News from the Coalition for Democracy in Russia

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

Politics

Russian Vote Inundated With Violations and Fraud - Observers

Russian electoral monitors across the country are reporting disturbing and widespread instances of electoral fraud. Theotherrussia.org examines some of the violations.

Mar 3, 2008 | Continued

Evidence of Vote Rigging Mounts

The Golos Association, a Russian NGO dedicated to protecting voter rights, has documented a series of violations taking place during the March 2nd presidential election.

Mar 2, 2008 | Continued

Moscow Workers Pressured to Vote

In an apparent effort to increase turnout, employees of Moscow companies are being forced to vote in Russia’s presidential election.

Feb 29, 2008 | Continued

Voters Lured With Pies and Cheerleaders in St. Petersburg

The administration of the Petrovsky Municipal District in St. Petersburg has hatched a plan to bring voters to Sunday’s presidential election.

Feb 27, 2008 | Continued

Russia Has Enough Electoral Monitors – Churov

Russia’s Central Electoral Commission has reiterated that electoral monitors will be on hand to observe many regions, even as nearly every international delegation has withdrawn its teams.

Feb 27, 2008 | Continued

Today’s Russia After Putin’s Years in Office

A long and thoroughly researched report on the results of Putin’s time in office has been published in Moscow. Its authors, Boris Nemtsov and Vladimir Milov, take a hard look at the outcomes of Putin’s tenure on Russia as a whole.

Feb 24, 2008 | Continued

Russian Members of Parliament Challenge Legitimacy of Presidential Campaign

31 deputies of Russia’s State Duma have filed a motion questioning the legitimacy of the presidential electoral campaign in Russia.

Feb 20, 2008 | Continued

United Russia Youth Movement Will Be Reorganized

The “Young Guard”, the youth wing of the United Russia party, will be reorganized in the near future. This makes the group the second pro-Kremlin youth group to be restructured in the past month.

Feb 16, 2008 | Continued

Electoral Body Challenges Candidate’s Income Declarations

Russia’s Central Electoral Commission has challenged the income declarations of three presidential candidates. Dmitri Medvedev, the leading candidate, has been spared, although his stated salary of $71,000 seems surprisingly low for the chairman of the country’s natural gas monopoly.

Jan 31, 2008 | Continued