Will their successors offer more of the same – they were all from the same ruling party as their predecessors?
International Democracy articles
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VIDEO: Will Liberal Democracy Survive the 21st Century?
Last night an event was held featuring a discussion with Francis Fukuyama regarding the future outlook for liberal democracy
100 years of women’s suffrage: How British women changed history
British women won the right to vote 100 years ago after an intense struggle marked by a violent fringe campaign
VIDEO: Chinese Media and Ideology Under Xi
The methods the Chinese state uses to convey ideology and the evolving receptivity of Chinese citizens to these efforts
3 Vietnamese activists jailed after criticising communist regime
Three Vietnamese activists were sentenced to between six and eight years in jail Wednesday for “anti-state propaganda”
Imprisoned Turkish rights activist Taner Kilic to be freed
A Turkish court has ordered the release of Taner Kilic, chair of the Turkish chapter of Amnesty International
Kenya television shutdown to stop coverage of opposition event
Rights groups on Wednesday criticised the Kenya government’s move to block live coverage of a mock inauguration by the opposition as a “violation” of the public’s right to information. Three of the country’s main private television channels had their live feeds cut or blocked, while the state-run Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) was allowed to continue. […]
Women risking all to defy Iranian mandatory hijab rules
A protest being carried out by women in Iran has recently attracted some attention from the internet. New York Times columnist and feminist author Mona Eltahawy tweeted that six women were arrested on Monday for removing their hijabs in public and waving them around on a stick. Watch the video On Monday, a total of […]
Why Lula still leads Brazil polls despite corruption conviction
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva retains a strong lead ahead of presidential elections despite his conviction on graft charges
2 sentenced to death at mass Bahrain opposition trial
Human rights groups have accused Bahrain of clamping down on dissent and violently cracking down on protests