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The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) is the leading organization in Asia working for the promotion of democratic elections. -
Established in 1997, ANFREL currently has 27 member organizations from 17 countries across Asia. -
ANFREL has conducted over 65 election observation missions in 17 countries across Asia. -
ANFREL conducts training and capacity building programs for CSOs working on elections and democracy-related issues. -
ANFREL carries out election-related advocacy and campaigning, including disseminating information and publishing materials.
What We Do
The three sections of our work, Election Observation, Capacity Building and Campaign & Advocacy are different parts of ANFREL’s holistic approach to the promotion of democratic institutions. These divisions, while different, support one another.
Election Observation
Learn more about election observation by clicking here.
Capacity Building
Learn more about Capacity Building by clicking here.
Campaigns & Advocacy
Learn more about Campaigns & Advocacy clicking here.
Call for Applications: ANFREL SEA Media Fellowship on Election Reporting
The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL), the leading election monitoring group in Asia, is proud to launch its pilot media fellowship on election reporting for Southeast Asian journalists.
The fellowship program seeks to equip journalists from independent news outlets and freelance journalists in empowering the electorate through crucial reporting of underrepresented voices and underreported issues during elections.
Application deadline is on 31 August 2021.
LATEST NEWS
Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG) declared on 7 September a people’s “defensive war” against the junta, calling on all citizens to “revolt against the rule of military terrorists led by coup leader Min Aung Hlaing in every corner of the country” and declared all of Myanmar to be under a state of emergency. The acting […]
Situation updates in Myanmar that the Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) gathered from 30 August to 5 September 2021.
The following is the August issue of ANFREL’s Monthly Brief on Countries under Restrictive Environment that covers democracy and civil and political rights issues in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Hong Kong.
Mission Reports: Get the Latest Information from the Field
We invite you to browse ANFREL's archive of international election mission reports. ANFREL's international election observation missions are guided by the Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation and Code of Conduct of International Election Observers. You can find a complete list of our election observation reports by clicking the button below.
