Bahrain announced they would be taking “severe measures” to track down dissidents who use social media
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Turkmenistan’s latest fake election used to spotlight president’s son
Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov won presidential vote last year with a scandalous vote of more than 97 percent
Court halts preparations for Sierra Leone presidential run-off
Sierra Leone’s High Court ordered the electoral commission to halt preparations for March 27 presidential run-off
Kenyans questioning Cambridge Analytica’s influence on 2017 vote
On Kenyan social media, voters saw plenty of attack ads against opposition candidate Raila Odinga
Agreement Reached on UN-Sponsored Iraqi Electoral Code of Ethics
Representatives of Iraqi political parties and parliamentary blocs agreed on Friday on an electoral code of ethics
Thousands of Slovak protesters demand snap elections
Change of ministers not enough to quell public backlash triggered by the murder of a journalist probing corruption
Exiled Saudi journalist decries lack of MBS democracy
Prominent journalist and former royal family adviser criticised the crackdown on intellectuals and journalists
The disastrous lack of Pakistani female enfranchisement
There are parts of the country where men actively and determinedly prevent women from exercising their right to vote
Cambridge Analytica Was Active in Multiple African Elections
Long before its controversial roles in the UK and the US, Cambridge Analytica influenced elections in Africa
A close up look at Indonesia’s rising millennials party
The Indonesian Solidarity Party ( PSI), has risen in Indonesia and is set to take part in next year’s general election