May 20, 2010 / Tbilisi, Georgia – On 4 May 2010, regional media reported that acts of violence had been committed against members of opposition political parties in Mestia on 3 May.
Tbilisi, Georgia – On 20 May 2010, the Electoral Media Center established jointly by three local observer organizations – Transparency International Georgia, the International Society of Fair Elections and Democracy and the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association – was launched. The Center is located at the Media Club of the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs.
This document provides the comment of TI Georgia, ISFED and GYLA regarding the report published on May 25 by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Free and Fair Elections (hereinafter referred to as IATF), which refers to the violations revealed as the result of the monitoring of election campaign by the above mentioned organizations and also to their response to these violations.
Tbilisi, Georgia – Transparency International Georgia, the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy and the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association submitted 154 complaints and appeals to the electoral administration and courts before the 30 May 2010 local elections, on the election day and after the elections.
Tbilisi, Georgia – The Inter-Agency Task Force for Free and Fair Elections (IATF) was established on 13 April 2010. According to the authorities, IATF was formed in order to facilitate the conduct of the 30 May local elections in as transparent and fair an environment as possible by enhancing coordination between different agencies.
Of the 1,193 persons held in preliminary detention, only one was able to exercise the constitutional right of voting in the local elections.Employees of penitentiary institutions voted in those institutions on the election day.On 30 May 2010, Transparency International Georgia monitored the participation of persons held in preliminary detention in the local elections.
• Of the 1,184 persons held in preliminary detention, only one was able to exercise the constitutional right to vote in the local elections. • Employees of penitentiary institutions voted in these institutions on the election day. Transparency International Georgia monitored the participation of individuals in preliminary detention in the 30 May 2010 Georgian local elections.
Tbilisi, Georgia: On 30 May 2010, Transparency International Georgia is monitoring voting by persons held in preliminary detention in five institutions located in different parts of the country: Gldani Prison #8 (where polling stations #113 and #114 are located), Isani Prison #5, Kutaisi Prison #2, Zugdidi Prison #4 and Khelvachauri Prison #3.
Tbilisi, Georgia: Transparency International Georgia is monitoring the participation of individuals in preliminary detention in the 30 May 2010 Georgian local elections. The monitoring will be conducted in all facilities where, according to the Georgian Ministry of Prisons, there are persons in preliminary detention. There are five institutions of this type in Georgia: 1.
Tbilisi, Georgia: Several thousand local and international observers will be monitoring the 30 May 2010 local elections, which highlights the importance of ensuring that the elections take place in a free and fair environment. The elections are considered to be a test of the Georgian government’s and the political spectrum’s commitment to democratic principles.