Saudi Arabia’s crown prince staged a stunning roundup of hundreds of fellow members of the kingdom’s powerful elite
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Why hire French campaign consultants for a Brazilian election?
The campaign gurus behind Emmanuel Macron’s rise from the margins to French president have arrived in Brazil
The deafening silence on China’s human rights abuses
Beijing has made clear it’s not moving on democracy, a free press, or an independent legal system
Economist: Global Democracy Declining, U.S. Follows Suit
The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index looked at 167 countries, more than half saw a ranking decline
Hundreds of Bangladeshi journalists protest new media law
Bangladeshi journalists took the streets to protest against a new digital security bill that damages media freedom
New law passed criminalizing all criticism of the Cambodian king
Cambodia’s government on Friday approved the country’s first lese majeste law that carries a five year sentence
Discrepancies Widen in Case Against Jailed Burmese Journalists
The sensational trial of two Burmese journalists who work for Reuters entered its third hearing on Feb. 1
29 Iranian women arrested as headscarf protests intensify
Tehran police have arrested 29 women for appearing in public without a headscarf as protests against the dress code
VIDEO: How 2 tech titans see technology transforming politics
Reid Hoffman and Peter Thiel talk recent elections, inequality, dictatorships, AI, cryptocurrencies, monopolies and antitrust
DR Congo dictator announces plans to give up power
Spokesman says Kabila intends to respect the constitution and relinquish power after elections scheduled