Mexico City has elected a woman mayor for the first time in history, local politician and scientist Claudia Sheinbaum
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Judge to Decide Fate of Jailed Burma Journalists
A court in Myanmar will rule next week whether two journalists for the Reuters news agency will face trial
VIDEO: Innovative Algorithm For Participatory Decision Making Online
Ethelo offers a new kind of blockchain-based voting for groups, communities or other organizations
VIDEO: A Chat With Heads of Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine Parliaments
Can the three countries act together? How can working together help enact meaningful democratic reforms?
Reforming Eritrea Includes Ending Indefinite National Service System
Persistent pattern of human rights violations in Eritrea severely restricts the fundamental freedoms of its citizens through punishments
Massive March to Protest Violence Against Ugandan Women
Ugandan demonstrators in Kampala protested rising violence against women, including murder, rape and kidnapping
Myanmar Democracy Activists Break Ranks With NLD Party
Driven by disappointment with government record, veteran activists in Myanmar are launching a new party
New Ban on Covert Foreign Interference in Australian Politics
Legislation bans covert foreign interference in domestic politics and makes industrial espionage for a foreign power a crime
Saudi Women Human Rights Defenders Still Imprisoned
UN human rights experts are urging Saudi Arabia to immediately release a number of women’s human rights defenders
Unified Congolese Opposition Coalition Looking More Likely
Union could include opposition contenders in a presidential vote to choose a successor to President Joseph Kabila