Devie Rahmawati

Versions of names: Деви Рахмавати
Indonesia

Dr. Devie Rahmawati is a lecturer and researcher in the UI Vocational Public Relations study program at the University of Indonesia. She is a communications practitioner who has been pursuing a professional career since 2000. Devie is also a digital literacy activist, humanitarian social worker, and national and international media source on social, cultural and communication issues.

Missions

International "observers" and "experts" observe the 2024 Russian Presidential Elections

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Institutional affiliation to University of Indonesia



The quote is taken from the Russian media Tatar-Info. This statement was used to relativise any criticism of the 2024 Russian presidential elections from mainstream Western media. Instead, it created a narrative of a fair and democratic process. The presence of international observers legitimizes the elections held both in Russia and in Russia-occupied Ukrainian territories.  

Western media show a different situation, but here I saw everything with my own eyes. It is very important that you invited people from all over the world to see how the elections are going on in Russia, because “to see” means “to believe”. [Translated from Russian]

Corresponding elections

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During the “presidential elections” held in Russia from 15-17 March 2024, Vladislav Davankov (“New People” party), Nikolay Kharitonov (Communist Party), Vladimir Putin, and Leonid Slutsky (Liberal-Democratic Party) competed for the presidency. Enabled to run yet again by controversial constitutional amendments effective 4 July 2020, Putin dominated the “elections” together with his controlled “opposition” excluding genuine opposition figures. These “elections” occurred under Putin’s regime control, both within Russia and illegally in occupied Ukrainian territories, including Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, ARC and Sevastopol.