China restricts information about the tank man and Tiananmen Square more generally. In Hong Kong, it outlawed this year’s commemoration.
Dictatorships articles on Democracy Chronicles
Here you will find our latest news on dictatorships around the world. These articles attempt to shine a light on the ridiculous, bizarre, and inhumane ramifications that result from organizing human societies without consent of the humans. The worst abuses of dictatorships will be covered here as well as their most outrageous behavior. Also see our section on the Political Dissidents who struggle against dictatorships across the world.
“From the errors of other nations, let us learn wisdom.”
Thomas Paine
Putin’s Children Boosting Their Public Profiles
About his children, Vladimir Putin only states he has two daughters. Every time they emerge, it creates an unusual wink-and-nod.
Belarus Dissident TV Confessions Slammed As Coerced
A dissident journalist was forced to appear in a film on state TV in which he wept, lauded Belarus’s dictator, Alexander Lukashenko.
Stage-Managed Presidential Race Harms Iranian People
Iran’s elections are stage-managed. June 18 will see Iranians vote for a new president in an election that is set to be restricted.
North Korea Gives Details On Its Orphan Labor Program
Hundreds of children “with wisdom and courage in their prime” have volunteered to work for the state, North Korean media said.
Belarus’s Hijacking Is A Sign Of Weakness
Was Belarus’s state hijacking of a plane last Sunday to arrest a dissident a show of force by President Lukashenko or an act of desperation?
Syria’s Assad Stages A Sinister Simulation Of Democracy
Bashar al-Assad is putting on a show, a sinister simulation of democracy, for this week’s presidential elections in Baathist Syria.
North Korea Bans Skinny Jeans As ‘Capitalistic Lifestyle’
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has banned skinny jeans, mullets, and some body piercings as indicators of a “capitalistic lifestyle.”
Detained Belarus Journalist Appears In Forced Confession Video
Belarusian activist Raman Pratasevich appeared in a 29-second video in which he confesses to crimes. Video analysis suggests coercion.
Unsettling Signs Of Danger To Democracy In South Asia
With strong authoritarian winds swirling inside and around India, democracy seems steadily and alarmingly receding in South Asia.