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Venezuela ‘loosening grip’ on market, tightening on dissent (9/18/2019) - Nicolás Maduro, a long practitioner of tight state control of the economy, has quietly and… 
Cost of Peaceful Dissent Spikes in Iran as Rights Defenders receive Draconian Sentences (9/11/2019) - Iran’s judiciary is dramatically increasing the costs of peaceful dissent in Iran,Since July 31, revolutionary… 
Podcast: The Past, Present, and Future of Protests (7/29/2019) - L.A. Kauffman is a longtime organizer and author of the book How to Read a Protest:… 
How Digital Satire Is Keeping Dissent Alive In Egypt (7/19/2019) - Young people were at the forefront of the millions-strong 2011 uprising against the corrupt and… 
Russia Must Release Crimean Political Prisoners and Civic Activists (7/14/2019) - Russian government’s systematic practice imprisoning Crimean residents because of their religious beliefs, ethnicity, civic activity… 
Experts Urge Tajikistan To Address Enforced Disappearances (7/7/2019) - Tajikistan faces significant challenges in dealing with the issue of enforced disappearances.“We leave Tajikistan with… 
Dictatorship vs Democracy: NBA Crouching Down to Chinese tyranny! (10/7/2019) - NBA is under no obligation to apologize to the China for supporting freedom… 
Reasons why political Islam is a threat to democratic gains in Tunisia (10/5/2019) - Tunisia is the only Arab Spring country to enjoy democracy. However, it faces… 
Whistleblower complaint: Trump sought Ukraine’s help in 2020 (9/27/2019) - A whistleblower complaint released by the House Intelligence Committee alleges that President Trump… 
Intelligence Community Boss Concluded Trump Guilty of Campaign Crime (9/26/2019) - Whistle-blower, identified multiple White House officials as witnesses to potential presidential misconduct who… 
Egypt’s anti-corruption protests add to regional insecurity (9/26/2019) - Chaotic protests across Egypt this weekend prompted by junta corruption videos underscore the… 
How to understand Ukraine’s electoral revolution (8/31/2019) - Drawing from lessons past, Ukrainians overwhelmingly voted last April for Zelenskiy, who was… 
Systematic oppression: “How China is crushing the Uighurs” (10/17/2019) - "China’s Muslim Uighurs face systematic oppression. Their...province...Xinjiang is a police state - an estimated one… 
Repression in Cameroon: world heritage site attacked (10/11/2019) - 3 years after separatist conflict started, repression is still preferred by Cameroon going as far… 
Tunisia Democracy: shadow of Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali lurks (10/11/2019) - Experts opine late President Ben Ali continues to cast shadow over Tunisia, the only nation… Dictatorship vs Democracy: NBA Crouching Down to Chinese tyranny! (10/7/2019) - NBA is under no obligation to apologize to the China for supporting freedom in Hong… 
Hopes of freedoms and human rights dashed in Cuba (10/5/2019) - Hopes are increasingly being dashed that reforms in Cuba following the end of the Castro… 
To the Communist party, the events in Hong Kong signal its failure (10/2/2019) - To China protracted pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong signal its failure. Xi Jinping's response during… 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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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?
Democratic values: “Where Americans and Europeans agree – and differ” (10/17/2019) - Results of new Pew Research Center survey in 14 EU states and USA indicate American and… 
Ukrainegate: indictments of Giuliani agents troubling picture of foreign money in US elections (10/11/2019) - On the indictment of 2 Giuliani aides Thursday, part of the Ukrainegate, Common Cause V.… 
Organized social media manipulation in at least 70 countries (9/27/2019) - Organized social media manipulation has more than doubled since 2017, with at least 70 states… 
‘Dictators in Moneyland’: Challenging kleptocracy (9/27/2019) - Ever since the earliest years of this century, Ukraine has been the contested frontier in… 
New York Times defends publishing information on whistleblower (9/27/2019) - NYT defends decision to disclose key details about the whistleblower whose complaint against President Trump… 
Five takeaways from the Trump whistleblower hearing (9/27/2019) - Olivia Beavers,Cristina Marcos and Morgan Chalfant have an article in The Hill that looks at five… 
Progress Has Been Made On NY Elections, But We Still Need Change (6/24/2019) - There was a huge people-powered shift, seismic enough to overcome big money’s grip on many… 
Celebrating as Women’s Voting Rights Amendment Turns 100 (6/5/2019) - Super majority in U.S. Congress set aside concerns about social upheaval and gave its approval… 
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… 
Next GOP Voter Suppression Ploy Targets Students (7/6/2019) - College students voted at record levels in 2018 midterm, paving the way for the Democrats’… 
College Campus Voting Access Threatened By New Florida Election Law (6/21/2019) - A controversial bill surrounding the administration of elections isn’t sitting well with those who fought… 
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… Join the World Democracy Movement With DC!
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