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Can Authoritarian Leaders Appropriate Democratic Interventions?

posted on February 5, 2022 by Nathaniel Gibbs

University of Chicago Tagged With: Belarus, hungary, NGOs

In 2020 Alexander Lukashenko “won” yet another term in what is widely considered an unfree election. Domestic protests quickly followed and were repressed in a harsh fashion by the regime. Concurrent …

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Democracy and the Right to Organize: Egyptian Prosecution of Human Rights Organizations through Case 173

posted on February 4, 2022 by Charlotte Rezak

University of Chicago Tagged With: democracy, Egypt, NGOs

On January 22nd, 2022, Egypt’s human rights issues made headlines when Biden refused $130 million in security assistance that had originally been promised to them, citing human rights concerns. This …

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