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

Thailand denies entry to model who denounced Myanmar junta in pageant speech (9/26/2022) - A model who fled to Thailand after condemning a military coup in her country Myanmar…

Russia To Block, Fine News Outlets For ‘False’ Reports On Military (9/23/2022) - Along with its military invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin has imposed stringent press censorship in…

Who Belongs In The Club Of Democracies? (9/11/2022) - Today’s authoritarians are increasing...mutual collaboration in new organizations and through long-established intergovernmental agencies.

Governments Embrace Internet Shutdowns As A Form Of Control  (9/8/2022) - The tendency toward digital authoritarianism is intensifying, with Sudan, Syria, Jordan and Jaipur serving as…

China Vastly Expands Use Of House Arrests Under Xi (9/8/2022) - Xi Jinping has continued to firm his grip on power and society in China, his…

UN report on China’s rights abuses ‘a game changer’ for Uyghurs (9/2/2022) - China has engaged in "severe human rights violations" against Uyghur Muslims that may constitute crimes…

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

Who Belongs In The Club Of Democracies? (9/11/2022) - Today’s authoritarians are increasing...mutual collaboration in new organizations and through long-established intergovernmental agencies.

Governments Embrace Internet Shutdowns As A Form Of Control  (9/8/2022) - The tendency toward digital authoritarianism is intensifying, with Sudan, Syria, Jordan and Jaipur serving as…

Of Dictators And Trade Surpluses (8/26/2022) - 37% of the world's population today lives under 59 fully authoritarian governments, according to the…

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…

women voting

On Reserving Seats For Women’s numbers in Africa (9/29/2022) - Reserved seats for women in parliament in African countries is not a new initiative but…

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…

education

Swiss Reject Giving Vote To 16-Year-Olds (9/29/2022) - Voters in Swiss canton Bern have given short shrift to a proposal aimed at lowering…

How Children Can Contribute To Build Better Democracies (9/29/2022) - Children are often left out in discussions on participative democracy. Yet, and interestingly so, can…

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…

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