World Democracy News

Hidden deep within the margins of your daily newspaper, a global struggle for free and fair elections is underway. It is time to see the world anew from a pro-democracy perspective…

political dissidents

Sweeping Mortgage Boycott Changes The Face Of Dissent In China (8/4/2022) - As citizens become weary of Beijing's harsh practices, a broad mortgage boycott is altering the…

Repression Launched Across Borders Leaves Democracies Struggling (6/13/2022) - What was formerly considered a bold move, such as assassinating a dissident in another country,…

Iranian Artists-In-Exile Find A Vehicle For Protest (6/13/2022) - Opponents of Iran's despotic regime have put an artistic gloss on their dissent by using…

Foreign Governments Are Aggressively Targeting Dissidents In U.S. (6/4/2022) - Exiled activists are facing increasingly harsh retaliation from the countries they fled as authoritarianism spreads…

Dissident Artists On Trial In Cuba, Face Years In Prison (5/31/2022) - Two dissident artists went on trial in Cuba on Monday, facing years in prison after…

Global Initiative To Free Political Prisoners Launched  (3/27/2022) - Freedom House has begun a new campaign to free political prisoners around the world, with…

worldwide corruption

Uber Broke Laws, Secretly Lobbied Governments, Leak Reveals (7/14/2022) - A massive leak of private documents shows that Uber breached laws and lobbied…

Inside The Luxury Russian Dacha Linked To Vladimir Putin (6/25/2022) - Putin has publicly disclosed few and humble assets. However, leaked data and whistleblowing…

Namibian president denies ‘inappropriately’ assisting Ramaphosa (6/13/2022) - Namibia's government says charges that President Geingob used his office to aid South…

Corruption Gains Ground In Dominican Republic After Acquittal (6/13/2022) - The June 6, 2022, decision to release 11 suspects of serious corruption is…

Russian Mercenaries Are Putin’s Anti-Democracy Tool in Africa (4/26/2022) - Although pinned on France, evidence led to the mysterious mercenaries of Russia's Wagner…

What We Get Wrong About Putin’s Motivations. And Money. (4/18/2022) - 7 weeks into the Ukrainian invasion our collective media is still wasting time…

dictatorships

Myanmar Junta Executes Four Democracy Activists (7/28/2022) - Four pro-democracy campaigners were executed by Myanmar's Tatmadaw military junta despite international calls for restraint.

Hong Kong Book Fair Bars Democracy Publishers (7/28/2022) - Three independent publishers have been barred from the annual book fair in Hong Kong, because…

In Belarus, A Social Media Post Brings 6.5 Years In Prison (7/14/2022) - Belarus has been transformed into a Russian air base by Mr. Lukashenko, who is increasingly…

Chinese Develop Device To Test Loyalty Of Party Members (7/14/2022) - Some Chinese researchers say they have created a tool that uses facial scans to assess…

Vladimir Putin To Be Called ‘Ruler’ Of Russia (7/14/2022) - Vladimir Putin should be referred to as Russia's "ruler" rather than the country's "president," according…

In Russia, The Arrests Are Spreading Quickly And Widely (7/8/2022) - Moscow has increased repression and made more arrests in recent weeks as Putin seeks to…

The following list of nations, although not exhaustive, is another great way for you to explore world democracy at DC. Click any country for the latest articles!

towards more democracy in the world

The world democracy movement is being driven forward by the relentless advances of technology that have defined our era. The internet is the modern version of the printing press on steroids. We are living in an era of world democracy protest that rivals the largest political eruptions of people power in history, while at the same time the number of individuals taking part is on an unrivaled historical scale. The time is now to show your support for the democracy movements across the plant. This will be a definitive time in history. Which side are you on?

democracy world

How The Ultrarich Use Media Ownership As A Political Investment  (8/16/2022) - A growing number of billionaires globally are combining their political and financial goals with control…

Authoritarian Aggression Linked To Desire To Denigrate The High Status (7/6/2022) - A greater drive to destroy those who have achieved great success is linked to two…

Democratic Recession May Yet Give Way To Renewal (6/28/2022) - Democracy is in crisis because social problems from globalization were ignored and the challenges of…

Why Do Some Democracies Survive Coup Attempts? (6/25/2022) - Responses to constitutional crisis, like that on 06/01/2021 in the US, can be chaotic, arbitrary,…

How Journalists Can Spot The Signs Of Autocracy (6/25/2022) - Although there are signs, tyrants can hide repressive rule behind the façade of democracy. Journalists…

The Changing Face Of Tyranny In The 21st Century (6/8/2022) - Dictators in the 21 century are different - they're "spin" dictatorships that manipulate info. They…

women voting

New Quarter Will Honor Activist Who Fought For Women’s Voting (7/28/2022) - A Latina suffragette and one of New Mexico's first female officials during the 20th century…

Redistricting Likely to Undercut Strides Made by Women (5/23/2022) - Since 2018 the number of women in Congress has steadily risen with the 2020 election…

Faces of Genders Are Perceived Differently By Liberals And Conservatives (4/14/2022) - Liberals and conservatives differ in how they perceive dominance in women, which may influence their…

The Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On Women In Politics (3/27/2022) - The gender gap in politics remains the largest gender gap across sectors. In 2022, women are still…

Women’s Rights and Democracy Are Inextricably Linked (3/18/2022) - Without initially looking at the problem of gender equity, we can't hope to measure the…

Women and the Ranked Elections That Put Them in Power (3/16/2022) - Ranked choice voting (RCV) is reducing the chances of vote splitting and encouraging women and people…

education

Democracy’s Summer Blockbusters (6/8/2022) - The summer will be legally and politically charged particularly with the January 6 committee hearings…

University Educated Less Likely To Endorse Authoritarianism (6/4/2022) - Higher education is now seen as a new political cleavage, with level of education increasingly…

PODCAST: Baby Boomers And American Gerontocracy (5/23/2022) - Older and younger voters are increasingly at odds: Republicans as a whole skew gray-haired, and…

Youth Suffrage Proposal Rejected By Voters In Zurich (5/17/2022) - Proponents of the right to vote for youth as young as 16 in Switzerland suffered…

Adolescents In The US Are Becoming More Politically Polarized (5/6/2022) - In contrast to the findings of the 1960s an update to the socialization literature shows…

PODCAST: What Student Debt Says About Democratic Institutions (4/26/2022) - In a new book, Josh Mitchell draws alarming parallels to the housing crisis, showing the…

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