News on the topic: elections-2012
20.09.2012 Belarus’ embassy to Ukraine denies registration to independent observer
The Belarusian Embassy to Ukraine has not authorized the registration of independent observer Hanna Darashchuk, representative of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee.
20.09.2012 Report of Early Voting Observation Results
Early Voting: Day 2 September 19, 2012
20.09.2012 Baranavichy police chief turns down observer’s complaint
Baranavichy observer Siarhei Housha has received a reply from the department of internal affairs of Brest regional executive committee following a complaint of biased and illegal consideration of election fraud charges by constituency election commission No. 5.
20.09.2012 Salihorsk: Forced early voting reported
The independent observers working in Salihorsk report numerous instances of coercion to early voting, as well as other election violations.
20.09.2012 KGB threatens Slonim observer
Andrei Lishyk, member of the Belarusian Popular Front’s Slonim office, who is currently acting as observer at polling station No. 18, was visited by the KGB agents.
20.09.2012 Mahiliou election officials overstate voters’ turnout
The election officials of Mahiliou-based polling station No. 45 have overstated the number of early voters, local observers report.
20.09.2012 Khotsimsk: opposition candidate’s campaign posters stolen in several polling stations
Valery Karankevich, candidate for Parliament running in constituency No. 83, says his campaign materials have disappeared from a number of polling stations in Khotsimsk district.
20.09.2012 Slutsk: “They told us to vote, or we all will get fired”
Yulia Balakir, observer representing the Conservative Christian Party “Belarusian Popular Front”, says she witnessed coercion to early vote at polling station No. 5 in Slutsk-based constituency No. 67.
20.09.2012 Slonim: future doctors forced to vote early
The students of Slonim state medical college have been forced to take part in the early voting campaign, say local observers.
19.09.2012 Outrage against Electoral Code in Minsk polling station
All the members of the election commission of polling station No. 126 (constituency No. 94) are employees of Leninski district administration, which constitutes a violation of the Electoral Code, say observers of the Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections campaign.
19.09.2012 Haradok observer expelled from polling station
Leanid Haravy, observer in the town of Haradok (Vitsebsk region), has been shown the door by chairman of the constituency election commission Piotr Prasolau on the grounds that the observer allegedly interfered with voting.
19.09.2012 Minsk students awarded with day off for early voting
The students of the Faculty of Information Technology and Robotechnics of the Belarusian National Technology University have been reportedly promised a day off, on the conditions they go to the polls before the week-end.
19.09.2012 Baranavichy students ordered to vote by Friday
Siarhei Housha, observer in constituency No. 5, has received several complaints by students of Baranavichy State University, who are reportedly forced to vote before Friday, September 21.
19.09.2012 CEC ignores complaints by Slonim pro-dem candidates
Mikhail Karatkevich, candidate in Slonim constituency No. 58, as well as former candidate for Parliament Ivan Sheha, have received replies from the Central Election Commission head Lidziya Yarmoshyna.
19.09.2012 Babruisk election commission conceals information
Dzmitry Marholin, short term observer representing the independent trade union of the Radio-Electronic Industry at Babruisk polling station No. 30, has been denied access to the data on the results of the first day of the early voting campaign.
