Democracy at Risk

Turkey's President Erdogan ordered a top independent university with liberal leanings in Istanbul to shut in the middle of the...

Hundreds of protesters took the streets marching after the killing of a second US citizen this month by federal agents...

The UN rights chief voiced astonishment at the "routine abuse" of migrants by US authorities, saying Washington is "tearing apart...

Reporters Without Borders said that Israel was responsible for nearly half of all journalists killed this year worldwide.

Trump's administration cut to 18 months from five years the period of time work permits are valid for refugees, asylum...

Trump said he would suspend migration from what he calls "third world countries," amid an Afghan national allegedly shot two...

NGOs in Tunisia say they are facing a campaign of "intimidation" by authorities, who recently suspended the activities of two...

Around 700 have been killed in three days of election protests in Tanzania, with protesters still on the streets and...

Georgia's attempt to ban three main opposition forces risks pushing the country toward a "dictatorship," the Council of Europe said.

Despite gains in education and reducing poverty, inequalities are eroding trust in institutions and democratic systems around the world.

US fires public health chief after she refused to step down during a standoff with vaccine-skeptic Health Secretary Robert F....

Ecuador's president protested against the Constitutional Court, the court said the attack threatened the independence of the judges.

Spain's leftist government ordered a town to drop a ban on religious celebrations aimed at blocking longstanding Muslim festivities.

Meta said it will be forced to ban political advertising on its platforms in the European Union from October because...

Kenya marked its fight for democracy on Monday, with police blocking main roads in Nairobi ahead of potential protests.

Monday marks five years since Beijing imposed a national security law after widespread and sometimes violent pro-democracy protests.

A US appeals court ruled that President Trump could continue to control National Guard troops in Los Angeles.

Trump's administration revoked Harvard University's ability to enroll foreign nationals, putting the future of thousands of students at risk.

Hungary's parliament is about to approve constitutional changes further clamping down on rights for LGBTQ people and other groups.

Tens of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of major US cities to oppose the divisive policies of President Donald...