Post on 11-Apr-2017
GOLOS means “vote”
Scotland’s Referendum
“Election Fraud in Scotland”
the link to the video on Youtube
Elections à la russe
Click to view a video clip on ballot box stuffing
He was an electoral observer in Russia
Here Comes GOLOS
• Founded in 2000• 8 national wide campaign observed• About 25000 observers trained• 40 branches in key regions of the Russian Federation (before
the crackdown)
Being at the Centre
The Map of Violations
Freedom of Speech
Striking coincidence
Striking coincidence
… and resemblance
The authorities were right
• Dec 2nd 2011, the case against GOLOS’s Map of Violations
• Dec 4th 2011, the Parliamentary Elections• Dec 5th 2011, the first rally in Moscow for fair
elections• Series of rallies, marches etc. for fair elections
(the biggest public protests since the fall of the Soviet Union, BBC)
The Crackdown• 6th May 2012
video To be continued?
Empire strikes back
• July 13th 2012 – the amendments approved• Nov 2012 – the law came into force• April 2013 – Association GOLOS fined• Summer 2013 – Association is suspended• Sept 2013 – Central branch (RG) suspended• Sept 8th 2013 – elections are observed as Movement• Movement observes all year round• March 16th 2014 – Crimean referendum
The Crimean “referendum”
Electoral problems of the Kremlin• Levada data
The Crackdown (continued)
• Summer 2014 – expulsion of GOLOS’ representatives (foreign agents)
• Sept 14th 2014 - United Election Day, mass falsifications, mass expulsion from PEC
• Nov 24th 2014 – amendment against foreign agents on PECs
• Jan 2014 – bill on undesired entities
2014
Андрей Скороход
Violence against observers
2014
Андрей Скороход
http://echo.msk.ru/blog/roman_udot/1402970-echo/
2014
Андрей Скороход
Что касается того конкретного случая (Путин)
Санкт-Петербург 14.09.14
Александра Крыленкова
Драка с пилой (YouTube)
Балашиха 26.04.15
Саморазоблачениепреступницы
2015
Станислав Поздняков
2015Станислав Поздняков
To be continued?
Searches 07.07.15
Official courses against GOLOS
To be continued?
September 2015