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posted on by Grace Dalton
Georgia State University Tagged With: Activism, authoritarianism, Belarus, Consolidation of power, covid, hospitals, protest
Drink vodka and visit the sauna -- that’s what Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko recommended for those who have contracted coronavirus. With an economic crisis already pending leading up to …
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posted on by M. E.
Williams College Tagged With: facebook, Hirak, Maghreb, Middle East, North Africa, protest, social media
In February 2019, Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika declared his intention to run for a fifth term. This message was released through state media as Bouteflika could no longer make public …
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posted on by Gina Dematteo
Suffolk University Tagged With: authoritarian, Corruption, democratic backsliding, Democratic Erosion, impeachment, Peru, presidential election, protest, Vizcarra
With three presidents in one week, and a history of political corruption, can Peru’s fragile democracy stay afloat? In a recent unfolding of events, Peru’s citizens have taken to the streets in …
posted on by Marley Belanger
Suffolk University Tagged With: Africa, Benin, protest, West Africa
The word “Democracy” holds far more than its definition, it represents a promise. The promise of control over one's own life, control of government systems, and most importantly, the knowledge that a …
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posted on by Eliza Beckerman-Lee
University of Chicago Tagged With: anti-corruption, Congress, Corruption, Coup, democratic backsliding, Democratic Erosion, Government Corruption, legislation, legislative power, Peru, protest
Peru has a history of morally dubious and corrupt politicians, in fact “the past five presidents, who together governed for 33 years, have each been investigated or jailed for corruption.” But this …
posted on by Grace Dalton
Georgia State University Tagged With: Belarus, democracy, Democratic Erosion, elections, protest, voter disenfranchisement
In 1966, just two short years before his life would be taken by the infuriated opposition, Martin Luther King, Jr. said in an interview, when asked about “Black Power,” that “a riot is the language of …
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posted on by Stasya Rodionova
University of Chicago Tagged With: authoritarianism, constitutional referendum, election fraud, Moscow, protest, Putin, referendum, Russia, Stealth Authoritarianism, voting
In late June of 2020 the Russian government held a nation-wide plebiscite on a series of constitutional amendments proposed earlier this year by President Vladimir Putin. Among a myriad of changes …
posted on by Kristy Lam
University of Chicago Tagged With: authoritarianism, Autocracy, autocrat, Crisis, democratic backsliding, Democratic Erosion, elections, hybrid democracy, national emergency, political protest, protest, protests, state of emergency, thai, Thailand
On October 15, when escalating protests led to thousands of demonstrators gathering publicly on the anniversary of a student-led uprising against a military dictatorship, Prime Minister Prayut invoked …
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