New details regarding United Arab Emirates authorities’ persecution of the high-profile human rights activist Ahmed Mansoor.
Bill Seeks Two Copies of Photo ID to Vote Absentee in Georgia
Under the new bill, Georgia voters would be required to make copies of their photo ID and mail them to election officials twice.
Bolstering Democracies: The Case for Democratic Multilateralism
Democracies still have great influence in the international system, but the challenges to their grip on the order are mounting.
A New Chilean Constitution Built By All
The idea for the new Constitution was that if we change the fundamental law, we might bring about broader structural changes.
3 Strategies to Improve Mail Voting Signature Forms
An interesting series of steps that election administrators can follow to make their ballot envelopes more accessible to voters.
Ballot Licker Could Go To Trial For COVID Joke
A Michigan man is facing a felony charge for what he says was simply an election day joke about coronavirus
DR Congo Crackdown on Media, Dissent, Protests is Escalating
President Felix Tshisekedi’s administration in the Democratic Republic of Congo has increasingly cracked down.
Democrats’ Priority in Power Must be to Stop Minority Rule
There was an interesting new post on the subject of minority rule by lecturer in history and international studies at the Netherlands’ Leiden University Andrew Gawthorpe and published at Guardian News. Take a look at this excerpt: The Democrats’ victory in the Georgia Senate races cements their control over America’s most important governing institutions. In […]
Debate Rages Around 10-Year Anniversary of Arab Spring
The chaotic, unpredictable and uneven fashion in which regimes collapsed shows that authoritarianism is highly fragile
China Increasing Repression of Minority and Tibetan Languages
An announcement that local regulations that allow schools to use minority languages in classes are “incompatible with the Chinese Constitution”.