The April 27, 2019, San Diego synagogue killings by white supremacist rehashed the issue of fighting far-right violence. Brennan Center revisits the matter.
Democracy News Headlines
This Democracy News Headlines archive has all our headline articles about the United States and around the world. This is the most well stocked DC category by far with the best coverage of the struggle for democracy but check out World Democracy and our American democracy page for more in-depth information or just visit Democracy in Culture archive for some light news.
Russia Protests: ‘This is the Erosion of the Regime.’
Report says police have raided the offices of three employees of an NGO led by Russian anti-corruption activist and Kremlin critic Aleksei Navalny.
Pro-democracy protests prove eastern Europe clichés wrong
The EIU finds that since 2006 democracy has deteriorated in central and eastern Europe more there than in any other part of the world.
Ukrainian Court Penalizes News Outlet for Calling Far-Right Group ‘Neo-Nazi’
A court in Kyiv ruled in favor of a Ukrainian far-right nationalist group, C14, in its defamation suit against the internet TV station Hromadske.
Mashrou’ Leila is Lebanon’s Latest Free Speech Victim
The world famous Lebanese band, Mashrou’ Leila, has become the latest victim of Lebanon’s criminal defamation and insult laws.
Cambodia Press Freedom: Bogus Espionage Charges Meant to Silence Two Journalists
Cambodia’s democracy continues to nosedive as authorities levy politically motivated bogus espionage charges against two journalists meant to silence them.
Fractured Globalisation and Support for Authoritarian Leaders
In his recent book, Fathali Moghaddam asks why and how do authoritarian leaders gain popular support. He advances the thesis of “fractured globalisation”.
Surveillance Tech Pose a Dilemma to the Dictator: China’s Great Firewall, a Typical Example
Tech may facilitate surveillance for dictators but at the same time it poses a great dilemma them. Democracy Digests revisits some approaches to this issue.
Russia reacts to murder of Yelena Grigoriyeva, takes down suspected anti-LGBT site
Russia takes down anti-LGBT site that added activist Yelena Grigoriyeva to hit list weeks before her murder. The Moscow Times wrote about Russia’s reaction.
Thousand Arrests As Russian Protesters Defy Ban On Opposition Rally
People were protesting against the exclusion of opposition candidates from local polls. The opposition say they were barred for political reasons.