Ghana election: voters prioritize fairness above result
In the run-up to next Wednesday’s poll, some Ghanaians fear that pride in the sanctity of their elections may be increasingly misplaced. “We claim to be one of the most… Read more »
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Did Arab World miss chance to democratize?
Nearly six years after the Arab Spring began in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, democracy promotion has once again receded on the list of U.S. priorities in the Middle East, notes J…. Read more »
Ukraine: Witness to a Revolution
A discussion on current developments in Ukraine Moderated by Nadia Diuk, VP, Programs – National Endowment for Democracy Remarks provided by: Amb. Andriy Shevchenko, Ukrainian Ambassador to Canada former Deputy… Read more »
What’s the state of China’s dissidents and non-state actors ?
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences researcher Yu Jianrong, a rural sociologist known for his social commentary and vocal advocacy for political reform, recently adopted the tone found in central Party edicts… Read more »
Africa’s dictators club silent on Gambia’s democratic ouster
The surprise presidential win of a real estate agent and political novice over Gambia’s leader of 22 years has the country, and many on the continent, celebrating, Lily Kuo writes… Read more »
Ethiopia rebuked over arrest of opposition figure
The European Commission issued a stinging rebuke to one of its lead partners on the African continent today (2 December), telling the Ethiopian government to “start addressing the legitimate grievances… Read more »
Cambodia: free ‘ADHOC Five’ rights defenders
The Cambodian Supreme Court’s decision to refuse bail to five detained human rights defenders is part of the government’s persecution of Cambodia’s rights groups, Human Rights Watch said today: On… Read more »
Democracy and the Media Challenge in the 21st Century
Many political scientists focus predominantly on the existence of competitive elections to classify whether countries are or are not democracies, says political scientist Elizabeth Stein, the inaugural Mark Helmke Postdoctoral… Read more »
China’s ‘Great Leap Backward’
A bipartisan strategic assessment underlies a widely-shared assumption about the likely direction of China’s development, notes a leading analyst. This was not the simplistic faith that if China became richer,… Read more »
Strengthening local independent media in Belarus
Interested in strengthening local independent media in Belarus, aka ‘Europe’s last dictatorship’? The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) announces an open competition for… Read more »