Amnesty International condemns the detention and trial of Grigory Melkonyants, co-chair of the Russian election watchdog Golos, which began on 27 September 2024. The organization has designated him a ...

Russia’s beleaguered civil society suffered another setback on July 8 as the country’s leading independent election-monitoring group, Golos, announced it is shutting down after 25 years of operations.

Amnesty International on Tuesday recognized Grigory Melkonyants, co-chair of the Russian election watchdog Golos (“Voice”), as a prisoner of conscience. Melkonyants was arrested on August 17, 2023, ...

Grigory Melkonyants was convicted on charges of working with an “undesirable organization” in relation to his watchdog’s past affiliation with a European election monitoring group. By Nataliya ...

The leading independent election observer in Russia, Golos, has announced its closure after 25 years of monitoring the country's elections. The decision comes after the group's co-chair was sent to a ...

A Moscow court has sentenced prominent Russian election monitor Grigory Melkonyants to five years in prison after finding him guilty of working for an “undesirable organization.” The sentence, handed ...

A Moscow court on Wednesday sentenced prominent Russian rights defender and election monitor Grigory Melkonyants to five years in prison on charges of involvement with a foreign “undesirable ...

The all-Russian civic movement Golos (Voice), which defended voter rights in the country, announced this month that it is ceasing operations after 25 years of work. The decision follows a ruling by ...