Sofie Bedford

Associated researcher at @recetvienna, researcher at @UU_University. Elections, opposition and mobilization, Azerbaijan and Belarus and beyond.

[Sofie Bedford @sofiebedford]

My guest commentary for in #StockholmBelarusConf. Do make sure you check out the other commentaries as well (or instead 😅). There is a really nice lineup of writers! https://t.co/pBY6rZrkGq

[Sofie Bedford @sofiebedford]

IRES Institute for Russian and Eurasian Studies at @uppsalauni is looking for an early-career researcher for a two-year postdoctoral position in the social sciences, with documented area expertise on both Russia and Ukraine. Deadline: 20 December

https://t.co/OQjaqcBtvA

[Aliaksei Kazharski @mysliar]

Happy: the production cycle is now complete and our Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Belarus is finally published!😺
Прыемнага чытання! @ALastouski @AlesiaRudnik @DrKulakevich @PavelKotau @katlozka @drmarples @sofiebedford @tanushka_ch @AndreiYeliseyeu
https://t.co/cZaS7Us6bq

[Sofie Bedford @sofiebedford]

Georgia 💔

[Anna Gvarishvili @AnnaGvarishvili]

Clashes continue between the protesters and regime’s police

[Sofie Bedford @sofiebedford]

See you there!!!!

[Dominique Arel @darelasn]

The ASN World Convention is back! Columbia University, May 22-24, 2025. Proposal Deadline: 12 December 2024. Ukraine, Russia, Balkans, Central Europe, Eurasia, Caucasus, Nationalism, Migration, Populism, Gender. 150 panels. A no miss!
https://t.co/MalPs8NZWr

[Katie Shoshiashvili @KShoshiashvili]

BREAKING: President @Zourabichvili_S announces that she does not recognize the elections results and call the people to join her. Zurabishvili asks people to join the protest at Rustaveli tomorrow at 7PM.

President tells the Georgian people that they won these elections, and nobody has the right to take that away from us. This was outright election fraud—a complete theft of votes, a Russian special operation, a new form of hybrid aggression by Russia. They deprived us of the right to elections; they stole the institution of elections, she said. More below.

[Sofie Bedford @sofiebedford]

@CanbackRasmus 👍 Skickar ett whatsapp så du har mitt nummer.

[Sofie Bedford @sofiebedford]

@HansGutbrod @GeorgianDream41 Funny we seemingly walked the same route 😉

[Sofie Bedford @sofiebedford]

@Per_E_Research Wow grattis!!!!!

[Sofie Bedford @sofiebedford]

@cavidaga @DouglasMattsson I think you will find his research interesting: https://t.co/dBC874bAJj

[Mikroskop Media in English @MikroskopEng]

⚠️Today the early parliamentary elections are held in #Azerbaijan .
⚡️As previously, we will follow the elections through cameras which were installed to polling stations by the CEC.
📌Keep following us, we will update you regarding the elections throughout day.
🔸The first issue that found - cameras in several polling stations in Nakhchivan do not work #Elections2024

[Global Voices @globalvoices]

Expectations ahead of parliamentary election in #Azerbaijan are grim: Interview with an independent candidate

"People are aware that life in villages and beyond is harder, but during the campaign I realized just how much worse things were." https://t.co/tJ7DSV9QtF

[OC Media @OCMediaorg]

Few doubt the results of Azerbaijan’s parliamentary elections, due to held on 1 September. But despite this, some independent candidates are still trying to challenge the system.https://t.co/AAzn7ibANx

[Altay Göyüşov @AltayRashidoglu]

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[Sofie Bedford @sofiebedford]

Horrible news.

[OC Media @OCMediaorg]

BREAKING: Azerbaijani researcher and OC Media contributor Bahruz Samadov has been charged with treason by the Sabail District Court, and faces 12-20 years in prison or a life sentence if found guilty.
https://t.co/z4rid2bPE8

[OC Media @OCMediaorg]

Azerbaijani researcher Bahruz Samadov has reportedly been detained in Baku on drug possession charges. Samadov has been an outspoken critic of the government.
https://t.co/sIphgb0UMa

[Alesia Rudnik @AlesiaRudnik]

Surreal life: today I was sentenced to 10 years in prison in absentia along with 19 other people. This is how the Belarusian regime keeps putting pressure on independent experts, analysts and researchers.

[Katia Glod @eglod_katia]

Diplomatic scandal between #Armenia and #Belarus, with both ambassadors having been recalled and Pashinyan saying no Armenian official would travel to Belarus under Lukashenka. 1/