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REVEALED: Maryland Elections Vendor Owned by Russian Firm
Trump Blames Obama for US Response to Russian Hacking
Trump tried to blame the Obama administration for not responding aggressively enough to Russian hacking of Democratic targets in 2016
VIDEO: How Election Officials Can Manage Ranked Choice Voting
A nationwide battle to push for use of ranked choice voting is underway and the first shots have already been let loose
VIDEO: Towards a New York City instant runoff voting system
Campaign aimed at fixing New York City elections by instituting an instant runoff voting system and dumping plurality
On the Use of White House Twitter Accounts Against Democrats
Policy drawing complaints that government resources are being used to undercut political rivals
High-Tech Fake Videos Draw Increased Scrutiny and Controversy
New technology on the internet lets anyone make videos of real people appearing to say things they’ve never said
Private Prison Lobbying Is Paying Off Under Trump
Billions of federal taxpayer dollars to gp to for-profit companies in order to implement Trump’s executive order
How Mass Incarceration Damages Democracy
Corrections industry influence, felony disenfranchisement and prison gerrymandering undermine democracy
Private Prison Lobby Sees Only Profit Under Trump
A great interview on how the current immigration crisis is tied to a successful year for private jails
5 Ways to Increase Latino Voter Turnout
For far too long, voter suppression, systemic barriers, and lack of engagement have stifled political participation
- VIDEO: Why Fixing American Democracy is Up to Us
- Campaign Seeks 100,000 Young California Voters in 2018 Elections
- VIDEO: Building Democratic Resilience by Organizing Civic Resistance
- The Case for Voter Fraud Tested — and Utterly Fails
- Kansas Law Requiring Voters to Prove Citizenship Blocked
- New Project Seeks to Boost Democracy-Related Journalism
- Supreme Court Refuses to Block Partisan Gerrymandering
- Bounty Offered for Money Politics Anomaly Discoveries
- Corruption Leads to Halt of $100M US Alcohol Study
- Immigrant Candidates ‘Running Everywhere’ in Upcoming Elections
WORLDWIDE
Cuba’s New Constitution Includes No Space For Democracy
Cuba’s new constitution keeps the Communist Party as the sole political force in the country
How Egypt Uses Counterterror Laws to Prosecute Political Dissent
Before the March election the Egyptian police and National Security Agency forces carried out a wave of arrests
Shocking Allegations of Torture in UAE-Run Yemen Prisons
War crimes investigation urged into disappearances, torture and likely deaths in prisons run by the UAE in Yemen
World’s Dictatorships Go All Out to Control Social Media Use
Authorities are waging a battle to control what their people see and hear, with the goal of limiting dissent
Cameroon’s 36 Year Dictator Announces Bid For Another Term
Of Africa’s living rulers, only Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has ruled uninterrupted for longer
Mother of Ukrainian Filmmaker Jailed in Russia Seeks Pardon
Oleg Sentsov, a vocal opponent of Russia’s annexation of Crimea, was sentenced in 2015 to 20 years for conspiracy
Low-Key Funeral Held For Iran’s Longest-Held Political Prisoner
Former deputy prime minister became one of the country’s most prominent jailed dissidents
Conviction of Six Turkish Journalists is Another Blow to Press
Six prominent former journalists and editors from Zaman newspaper were given jail terms
Improving Zimbabwe Ballot Access is Key to Boost Vote Credibility
The election commission has said it is not bound by law to accede to the opposition’s demands on the ballot papers
Thousands in Colombia Protest to Call for End to Activist Killings
Killings continue, on average one every three days, according to the government’s top human rights official
- Thousands in Colombia Protest to Call for End to Activist Killings
- Effort to Extend Current South Sudan President’s Term Condemned
- After Mugabe, How Free and Fair Will Zimbabwe’s Vote Be?
- How Endemic Kenyan Corruption Depletes State Coffers
- Outlining How to Fix Ghana’s Right to Information Law
- Ethiopian Prison Officials Fired Amid Investigation of Torture Claims
- Nigeria’s Ruling APC Party Splits Over President Buhari
- Ex-Malaysian PM Najib Charged with Corruption
- Dictatorship Thwarts Belarus Opposition Rally in Minsk
- The First Ever Woman Mayor of Mexico City Elected