Ecuador’s second-round presidential runoff vote was marred by fraud, conservative candidate charges
Democracy News Headlines
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Lack of Kenyan Women Politicians is Full Blown Crisis
Kenya’s Supreme Court ruled that lawmakers had to pass a law ensuring women more parliament representation
A Look at Russia’s Leading Dissident: Alexei Navalny
Navalny has condemned the ruling United Russia party as composed of “crooks and thieves”
Slow Death of Venezuelan Democracy is Finalized
The move effectively gives the government license to write its own laws, a step closer to a dictatorship
The Global Importance of Russia’s Weekend Protesters
Anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny posted a report detailing the corruption of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev
South Korean Parties Try to Move on from Ex-President’s Scandal
Reaction in South Korea to the arrest of impeached President Park Geun-hye has been relatively restrained
One Third of All Imprisoned Journalists Are in Turkey
Amnesty International has called on the Turkish government to stop its crackdown on the media
Russian Opposition Holds Largest Protests in Years
Russians took to the streets across the country to protest against corruption and demand PM’s resignation
Hundreds Arrested In Belarussian Anti-Government Rallies
Riot police in Belarus launched a massive crackdown on protesters trying to hold a banned march in Minsk
How the Russian PM Became the Target of Corruption Fighters
The story of how Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has become the target of a public outcry