Sudan’s transition needs new roadmap
Sudan’s Abdalla Hamdok has resigned as prime minister, six weeks after returning to his post following a military coup in October. The move deepens uncertainty around Sudan’s political future and a… Read more »
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Memorial closure shifts Russia from autocracy to dictatorship
A Moscow court abolished the Memorial Human Rights Center on Wednesday in the second ruling in two days against Russia’s most prominent human rights group. Russia’s Supreme Court liquidated another… Read more »
Russia bans Memorial – ‘the last barrier to complete Stalinization’
Russia’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the nation’s most prominent human rights organization must close, signaling President Vladimir V. Putin’s longstanding determination to control the narrative of some of… Read more »
‘Strengthening the First Mile’: Standing up to kleptocracy
At the recent Summit for Democracy, non-governmental actors– among them leading activists and dissidents – implored participating governments to stand up to kleptocracy, according to the official account. In the… Read more »
‘Imprisoned for a dream’: Dissidents’ sentence confirms Egypt’s continuing crackdown
Laila Soueif’s article about @Alaa is on the front cover of the International Edition of the New York Times today. #FreeAlaa pic.twitter.com/AAMDQpBvTb — Omar Robert Hamilton (@ORHamilton) December 18, 2021… Read more »
Hong Kong election ‘hugely embarrassing’ for Beijing
Hong Kong’s leader on Monday hailed the outcome of a “patriots only” legislature election that saw a record low voter turnout and government loyalists sweep every seat, AFP reports: Hong… Read more »
After the Summit: ‘Moving from Buy-in to Action’
Canada will make support for democracy and human rights a foreign policy priority, said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Support for democracy and human rights should be “a core priority in Canada’s… Read more »
Tunisia’s democracy ‘on life support’
Tunisian President Kais Saied this week announced a schedule for a new constitutional referendum, to be followed by elections to restore the parliament he disbanded in July. “The United States… Read more »
Testing the resilience of Latin America’s democracies
The COVID pandemic has put tremendous strain on Latin American citizens and governments, testing the resilience of democracy. The good news coming from valuable new survey data is that the… Read more »
Indo-Pacific the most vital region for enhancing democratic partnership
The Indo-Pacific is quickly becoming the most important region for democracy support activities, as it embodies both growing support for democracy and recent evidence of backsliding, according to a new… Read more »