic Coalition for Free and Fair Elections, 13 July 2021 Chisinau. Starting from the principles[1] that underpin free and fair elections, set out in international treaties and conventions on civil and political rights and in the Code of Good Practice in Electoral Matters of the European Commission for Democracy through Law […]
Preliminary findings – early parliamentary elections
Sunday’s early parliamentary elections were generally organized efficiently, stated the domestic citizen observer mission from Promo-LEX in its preliminary report. By 10.30 p.m. on election day, Promo-LEX received 538 reports from STOs, 459 of which were qualified as incidents by the analytical team. The number of incidents on the day of the parliamentary elections decreased […]