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Democracy, are you OK? What recent history tells us about the state of politics

The U.K. has had four prime ministers in six years. Israel is about to have its fifth election in four years. Many in the U.S. still deny the 2020 election result. What is going on?

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Mass firing at UAE newspaper raises question of censorship

A state-linked newspaper in the United Arab Emirates published a story this summer about a hot-button issue in the country: How Emiratis are coping with high fuel prices

The Independent UK

China media influence efforts on the rise - report

Beijing is increasing its attempts to promote favourable content - and suppress dissent, according to a new report from a US think tank.

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Fresh from furore over ‘Nazi’ speech, Hungarian PM Viktor Orban welcomed by American conservatives

Far-right authoritarian leader received a standing ovation at the gathering of American conservatives in Dallas

The Independent UK

Biden once wanted to make Saudi Arabia a 'pariah' – so why is he playing nice with the kingdom's repressive rulers now?

Even before setting foot in the Middle East for his first visit to the region as president, Joe Biden felt compelled to defend a portion of the trip. “I know that there are many who disagree with my decision to travel to Saudi Arabia,” Biden acknowledged in an op-ed for…

The Conversation

Protests last July brought Cuba worldwide attention, but the human rights crisis continues

A year after the largest anti-government demonstrations in Cuba in several decades, hundreds of people remain detained, waiting for trials or in prison for chanting pro-freedom slogans.

Miami Herald

Twitter gets time till July 4 to comply with all govt orders

NEW DELHI: The government has issued a notice to Twitter to comply with all its past orders by July 4, an official source said on Wednesday.

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Govt asks Twitter to 'take down' Freedom House's tweets on declining internet freedom in India: Entrackr

The Indian government has asked Twitter to take down tweets by Freedom House on declining internet freedom in India, Entrackr reported today. The news was also confirmed by South Asia Index.

Newslaundry

Bill Clinton says he’s ‘never’ been more worried about US democracy than in Trump era

US has slipped in democracy rankings in recent years

The Independent UK

Rwanda's transnational repression under the spotlight, as UK deportation blocked by EU court

A last minute intervention by the European Court of Human Rights blocked the British government from sending a plane carrying failed asylum seekers to Rwanda. Amid the contraversial migrant deal signed between London and Kigali, a recent report published by the Washington-based think-tank Freedom House, has called out Rwanda as…

Radio France Internationale

Repressive governments ‘aggressively disregarding US laws to threaten’ dissidents in exile, watchdog says

Autocratic states are ‘increasingly and more aggressively disregarding US laws to threaten, harass, surveil, stalk, and even plot to physically harm people across the country’

The Independent UK

The Booming Export of Authoritarianism

Ever more governments are reaching beyond their borders to silence their critics, according to a new Freedom House report.

Foreign Policy

Rwanda accused of stalking, harassing and threatening exiles in US

African state that signed deal with UK to host asylum seekers perpetrates ‘transnational repression’, Freedom House report says

The Guardian - US

The Long Arm of Authoritarianism

How Dictators Reach Across Borders to Shut Down Dissent

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The Hindu

India’s judiciary and the slackening cog of trust

Departures from substantive and procedural justice need deep scrutiny as the fallout could severely imperil governance

Los Angeles Times

Nicholas Goldberg: Is democracy failing? Xi Jinping says it is, and he's not entirely wrong

President Joe Biden likes to say that we are locked in a global battle pitting democracy against autocracy.

Los Angeles Times

The country's first paramedics were Black. James McDaniel wants to tell their story onscreen

LOS ANGELES — "In every human endeavor there's a person of color smack dab in the middle of it," says actor James McDaniel. "I could go on forever talking about people of color we don't know about who have done extraordinary things."

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Ukraine War: How Russian Propaganda Dominates Chinese Social Media

In China’s cyberspace, Russian propaganda continues to influence the discourse over the war in Ukraine. Experts say the efforts could be Beijing’s attempt to trigger anti-Western sentiments.

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Salon

The right's stealth assault on Somalia

In the 19th century, my homeland was carved up by imperialists. Now that's in danger of happening all over again

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Democracy is a victim of indifference

As President Joe Biden said in his State of the Union address, the ongoing crisis in Ukraine has starkly illustrated “the battle between democracy and autocracy,” and new research from Freedom House underscores just how dire this crisis of global democracy has become.

Salon

"World's greatest democracy"? No way

Co-author of new Freedom House report on the decline of democracy talks about how the U.S. fell so far so fast

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