Kurds have had a history of discrimination perpetrated against them by the Turkish government.
Georgians attend a protest against a bill on ‘foreign agents’ near the Georgian Parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia, on April 16 2024.
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Africa’s youth are not countering the deepening of autocratisation across the continent.
Xi Jinping shakes hands with Chinese construction workers at a Belt and Road Initiative site in Trinidad and Tobago in June 2023.
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Richard Carney, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
More autocratic governments, growing urbanization and emerging technologies will bolster the spread of Chinese influence around the world, an expert on emerging economies explains.
Nelson Chamisa, leader of Zimbabwe’s main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change, addresses supporters at a rally.
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A large proportion of Americans is willing to support leaders who would violate democratic principles.
A youth cries during the funeral procession of a child who was killed during protests against new President Dina Boluarte in Andahuaylas, Peru, on Dec. 12, 2022, after what some believe was a coup to illegally oust her predecessor.
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If we don’t support youth’s struggle for democracy, there’s little chance of a peaceful, secure, sustainably developed and environmentally friendly future.
Demonstrators protest in Tunisia’s capital Tunis in 2021 against President Kais Saied’s steps to tighten his grip on power.
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New research suggests countries with cosmopolitan values may be more likely to
shift towards democracy, but democratic institutions can’t endure without sustained
efforts to promote such values.
Nicaragua’s lawmakers have closed NGOs in a string of decrees.
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International support for Déby and the dependence on Chad’s peacekeeping troops had a downside: it came at the expense of democracy and respect for human rights.
The Biden administration has a difficult task in punishing Russia for its invasion without becoming embroiled in a full-scale war.
Ukrainian soldiers take positions in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 25, 2022 after Russia pressed its invasion of Ukraine to the outskirts of the capital.
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Even if Vladimir Putin wins in Ukraine, he won’t be able to govern Ukrainians as he pleases. That’s because power is perceived very differently by Russians and Ukrainians.
The Taliban retook control of Afghanistan in August 2021, without major opposition.
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Four months after the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, a clearer picture of their rule is emerging. Despite public assurances, the Taliban continue to violate human rights.
Investors look at stock index screen in Beijing in 2009.
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Police arrest a protester at a Moscow rally in support of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, who fell ill while in prison and is now hospitalized.
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There’s not much the world can do to stop authoritarian rulers from persecuting their political opponents, as shown by the standoff over Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, who is ill and imprisoned.
Russian police officers beat people protesting the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Jan. 23, 2021 in Moscow.
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