Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is calling for a boycott of the country’s next presidential ballot after election officials barred him from running. Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) voted Monday to bar Navalny from running in the March 2018 presidential election because of his conviction on criminal charges that the anti-corruption blogger and his followers […]
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.
Ai Weiwei on ‘Human Flow’ Migration Documentary
Ai Weiwei is thinking about those who, like him, had lost their freedom and were no longer safe in their own country
Late China democracy advocate Liu Xiaobo’s widow sends desperate letter
Friends of the late Chinese democracy advocate and Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo voiced concern about his widow’s health on Thursday after she sent a letter showing signs of deep depression. The poet Liu Xia, 56, has been under police watch without charges since her husband was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010, a recognition […]
Questions about Liu Xiaobo’s Treatment in China Prison
Activists are calling for Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist Liu Xiaobo’s unconditional release
China’s Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Released From Prison
Chinese dissident and Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo has been released from prison on a parole
Vietnam Exiles Dissident After Revoking His Citizenship
A Vietnamese dissident blogger with dual French citizenship has arrived in Paris
Vietnam’s Political Bloggers Are Imperiled in Crackdown
Many have been disciplined, silenced and put away. Last year alone, 18 bloggers and activists were jailed
Key Vietnamese Political Activist Arrested in Crackdown
A Vietnamese political activist stripped of his citizenship was detained Friday night
Investors See Benefits to Vietnamese Political Dissent Crackdown
Foreign investors are finding an up side to the suppression of dissent in Vietnam
Angolan Journalist Indicted For Exposing Government Corruption
Rafael Marques, winner of 2017 NED Democracy Award returns home to legal harassment