Movement for Defence of Voters' Rights Golos | |
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| Legal status | Movement |
| Purpose | Election monitoring |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 55°46′21.5″N 37°40′20″E / 55.772639°N 37.67222°E |
| Field | Elections in Russia |
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| Award(s) | Andrei Sakharov Freedom Award (2012) |
| Website | www |
The Movement for Defence of Voters' Rights "Golos" (Russian: ГОЛОС, lit. 'vote; voice'), formerly GOLOS Association,[3] is a Russian organisation established in 2000 to protect the electoral rights of citizens and to foster civil society. As of 2008, the organisation covers 40 Russian regions. It is the only election watchdog active in Russia that is independent of the Russian government.[4]
- ^ "Russia names Golos monitor as 'foreign agent' ahead of election". BBC News. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "About us". Golos. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ The GOLOS Association's web site(in Russian), English articles.
- ^ Andrew Osborn (1 December 2011). "Kremlin accused of silencing Russia's independent election watchdog". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Wikidata Q131481221. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013.