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Democracy at Risk

Tens of Thousands Rally in Georgia Against ‘Foreign Influence’ Bill

by Staff Writer with AFP

2024/05/02

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

Democracy at Risk

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...

Democracy at Risk

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

Democracy at Risk

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...

Democracy at Risk

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...

Protestors gather in the streets of Hong Kong to protest the new National Security Law

Democracy at Risk

China’s New Hong Kong Law Sparks International Condemnation

by Delaney Murray

2020/07/01

China's sweeping new national security law on Hong Kong has sparked international condemnation, while Beijing claims the reform is needed...

Many of the 10 million-strong Muslim Uygur minority have complained about discrimination, including denials of passport applications and controls on their culture and religion, in China’s Xinjiang region

Democracy at Risk

China Forcibly Sterilizes Uighurs to Control Population: Report

by Staff Writer

2020/07/01

Chinese authorities are carrying out forced sterilizations of women in an apparent campaign to curb the growth of ethnic minority...

World

Russian, Chinese Media Target Europeans With COVID-19 Fake News: Study

by Alexandra Marquez

2020/10/20

State-backed media outlets from China, Russia, Turkey, and Iran target Western readers with COVID-19 conspiracy theories, an Oxford study found.

Voters check lists at a polling station during the first round of the local elections on October 21, 2018 in the Polish capital Warsaw

Democracy at Risk

US, EU Keep Close Eye as Poland Votes in Key Election

by Staff Writer

2020/06/26

The future of Poland's right-wing government hangs in the balance as Poles prepare to vote on Sunday in a tight...

Democracy at Risk

Democracy Under Threat During Pandemic, Global Leaders Warn

by Staff Writer

2020/06/25

Over 500 political and civil society leaders, Nobel laureates and rights groups, on Thursday warned that some governments were using...

Democracy at Risk

Hungary MPs Approve End of Controversial Emergency Virus Powers

by Staff Writer

2020/06/16

Hungarian MPs voted Tuesday to revoke anti-coronavirus emergency powers that triggered international criticism amid fears of a power grab by...

Democracy at Risk

Amid Virus Fight, Hungary’s Orban Gets Sweeping New Powers

by Staff Writer

2020/03/30

Hungary's parliament endorsed a bill on Monday giving right-wing nationalist premier Viktor Orban sweeping new powers he says he needs...

Featured

Trump’s ‘War on Journalists’ Behind Assange Extradition Bid: Lawyer

by Staff Writer

2020/02/24

A lawyer for Julian Assange on Monday argued that the United States' bid to extradite him is part of President...

Featured

Lebanon Crisis Deals Blow to Once-Thriving Press

by Staff Writer

2020/02/04

Lebanon's once-flourishing media is collapsing under the weight of the worst economic crisis in decades.

Iraq Demonstrations Flare as Baghdad Faces Renewed Pressure

Featured

Renewed Violence Against Iraq Protesters as TV Station Suspended

by Staff Writer

2020/01/28

Two Iraqis were killed and dozens wounded in protest-related violence on Tuesday, as authorities suspended a television station which has...

Featured

Rights Groups Denounce Charges Against Brazil-Based Journalist Glenn Greenwald

by Staff Writer

2020/01/21

The Intercept said the charges were "blatantly politically motivated" and were an "apparent retaliation" for the publication's work exposing wrongdoing...