The Golos Association, an NGO that independently monitored elections, has been fined 1.2 million rubles ($18,290) for violating the law on “foreign agents.”
NGO Golos Pays Record $18,290 Fine for ‘Foreign Agent’ Status
April 19, 2016
Tag: election monitoring in Russia
Russia Update: Polls Open in Kostroma Region, Where Opposition is Hopeful, and Observing Closely
September 13, 2015
The polls in Russia’s local elections have already opened in the Far East, and the Kremlin’s dirty tricks against the opposition have already begun, with a contrived report about “the detention of Open Russia activists with 2 million rubles” which has turned out to be untrue. Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will […]