Annual report says that Sweden’s “robust” and “decentralised” electoral system is tough to influence
Russia articles on Democracy Chronicles
News about the struggle for democracy in Russia. Russia is not a functioning democracy. According to Freedom House, "limited political competition, assassination, and repression are used by dictator Vladimir Putin to maintain control". Also see our articles on Putin or on two of his public opponents Alexei Navalny and the punk band Pussy Riot.
Ally of Kremlin critic Navalny arrested over tweet
Roman Rubanov sentenced to ten days in jail after posting a tweet calling on followers to come to an unauthorised rally
Putin Seeks to Destroy the Muslim People of Ukraine’s Crimea
Vladimir Putin is directing his forces to systematically erase the native Crimean Tatar people
The Russian election is fake, but Navalny is hammering Putin
Campaign is a standoff between the incumbent leader of Russia and his charismatic and rival, Alexei Navalny
Putin critic Navalny’s website blocked for exposing corruption
Alexei Navalny posted a video alleging a deputy prime minister enjoyed lavish hospitality from a billionaire tycoon
VIDEO: What the Boris Nemtsov story says about Russian politics
Event covers the release of a critically important new book on the life and murder that is the Boris Nemtsov story
US intel chiefs say 2018 midterm vote vulnerable to hacking
US intelligence chiefs said Tuesday that Russian attempts to meddle in US politics are continuing unabated
Are countries across Latin America vulnerable to election hacking?
American officials warn Russia will try to influence the upcoming elections in Mexico and across Latin America
Report: Russians Successfully Hacked 2016 Election Systems
Russians penetrated voter registration rolls in several states before the 2016 presidential election
Taking measure of the support for Putin inside Russian
Despite chest-thumping of Putin’s more enthusiastic supporters, it’s unclear exactly how deep this devotion runs