Following the deadliest day so far in protests against a military coup, protesters took to streets in cities and towns across Myanmar Thursday.
Protests articles on Democracy Chronicles
Political protests are a human right, political right and civil liberty to come together and collectively express, promote, pursue and defend common interest. Today, pro-democracy protests are under threat. Also take a look at our articles on the Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Turkey, and the Tea Party.
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If we want to live in a somewhat decent country we must start to hold our president’s feet to the fire. We just can’t go along and complain.
Prominent Russian Rights Organization Dissolves Amid Crackdown
Individuals and unregistered civic movements in politics and receiving foreign funding can now be labeled “foreign agents” in Russia, new law.
Belarus Journalist Katsiaryna Barysevich Sentenced To 6 Months In Jail
Belarusian journalist Katsiaryna Barysevich has been jailed to six months and a fine over her coverage of protests in the country
Thai Marchers Link Their Democracy Cause to Myanmar Protests
A new faction of Thai protestors is linking their cause to what is happening in Myanmar where protestors want the end of the coup regime.
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Dozens Detained In Crackdown At Kazakhstan Opposition Rallies
Protesters in oil-rich Kazakhstan are decrying political repression. 50 were arrested in Almaty, the largest city in the country.
Navalny Walks in the Footsteps of the Great Russian Dissidents
Alexei Navalny should be included in the hall of fame of Russia’s greatest dissidents such as Solzhenitsyn, Sakharov, and Sharansky.
Iraq Imprisoning Freelance Journalists For Protest Reporting
Three Iraqi journalists were jailed as reprisal for their social media coverage of the wave of protests in the Kurdistan Region.
10 Years Since Arab Spring, Repression Fails To Stop New Activism
Although the Arab Spring largely failed with dictatorships still dominant in the Arab world new activism has not been stopped by repression.