Statement by the Viasna Human Rights Center on the release of political prisoners on December 13
The Viasna Human Rights Center welcomes the release of Ales Bialiatski, Uladz Labkovich, and other Belarusian political prisoners on December 13, 2025. This event was the result of long-term, consistent, and principled efforts by the Belarusian society, the international democratic community, international organizations, and diplomacy of the United States of America and European democracies, which for many years have […]
Open Letter to delegates at the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption
Distinguished Delegates to the 11th Conference of the States Parties to United Nations Convention against Corruption (Doha, 15 to 19 December 2025): Commit to integrity in the funding of political parties and candidates We, the undersigned domestic and regional networks of election monitoring organisations, democracy and anticorruption civil society and international organisations from across the […]
Human Rights Crisis in Azerbaijan: EU Must Stop Trading Away its Principles
The following statement has been published by the Campaign to End Repression in Azerbaijan: For immediate release: Baku, Brussels, Geneva, 9 December 2025 — Azerbaijan’s geopolitical relevance has grown through its control of energy routes and its balancing act in the oil and gas market. At the same time, the EU shifted from a values-based […]
EPDE Enhances Strategic Capacity with Newly Expanded Board
Berlin, 2.12.2025: The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE), a network of 17 European citizen election observation organizations, has elected a new Board to guide its work over the next two years. The expanded Board, previously comprising three members, will help the EPDE in addressing the increasingly complex challenges facing democratic elections in Europe today. […]
EPDE Expands Cooperation with African Election Observer Networks
Capacity Building with E-HORN and ELOG As part of growing cooperation with African observer organisations, EPDE conducted three joint trainings with the East and Horn of Africa Election Observers Network (E-HORN), in collaboration with Kenya’s Election Observation Group (ELOG). These sessions focused on social media monitoring – an increasingly critical area for detecting disinformation, coordinated […]
EPDE Delegation Meets Registrar Ahead Of By-Elections
Moldovan Parliamentary Elections: Post-electoral Analysis
On September 28, 2025, Moldova conducted parliamentary elections amid one of the most aggressive foreign interference efforts to date. Despite Russian-orchestrated vote-buying networks, cyberattacks, and disinformation at an unprecedented level, the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) retained its parliamentary majority, and the electoral process remained credible, according to international observers, including the OSCE/ODIHR. […]
Georgia | ISFED: Abolishing the Possibility of Voting from Abroad in Parliamentary Elections Would Seriously Undermine the Principle of Universal Suffrage
Following a statement made by Shalva Papuashvili on 17 November, the Georgian Dream party plans to abolish the possibility of voting from abroad in parliamentary elections through amendments to the Election Code. EPDE member International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) issued a statement calling on the Georgian Dream-led parliament not to support the abolition of […]
EU Democracy Shield: the slings, arrows of disinformation
Zero Day Attack – Public Screening & Discussion | Deutsch-Taiwanische Gesellschaft e.V
On Tuesday, 12 November, at the Zeiss-Großplanetarium, the panel discussion “Zero Day Attack – Public Screening & Discussion”, organised by the Deutsch-Taiwanische Gesellschaft e.V., offered an important conversation on how vulnerable democracies can be to foreign interference, disinformation, and efforts to erode public trust – challenges felt in Europe just as much as in East […]