Libya holds local vote for municipal elections to test leading parties amid increasing turbulence
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Nigeria Ruling Party in Election Losses
Nigeria Ruling Party’s Goodluck faces more trouble after election losses raise opposition hopes
China Lawyer Threatened for Representing Dissident
Imprisoned Wang BingZhang was once a dissident China lawyer threatened with losing license for daring to represent the jailed activist’s desperate needs
Iranian Dissidents Need Help From Democratic World
Nuclear negotiations have ignored that Iranian dissidents need help despite widespread suffering
Angola March Hints at Simmering Discontent
Oil dictatorship is facing renewed Angola march, protests and opposition as police use force
Government Clamps Down on Defiant China Journalist
Defiant China journalist and investigator Luo Changping is removed from his job at major newspaper
President Vetoes Draconian Kenya Media Law
Worrisome draconian Kenya media law is vetoed by Kenya’s President in welcome sign for speech
Defensive Nigeria Ruling Party Ahead of Vote
Coming elections will be watershed moment for Africa’s largest country with defensive Nigeria Ruling Party challenged
Connecting India’s Youth to Political Activism
Largest population in world seeks better access and connecting India’s youth to government access
Nigeria Opposition Strengthens as President in Trouble
Nigeria Opposition Strengthens and officially gets support of independent governors opposed to President Goodluck