Tag: authoritarian regimes

A staff member checks the temperature of a guest entering the casino of the New Orient Landmark hotel in Macau on January 22, 2020

COVID-19 Is No Excuse for Governments to Abuse Human Rights

by Anders L. Pettersson

2020/05/01

Drastic measures have to be taken to prevent further spread of COVID-19, but this must not be understood as a blank cheque for authoritarian leaders to ...

Constitutional Changes in Egypt Escalate President Sisi’s Authoritarian Powers

by Lucia Ardovini

2019/02/26

Egypt's parliament approved a series of constitutional changes that openly mark the country’s descent into institutionalized authoritarianism and turn President ...

‘Fake News’ Tool for Authoritarian Regimes to Silence Citizens

by Annelle Sheline

2018/10/23

The “spreading fake news” charge has become a frequent justification to suppress critique by authoritarian governments around the world. The ...

Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of ruling Law and Justice party speaks during pro-government demonstration in Warsaw, Poland, 2015

The Misunderstanding of Everyday Life Under Authoritarianism

by Brian Porter-Szűcs

2018/07/17

Those who avoid comparing present-day politicians like Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, or Jaroslaw Kaczynski with 20th-century dictators like Adolf Hitler ...