Change comes in the wake of proposal to amend the constitution and scrap a two-term limit on the president
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30-Year Jail Sentence Sought for Ex-South Korean President
Prosecutors seeking a 30-year sentence for Park Geun-hye in connection with the massive corruption scandal
Iranian Workers Protest Unpaid Wages in Public Dissent
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reacted to an upsurge in labor unrest by labeling it a plot
China drowns out critics of lifetime Xi presidency
China’s propaganda machine kicked into overdrive to defend move to lift term limits for President Xi Jinping
Guinea readies for general strike and city shutdown
Guinea braced for a strike by unions and shutdown of economic activity demanded by the country’s opposition
How Success is Changing Italy’s Maverick Five Star Movement
The maverick, anti-establishment Movimento 5 Stelle is the brain-child of stand-up comic Beppe Grillo
Reviewing the arrested, banned and exiled Egyptian dissenters
There have been more arrests in Egypt’s current election than manifestos; candidates are dropping like flies
Uzbekistani activist protester freed after 12 years in prison
Uzbekistan has released an activist who was jailed for nearly 12 years after a bloody crackdown on protesters
Plans to abolish Chinese presidential term limits for Xi’s benefit
China’s ruling party is considering scrapping term limits for the president and vice president
Sweden Lays Out Detailed Plan to Combat Election Interference
Local election workers have been trained to identify and stop foreign interference in the voting booths