A prominent Chinese human rights attorney has been charged with “inciting subversion of state power”
Political Dissidents articles on Democracy Chronicles
In this political dissidents section, DC highlights people who actively challenge established dictatorships, putting their lives on the line for democracy. Also see our entire section on the Political Dissidents who fight dictators around the world or our main section on World Democracy.
Zambian Hip-Hop Artist Flees Amid Threats Over Song
Rapper Fumba Chama is known as Pilato, an acronym he says, for “People in Lyrical Arena Taking Over.”
Hong Kong Democracy Protests Follow Candidate Exclusion
Pro-democracy groups took to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday to protest the government’s decision to disqualify a prominent activists from legislative elections in March. Agnes Chow, 21, was seeking to become Hong Kong’s youngest council member ever, contesting the seat of another “umbrella movement” activist, Nathan Law, 26, who was stripped of his […]
At Least 79 Arrested Sudanese Protesters Disappear
At least 79 people are currently being detained incommunicado following the government crackdown on popular protests
Nationwide Russian Protest Against Putin as Top Critic Arrested
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent critic has been arrested on the day of nationwide protests against the leader’s bid to stay in office for at least another six years. Anti-corruption blogger Alexey Navalny mobilized two waves of protests in dozens of cities last year, incensed at the reported wealth of government officials under Putin’s […]
More Than 2,000 Ethiopian Political Prisoners Pardoned
2,000 prisoners who were arrested during political unrest in 2015 and 2016 will be released
Hong Kong Bars Pro-Democracy Candidate Agnes Chow
Hong Kong’s Agnes Chow, who is 21, is a member of the pro-democracy Demosisto political party.
Chinese police video of rights lawyer’s arrest raises questions
Chinese authorities appear to be mounting a smear campaign against a detained human rights lawyer by releasing a seemingly edited police video which shows him resisting arrest and then swinging at an officer, campaigners say. Yu Wensheng was seized Friday by roughly a dozen police, including a SWAT team, as he left his Beijing apartment […]
Russia’s Navalny Takes Putin to European Rights Court
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has taken his feud with President Vladimir Putin to Europe’s highest rights court
Indonesian environmental activist jailed for ‘spreading communism’
An Indonesian environmentalist has been sentenced to 10 months in prison under a tough anti-communism law