E-voting system operated by Swiss Post will not be available for nationwide votes on May 19 due to a “critical errors” found during a public intrusion test .
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Crimean Tatars’ Leader: Russian Detentions Aim at Purging Followers
Moscow’s recent raids in Simferopol are part of broader effort to suppress activists in the Russian-controlled Black Sea Peninsula said Refat Chubarov.
Crimea Arrests Are Aimed at Silencing and Marginalizing Tatars
The persecution of the Crimean Tatar community in Crimea is an ongoing reminder of how respect for human rights and democracy has precipitously declined.
Ukraine Set for Final Campaigns With Zelenskiy-Poroshenko Runoff
Much will depend on whom the eliminated candidates now endorse, and whether Zelenskiy can continue to pick up protest votes in the final round.
Was Trump Jr Right? Is British Democracy Dead?
The pimple head that is Donald Trump Jr recently claimed that British democracy is dead after Parliament didn’t approve Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement for the second time. Is there any truth to what this talking flannel has claimed?
Additional Flaw Found In Swiss Post E-Voting System
Additional flaw found in the Swiss Post planned e-voting system has been discovered as the public intrusion test phase comes to an end.
Russian Rights Defender Facing Four-Year Prison Term
A Chechen court is scheduled to issue the verdict against Oyub Titiev, a human rights defender with the Russian group Memorial, on March 18, 2019.
Paris Exhibit Traces Post-Colonial Migration Through Music
Paris exhibit traces post colonial migration through music as crisis surround Britain’s exit from the European Union intensify divisions on the continent.
Blockchain-Based Elections as a Solution to Swiss e-Voting Hack
Switzerland’s proposed new e-voting system which isn’t on blockchain & has serious flaw enough to allow hackers to steal an election without being detected.
Iran Urged Again to Free Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh
France ordered Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin released and warned Tehran that its nuclear accord does not give it a blank cheque on human rights.