A joint statement from EU ministers was released Monday condemning the Georgian election for violations of international standards. In light of Georgia’s attempt to join the EU, the statement prefaces that the electoral violations are ‘incompatible’ with EU standards, and, as such, this will cause severe detriment to their aims of joining the EU. The [...]
Local police and the FBI are conducting an investigation following the detonation of incendiary devices in two ballot dropboxes early Monday morning, which damaged hundreds of ballots in Washington and Oregon. Authorities have assured the public that all affected individuals will have the opportunity to recast their votes. In Washington, voters are being encouraged to [...]
The UK imposed sanctions on three Russian agencies and senior figures for orchestrating disinformation campaigns aimed at undermining Ukraine’s democracy on Monday. The sanctions were imposed through an amendment of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, and target the “Doppelganger” network as part of a coordinated international effort to combat Russian interference and support [...]
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CDD) reported escalating violence in Mozambique on Monday, where police have killed at least 11 people and injured dozens more during post-election protests. Since holding general elections on October 9, the country has been engulfed in widespread protests rejecting the [...]
In response to the execution of Jamshid Sharmahd, a dual Iranian-German national, Germany shut down three Iranian consulates located in Frankfurt, Hamburg, and Munich on Thursday. Sharmahd was executed in Iran on terrorism charges on Tuesday, with the sentence being widely condemned by Germany, the United States, and numerous international human rights organizations, who have [...]
Several human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, expressed concerns Monday over a “flawed” human rights assessment of Saudi Arabia’s FIFA 2034 World Cup bid. The 11 organizations issued a joint communication including a list of concerns regarding the human rights assessment from AS&H Clifford Chance, a Saudi law firm. This assessment was published in July [...]
Georgia President Salome Zurabishvili and opposition parties questioned the results of the country’s parliamentary election on Saturday. The pro-Russia party Georgia Dream (GD) was declared as the winner, with opponents labelling the election illegitimate amid criticism from international observers and allegations of violence, voter intimidation, breach of vote secrecy, and obstruction of observers. The International [...]
Israel’s parliament voted to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on Monday. UNRWA is a body that has been crucial in delivering aid and services to millions of Palestinian refugees for nearly 80 years. The move carries potentially dire consequences for the Palestinian population living [...]
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner filed a civil lawsuit against Elon Musk and his America PAC on Monday. The lawsuit alleges that the PAC’s petition, with an offer to pay some Pennsylvania registered voters who sign $1 million, amounts to an illegal lottery. In the complaint, Krasner argues that this petition violates the State Lottery [...]
Virginia elections officials filed an emergency application to stay with the US Supreme Court Monday, requesting the court restore a state program that would remove 1,600 individuals from state voter lists. The request comes immediately following the US Court of Appeals for Fourth Circuit’s refusal to revive the program on Sunday, after a federal district [...]
