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Attorney Marc Elias condemned Elon Musk for enabling authoritarianism and vowed to continue his legal fight for democracy after being targeted on X.

A 30-year-old Hong Kong political party that used to lead the city's pro-democracy camp before Beijing cracked down on dissent will start preparations to shut down, its leader said Thursday.

Democratic Party chairperson Lo Kin Hei says decision due to current political and social climate

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces legal battles over martial law imposition and rebellion charges, causing political unrest and testing democracy.

As Trump empowers Russia and the far right, he is laying the foundation for undermining democracies around the world

To save democracy from Trump, look to Black history

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was shut out of the discussions concerning the future of his country, which took place in Saudi Arabia on Feb. 18, 2025. In fact, there were no Ukrainian representatives, nor any European Union ones – just U.S. and Russian delegations, and their Saudi hosts.

‘In Brazil coup-mongers go to jail. In the US they get back into the White House,’ says one leading politician

African countries have had nine successful military coups since 2020. In west and central Africa, there have been at least 10 coup attempts in the same period. Those of Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Gabon and Guinea were successful. A number of social, economic and political factors have been identified as…

Brennan Center lawyer: "I do not believe that there is any outcome in the US Supreme Court that is inevitable"

We’ve seen the opening salvo in a US effort to transform the transatlantic relationship. The future of democracy is in play