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Another Chinese Rights Activist Leaves Prison Gravely Ill (5/24/2019) - Rights activist Ji released from prison in April after serving four and a half years… 
China Must Free Unjustly Imprisoned Tibetan Monks And Other Critics (5/24/2019) - Chinese authorities should immediately release Tibetan monks and other peaceful critics arbitrarily imprisoned since 2008… 
Nicaragua Releases 100 Jailed Protesters to House Arrest (5/23/2019) - The Nicaraguan government released 100 prisoners to a form of house arrest Monday, including three… 
Turkish Rights Group Turns to Art to Represent the ‘Disappeared’ (5/23/2019) - The hope of organizers of an Istanbul exhibition is to keep up the pressure to… 
Latest Deportation, Disappearances Rattle Thai Dissident Diaspora (5/22/2019) - Yammy and her friends venture out of the house they share only every few days… 
Rights Groups: 3 Iranian Writers Free, Plan to Appeal Sentences (5/20/2019) - An international writers association says three Iranian authors apparently sentenced to long prison terms this… 
Global Journalism’s Role In Fighting Networked Kleptocracy (5/24/2019) - A key feature of global kleptocracy is they have to move money around… 
South Africa’s Zuma Seeks Dismissal Of Corruption Charges (5/23/2019) - Former South African president Jacob Zuma is in court Monday, fighting to have… 
Thousands of Czechs Demand Justice Minister Resign (5/22/2019) - Tens of thousands of protesters rallied in the Czech capital Tuesday as demands… 
The ‘Criminal Candidates’ Standing in India’s Election (5/20/2019) - Bharatiya Janata Party fielding the most candidates among the major parties who are… 
Video Sting Brings Down Austrian Government (5/20/2019) - Austria raced towards snap election as Chancellor Sebastian Kurz pulled the plug on… 
Former French President Sarkozy Set for Trial Over 2012 Campaign (5/20/2019) - France's Constitutional Council cleared the way for former president Nicolas to be tried… Global Journalism’s Role In Fighting Networked Kleptocracy (5/24/2019) - A key feature of global kleptocracy is they have to move money around because often… 
China’s New ‘Social Credit System’ Is A Dystopian Nightmare (5/23/2019) - Imagine calling a friend.Instead of hearing a ring tone you hear a police siren, and… 
Documents Offer Rare Look Inside Syrian Government Crackdown (5/22/2019) - Thousands found in Syrian government offices reveal the reach of President Bashar shadowy security agencies… 
Torture Thrives in Climate of Impunity in DR Congo (5/21/2019) - A U.N. watchdog group is demanding an end to the widespread practice of torture and… 
Sanctions Threaten North Korea’s Old and New Elites (5/21/2019) - North Korea’s cash-strapped economy is under crippling international sanctions, it means traditional elite, rising merchant… 
Pan-African Survey Finds That Many Africans See Freedoms Retreat (5/19/2019) - Afrobarometer’s most recent pan-African survey says Africans “see their individual freedoms diminishing, and willing 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!
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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?
Global Journalism’s Role In Fighting Networked Kleptocracy (5/24/2019) - A key feature of global kleptocracy is they have to move money around because often… 
One-Third Of The World Living In ‘Autocratising’ Countries (5/17/2019) - Numbers living under autocratic systems have risen to 1990 levels, no time to sound democracy’s… 
New International Award For Women Political Cartoonists Announced (4/27/2019) - The Organisation for refugee and displaced cartoonists has announced a new international cartooning award dedicated… 
Study: Authoritarian Leaders Fuel Hatred Toward Journalists Worldwide (4/20/2019) - A report concludes disdain for journalists throughout the world has increased during the past year,… 
The Perils of Out-Of-Country Voting: The Case of Indonesia (4/19/2019) - Indonesians, living overseas like me, were astonished on 11 April 2019, by the discovery of… 
Podcast: Immigration, refugees, and the politics of displacement (4/7/2019) - From Brexit to Hungary to the U.S. border wall, many of today’s political conflicts center… 
US Women Gained The Vote 100 Years Ago. Here’s How To Celebrate (5/20/2019) - The history of women’s suffrage and the landscape of Washington, D.C. are inextricably tied. It… 
Celebrating Women’s Voting History With 1919 Tea (4/28/2019) - Three key events in the history of women’s rights will be celebrated by the LWV… 
Women’s Voting Rights Activists Highlighted in New Exhibit (4/26/2019) - Feminist author and activist Gloria Steinem once said, “Women have always been an equal part… 
The Promise of Blockchain Elections in India is an Accessibility Revolution (3/27/2019) - Since India is heavy on smartphones, it could be no problem to get it to… 
How American Women Challenged The Status Quo And Won the Vote (3/26/2019) - 2020 will mark the centennial anniversary of women achieving the right to vote. What can… 
Nigerian Female Candidates Find Opportunities Amid Shifting Attitudes (2/23/2019) - Zainab Sulaiman Umar knows how to get out the vote. The Nigerian politician walks door… 
Actress Priyanka Chopra Promotes Refugee Education on Ethiopia Visit (5/23/2019) - Chopra is a goodwill ambassador for the UN children's agency. She spoke with Associated Press… 
The Man Behind the Morehouse College Surprise (5/22/2019) - Robert Smith shocked the students at the historically black, all-male Morehouse College Sunday when he… 
Research Examines New Technology For Informing Voters (5/7/2019) - Voter-advice applications give voters opportunity to get unbiased advice about which candidates or parties to… 
Police Use Water Cannons on Protesting Moroccan Teachers (4/27/2019) - Moroccan police used water cannons Thursday to disperse thousands of young protesting teachers in Rabat,… 
Students Campaign To Vote At 16 In LA School District Elections (4/25/2019) - High schoolers this decade have stormed out of their classrooms after the 2016 election, demanding… 
Teaching Swiss Students How To Live Democratically (4/5/2019) - A new curriculum introduced at Swiss schools could better equip students to play a more… Join the World Democracy Movement With DC!
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