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The basic characteristic of the local elections held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 2 October 2004 was low level of interest and low voter turnout: out of 2,327,014 registered voters, 45.52% of BiH citizens with the right to vote in Bosnia and Herzegovina turned out to vote at 4057 polling stations in total. (05-OCT-04)
 

For her steadiness and her steadfast belief in the powers of democracy and peaceful protest, 40.4% of voters nominated Aung San Suu Kyi as Asia´s Online Hero for 2004, organized by Time Asia. In 1990 she was awarded the Rafto Prize, and in 1991 she was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize. She remains the only living recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize who is still incarcerated. (5-OCT-04)

On the eve of the parliamentary election in the Republic of Belarus the state shows more and more activity in pressurizing its citizens and taking different lawless measures. Everyday human rights activists discover new interesting facts. Recently future election observers found out that an anonymous KGB worker was watching their assembly. (06-10-04)
 

Members of Human Rights Center “Viasna” in the city of Mahiliow got hold of a “Form for Personnel Accounting” which is obligatory for completion for all state employees. Human rights activists are concerned about items 6, 7, 12, 13, and 14. (06-10-04)

From September there is an opportunity to see an exhibition at the Warsaw University Library of photographs by Cuban women entitled “This is our problem too”. (06-SEP-04)

For her steadiness and her steadfast belief in the powers of democracy and peaceful protest, 40.4% of voters nominated Aung San Suu Kyi as Asia´s Online Hero for 2004, organized by Time Asia. In 1990 she was awarded the Rafto Prize, and in 1991 she was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize. She remains the only living recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize who is still incarcerated. (5-OCT-2004)
 

The basic characteristic of the local elections held inBosnia and Herzegovina on 2 October 2004 was low level of interest and low voter turnout: out of 2,327,014 registered voters, 45.52% of BiH citizens with the right to vote in Bosnia and Herzegovina turned out to vote at 4057 polling stations in total. (5-OCT-04)
 

Three prominent organisations have moved together in the new Centre for International Free Expression in London: Article 19, Index on Censorship, and English PEN.  (01-OCT-04)
 

If there is a case to be made for opening up more of the activities of the secret services to public scrutiny, you need only look at the failures of the privileged political elites presently tasked to monitor them on our behalf. Associate Editor Rohan Jayasekera atIndex on Censorship, comments.  (01-OCT-04)