Hong Kong police on Wednesday arrested four leaders of the group that organized the city’s annual Tiananmen Square commemorations.
International Democracy articles
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Aukus pact delivers France some hard truths
AUKUS is a new strategic alliance to counter the Chinese threat. France is not happy but will have to learn some hard truths from it.
Pro-democracy camp loses seats in Macao assembly
Macao’s pro-democracy party lost their seats in the assembly after being barred from running for being “disloyal” to the regime.
Chinese man enters Taiwan territorial waters to seek freedom
Taiwanese officials detained a Chinese man Sunday after he entered Taiwan’s territorial seas in a small rubber dinghy in search of “freedom”.
West African Regional Bloc Suspends Guinea Over Coup
Guinea’s membership in the West African group ECOWAS has been revoked following a military coup that deposed President Alpha Conde.
2 Eswatini MPs charged with terrorism Over Pro-democracy Protests
Two members of the Eswatini’s Parliament remain behind bars, while another is on the run for joining the recent pro-democracy protests.
Tanzania Suspends Second Newspaper in Less Than a Month
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has reneged on her promise to back democracy. Her regime suspended a second newspaper Sunday.
What election losers tell us about Indian democracy
In the past 60 years, 2,751 parties have ran for parliamentary and state elections in India. The losers tell us much about India’s democracy.
El Salvador adopts bitcoin, young president dismantling democracy
El Salvador has adopted Bitcoin as legal tender, the first country to do so in the world. The policy is pushed by its young authoritarian President.
Medical Parole for South Africa’s Zuma Ahead of Graft Trial
Just 60 days into his 15-month jail term for contempt of court former South African President, Jacob Zuma, is out on medical parole.