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.

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 ...

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 court in Moscow on Wednesday convicted one of the leaders of a prominent independent election monitoring group on charges of organizing the work of an “undesirable” organization and sentenced him to ...

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 ...