News on the topic: elections-2015
07.10.2015 Investigation of case of graffiti artists extended until November
These days, a suspect in the “graffiti case” Yaraslau Ulyanenkau has received a notice from the Investigative Committee about the extension of the preliminary investigation.
07.10.2015 Brest: Deputy Dean/observer forbids students to tell about forcing to early voting
Students of Brest State Technical University have complained that they were forced to vote early. Independent journalists tried to find out the details and do interviews with the students who came to the polling station, but a worker of the university who introduced herself as an observer started interfering with their work.
07.10.2015 30 observers get expelled from polling stations in Orša
October 6 they were expelled on the first day of early voting, though there have been no problems with registration and visiting polling stations until that day.
07.10.2015 Violator of Electoral Code heads PEC in Salihorsk
The director of the 1st mining plant administration of Belaruskali Aliaksandr Harbachou, who had been forcing his employees to vote, now chairs precinct commission №24 in Salihorsk.
07.10.2015 Report on the results of monitoring of the first day of early voting at the elections of President of the Republic of Belarus in 2015
The early voting started at the elections of President of the Republic of Belarus started on October 6 in conformity with the Electoral Code of the Republic of Belarus.
07.10.2015 Students are forced to vote early
Today, “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections” started receiving e-mail letters witnessing the forcing of students to early voting and the related release from classes on Thursday, Friday and next Monday.
07.10.2015 Viciebsk observer: “there were fewer restrictions at previous elections”
Vadzim Kuzmin is an observer with much experience. This is not the first electoral campaign observed by him.
07.10.2015 Viciebsk authorities ban boycott pickets
Viciebsk members of the Conservative-Christian Party “Belarusan Popular Front” filed applications for 21 pickets. All three district executive committees of Viciebsk banned the actions.
06.10.2015 "Mahilioŭchimvalakno”: election commissions are formed of employees, observers are employees, too
Only 2 out of 75 members of precinct election commission № 117, 131, 134, 136 and 140 are not employees of "Mahilioŭchimvalakno” (“Mahilioŭ Chemical Fiber”).
06.10.2015 Kryčaŭ DEC declares readiness for elections: foodstaffs and performers are ready, vodka is still in question
September 5, the Kryčaŭ District Election Commission held a sitting, at which the question of preparedness for the elections in the Kryčaŭ district was discussed.
06.10.2015 Analytical report on the results of weekly observation: September 28 – October 4
Observation of the election of the President of Belarus is carried out by activists of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Human Rights Center "Viasna" in the framework of the campaign "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections".
05.10.2015 Mahilioŭ: electoral meetings held by Karatkevich and Ulakhovich, Lukashenka and Haidukevich send their proxies
During the election campaign, Mahilioŭ was visited by just two presidential candidates: Mikalai Ulakhovich and the nominee of the campaign “Tell the Truth” Tatsiana Karatkevich. Neither Aliaksandr Lukashenka, not Siarhei Haidukevich came to Mahilioŭ.
05.10.2015 Kalinkavičy: polling station commissions are trained to work at elections with “Master Class by Provocateurs”
A training for chairpersons and members of precinct election commissions, entitled "Free and democratic elections - transparent procedures" was held in Kalinkavičy by the district election commission.
05.10.2015 Workers of "Mahilioŭchimvalakno" are proposed to vote early
As reported by a worker, the management of the Mahilioŭ plant "Mahilioŭchimvalakno" (“"Mahilioŭ Chemical Fiber”) proposed its workers to work during the five days of early election, held on October 6 -10.
05.10.2015 Brest authorities ban picket against reelection of Lukashenka for new presidential term
As reported by the picket organizer, Chair of the Brest city organization of the Belarusian Leftist Party "Fair World" Liudmila Dzenisenka, the official reason for the ban is that a picket of supporters of the presidential candidate Tatsiana Karatkevich will take place in Savieckaja Street.
