This week, Moscow’s election commission published a list of candidates they had allowed to register to run for the city legislative assembly on September 8.
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Hundreds Of Thousands Of People Protest In Puerto Rico Capital
Hundreds of thousands of people mount the street in Puerto Rico over the island’s embattled governor, Ricardo A. Rosselló.
Journalists Attacked By Counterprotesters In Hong Kong
A group of masked individuals beat journalists, demonstrators, and passersby with sticks and metal rods at Hong Kong’s Yuen Long metro station.
Algerian Protesters Return To The Streets To Demand Reforms
Algerians returned to the streets in the capital and other cities on Friday to demand radical political reforms and the departure of the ruling elite.
South African Ex-President Zuma Testimony at Corruption Probe
President Zuma has testified a corruption inquiry that looks into numerous allegations of cronyism on state organs during his time in office.
Ensuring Ballot Secrecy In The Age Of Remote Voting
Human-rights declarations and various legal instruments state that elections must be conducted by secret ballot, but silent about precisely what that means.
How Digital Satire Is Keeping Dissent Alive In Egypt
Young people were at the forefront of the millions-strong 2011 uprising against the corrupt and authoritarian rule of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt.
Myanmar Constitution Amendment Committee Submits Recommendations
The Union Parliament’s Charter Amendment Committee has put forward more than 3,700 recommendations for various changes to provisions of the Constitution.
Kuwait Authorities Arrest A Number Of Bedoon Activists After Demonstration
GCHR says the General Department of Criminal Investigation, and State Security Bureau have arrested number of activists defending Bedoon’s right.
Protesters Demand Inclusion of Opposition Candidates In Moscow Election
About 1,000 people protested the city election commission’s decision that will keep several opposition candidates off the ballot in a local election.