Map of Western Provincial Council Elections related violence
CMEV has logged incidents in the lead up to the Western Provincial Provincial Council elections, slated for 25th April 2009. Access the map here.
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Video on violence leading up to the Sabaragamuwa and North Central Province Election
CMEV’s coordinator on the violence leading up to the Sabaragamuwa and North Central Province election on 23 August 2008. The video is in two parts.
Ballot rigging, violence, significant disenfranchisement and other incidents on election day
For other maps, including very high levels of violence in the lead up to the Sabaragamuwa and North Central Province election, click here.
North Central and Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council Elections – 23rd August 2008 2300 hrs- Media Communiqué No. 7
North Central and Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council Elections 23rd August 2008 – Media Communiqué No. 7 CMEV deployed stationary observers in 420 polling stations, 11 mobile teams and 28 field monitors in the two provinces. During the course of the day 976 polling stations were visited of the 1768 polling stations in both provinces. CMEV notes …
North Central and Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council Elections – 23rd August 2008 18.30 hrs – Media Communiqué No 6
North Central and Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council Elections 23rd August 2008 – Media Communiqué No. 6 On Election Day CMEV has received 42 complaints of election related violence of which 27 have been classified as major incidents. These include seizing of polling cards, threat and intimidation of voters, shootings near polling centers, chasing away of polling …
North Central and Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council Elections – 23rd August 2008 09.30hrs – Media Communiqué No 5
North Central and Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council Elections 23rd August 2008 – Media Communiqué No. 5 CMEV monitors report tension on the ground in certain polling divisions in the two provinces. Of particular concern are reports from monitors identifying government ministers engaging in voter intimidation. CMEV condemns the involvement of Ministers in violation of the Elections …
Media bias in Sabaragamuwa and North Central Province election
Video (in Sinhala) of presentation by Uvindu Kurukulasoriya at the CMEV press conference on 22nd August 2008 highlighting the media bias in the lead up to the Sabaragamuwa and North Central Province elections.
Election Day violence map and RSS feed now live!
A map plotting violence and other incidents related to the Sabaragamuwa and North Central Province Elections on 23 August 2008 is now live. Please access it directly here and access the map of violence in the lead up to this election here. Incidents will be added throughout the day. Please check often or subscribe to …
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Photos from CMEV Press Conference
Photos from the CMEV Press Conference held today in Colombo are now on CMEV’s Flickr photostream and can be accessed directly here.
Maps of election violence in the lead-up to North Central and Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council Elections in Sri Lanka
A map of elections related violence in the lead up to the North Central and Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council elections is now live. Click here to access the map directly. Click here to access other maps by CMEV of elections in the past.
Video of Eastern Provincial Council Election results and CMEV Interim Report on election violence
Video of Eastern Provincial Elections results and CMEV press conference on the release of its Interim Report on election violence. For higher quality version and to download the video, click here. Video courtesy Young Asia Television
Eastern Provincial Council Elections, May 2008 – Recommendations of CMEV
The conduct of the election clearly reinforces the urgency and pivotal importance of implementing the 17th Amendment to the Constitution in full. This entails the reconstitution of the Constitutional Council and its nomination of members to independent commissions, including commissions for the Police, Elections and Public Service – all of which have key responsibilities for …
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Eastern Provincial Council Elections Interim Report of CMEV – May 2008
Download the presentation as a PDF here, or as a Powerpoint presentation here.
Media Conference on election-related violence – Eastern Provincial Council Election, May 2008
A MEDIA CONFERENCE TO PRESENT FINAL REPORT ON ELECTION-RELATED VIOLENCE, EASTERN PROVINCIAL COUNCIL ELECTION – 2008 WILL BE HELD AT 3.30 PM TODAY (12TH INSTANT) AT LIBRARY SERVICES AUDITORIUM, INDEPENDENCE AVENUE, COLOMBO 7. PLEASE BE KIND ENOUGH TO SEND A RESPRESENTATIVE OF YOUR MEDIA ORGANISATION. DR.PAIKIASOTHY SARAVANAMUTTU MR. UDAYA KALUPATHIRANA MS. SEETHA RANJANI
“Large scale impersonations, intimidation and widespread violence” – Interview with Sunanda Deshpariya (in English and Sinhala)
Interview with Sunanda Deshapriya of the Free Media Movement (FMM) which is part of the CMEV, conducted at around 7.20pm today. Sunanda was in the East heading some of the CMEV monitoring efforts and was still in the field when this interview was conducted. Listen to his interview streamed in English here or download as …
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