by Steven Duke | Apr 9, 2021 | American University
Protestors took to the streets to oppose the fraudulent election of “Europe’s Last Dictator” Alexander Lukashenko in the 2020 Belarusian presidential elections. Their defiance of the Lukashenko regime and the call for political reforms represent a shift in Belarusian...
by Adrian Carrasquillo | Mar 22, 2021 | Georgia State University
After six decades of state-led religious suppression, the post-Castro regime brings hope to religious freedom movements and the prospect of participation of the Church in politics through multiple facets. Although the Church is used as an avenue for political,...
by Bilge Kahraman | Jan 10, 2021 | Koç University
Populist approach of Law and Justice Party (PiS) caused substantial amount of damage to democracy in Poland. PiS dominates the Polish Parliament for a long time. Party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski enjoy disproportionate share of power. Poland faced with significant...
by Fiona Duenyas | May 28, 2020 | Koç University
“We are children of the Mothers and Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo. And this is why we insist on permanently supporting the strengthening of the international system for the protection of human rights and the prosecution and conviction of those who violate them.” These...
by Felicia Gordon | Apr 7, 2019 | Boston University
Jair Bolsonaro was elected into power to serve as Brazil’s President on January 1, 2019. While the brief amount of time since his Presidency began limits Bolsonaro’s role thus far in forming new policies, it does not limit the global concern about the destruction...