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Democracy at Risk

Russia Police Violence in Spotlight After 3,500 Protesters Detained

by Staff Writer

2021/01/24

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Belarusian police blocking protesters during the march at the memorial site.

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Belarus Police Fire in The Air, Detain Protesters

by Staff Writer

2020/11/01

Belarusian police detained opposition protesters and fired warning shots in the air as around 10,000 people hit the streets of...

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Turkey Trial Begins Into 2015 Killing of Bar Association Head

by Staff Writer

2020/10/21

A long-awaited trial opened Wednesday of three police officers for the 2015 killing of a prominent rights lawyer in Diyarbakir,...

Riot police standing in front of pro-democracy protesters in Bangkok.

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10,000 Protesters Defy Thai Crackdown After Emergency Decree, Arrests

by Staff Writer

2020/10/16

Some 10,000 Thai protesters gathered Thursday in defiance of a sweeping crackdown after authorities moved to crush months of pro-democracy...

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo

Media Freedom

Fake News Punishable by Years in Prison Under Proposed Nicaraguan Law

by Staff Writer

2020/09/29

A proposed law in Nicaragua could allow sentences of two to four years in prison for spreading fake news on...

Police officers in action during the Black Lives Matter demonstration in California

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Wrongful Convictions: US Police Withhold Evidence in Many Cases

by Staff Writer

2020/09/15

Around 2,500 people have been exonerated of serious crimes after being falsely convicted over the past 30 years in the...

Media Freedom

Another Algeria Journalist Jailed in Growing Crackdown

by Staff Writer

2020/08/24

An Algerian journalist was sentenced Monday to two years in prison, in the latest trial of media and pro-democracy figures...

Alexei Navalny, Protest and Opposition Leader

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Prominent Russian Opposition Leader Navalny in Coma, Suspected Poisoning

by Anya Ruppert

2020/08/20

Russia’s prominent opposition leader Alexei Navalny is in a coma and said to be in critical condition after a suspected...

Protestors in Minsk rally against the government of President Alexander Lukashenko

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‘We Stand With Peaceful Demonstrators:’ EU Rejects Belarus Election Result

by Delaney Murray

2020/08/19

EU leaders came out in support of peaceful protestors in Belarus, saying they do not acknowledge the re-election of Lukashenko.

Malian president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, arriving at the airport in Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso on March 1, 2019.

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Mali Coup Leaders Pledge New Elections After Detaining President

by Staff Writer

2020/08/20

Mali's president said Wednesday he had resigned to avoid "bloodshed" after he was detained in a military coup, whose leaders...

A demonstrator holds a "We want democracy' sign during a protest in Bangkok.

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Thai PM Warns of Increased Arrests as Pro-Democracy Protests Continue

by Josephine Walker

2020/08/13

Thailand's prime minister claimed that "the majority of Thais" find the student-led pro-democracy protests "unacceptable," despite consistent large crowds at...

An election worker handles vote-by-mail ballots for the presidential primary in Renton, Washington on March 10, 2020. Photo: Jason Redmond/AFP.

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Voter Suppression: The Unsung Virus of 2020

by Jonah Fox

2020/08/10

The greatest threat to turnout this year is not a virus. As November approaches, partisanship is driving some to subterfuge...

Opposition leaders wearing rainbow colors to make a statement at Duda's swearing-in ceremony.

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Polish Opposition MPs Wear LGBTQ Flag in Protest Against President Duda

by Josephine Walker

2020/08/06

A group of Polish opposition MPs wore the rainbow colors of the LGBT flag in protest against President Andrzej Duda...

Shen Chunyao, director of the Hong Kong, Macau and Basic Law Commission, speaks in Beijing on November 1, 2019.

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Hong Kong Bars Opposition Candidates from Election

by Josephine Walker

2020/07/30

Joshua Wong and 11 other pro-democracy activists were disqualified Thursday morning from running in Hong Kong's Legislative Council election scheduled...

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Five West African Leaders Gather in Mali to Resolve Political Crisis

by Josephine Walker

2020/07/23

Five west African leaders gathered in Mali on Thursday to address the country's escalating political crisis.

The Sandarmokh, a memorial site for mass graves in the Karelia region at the Russian and Finnish border on August 5, 2018.

Democracy at Risk

Russian Historian Who Exposed Stalin’s Horrors Convicted of Sex Crime

by Jonah Fox

2020/07/23

Historian Yury Dmitriev was sentenced to more than three years in prison by a Russian court on Wednesday, his lawyer...

A replica of a loudspeaker which transmitted propaganda messages during the Vietnam War

Media Freedom

Vietnam, Where Independent Media Is Outlawed, Opens Press Museum

by Staff Writer

2020/07/17

Vietnam has launched a museum dedicated to the open press in stark contrast to its policies regarding media and press...

Lebanese anti-government protesters clash with soldiers in Bab Al-Tabbaneh neighborhood of the northern port city of Tripoli on June 13, 2020.

Media Freedom

Free Speech Coalition Denounces Repression in Lebanon

by Jonah Fox

2020/07/13

A coalition of 14 rights groups has accused the Lebanese government of using "repression" and "intimidation" to crack down on...

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Populist President Duda Wins Re-Election in Poland

by Staff Writer

2020/07/13

Poland's presidential election has been won by the incumbent Andrej Duda from the Law and Justice party (PiS) after narrowly...

A protester reacts from tear gas fired by police during a 2019 pro-democracy march in Hong Kong

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US House Unanimously Passes China Sanctions Over Hong Kong Security Law

by Josephine Walker

2020/07/02

The US House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill that will penalize banks doing business with Chinese officials involved in...

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Russian Voters Back Reforms Allowing Putin to Stay Until 2036

by Staff Writer

2020/07/02

Russians overwhelmingly approved a package of constitutional changes in a nationwide vote, allowing President Vladimir Putin to potentially extend his...