More democracies than ever before are in decline amounting to a third wave of autocratization according new scientific study by V-Dem researchers.
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Tribunal Sentences Journalist for Criticizing Lebanese Security Agency
The sentencing of Lebanese TV correspondent Adam Chamseddine to three months in jail for “insulting” a security agency in a Facebook post .
UN Panel: Democratic Space in Burundi is Shrinking
U.N commission of inquiry in Burundi says government of President Pierre Nkurunziza is becoming more repressive which does not bode well for 2020 elections.
Russian Lawmakers Speed to Punish Criticism of the Government
Ahead of a vote in Russia’s Federation Council on legislation dramatically increasing fines for online publication of alleged “fake news” and online speech .
China: Muslim ‘Training Centers’ May ‘Gradually Disappear’ Some Day
Chinese authorities said Tuesday that Muslim internment camps of Xinjiang will “gradually disappear” if a time arises when “society does’t need them.”
Logistics Behind The World’s Largest Election
With 1.3 billion people and a voting age of 18, an astonishing 900 million Indians are eligible to vote. Welcome to the world’s largest election.
A 38 Years Prison Sentence for Iranian Human Rights Lawyer
On 15 August 2018, human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh in separate trial was sentenced to 38 years in prison and 148 lashes in absentia.
Mozambique Children’s March for Free Speech Broken up by Police
Authorities in Mozambique’s capital, Maputo, shut down one march and initially blocked another in the latest onslaught against free expression in country.
UN Report Criticizes Crackdown on Protesters in Iran
Report critical of Iran’s human rights situation and its crackdown on people protesting declining living standards under review at UN Human Rights Council.
Israeli Arabs Furious Over Netanyahu ‘Citizen’ Comments
Arab citizens of Israel have been expressing anger over recent comments by Israeli P.M Netanyahu, who said Israel “is not a country of all its citizens.