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What Russia's Ballot Boxes in Occupied Ukraine Actually Mean: Takeaways From a Predetermined Vote

Russia votes September 18-20 with mobile ballot boxes under armed escort in occupied Ukraine. Key takeaways on a result decided in advance.

Latin Times · Sep 18

Trump says he's respected. World says no

America's global reputation is in tatters. That's not all Trump's fault, but he sure made it worse

Salon · Sep 17

Australia rises as US plunges in world democracy report

The year 2025 is being described as the worst of the century for freedom of expression, media rights, access to justice and more.

AAP · Sep 15

Democracy declined for 8th straight year around the globe, institute finds

An organization promoting democracy says last year had the worst decline in credible elections and parliamentary oversight in almost a half-century

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2024

Nobel peace prize 2023: award for Iranian women's rights protester highlights fight against declining democracy around the world

One hundred days after Iranians first protested the killing of 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini for wearing her hijab incorrectly, Narges Mohammadi sat down in her prison cell to write a letter to the country’s women. She promised: “We shall not back down until the moment of victory, meaning the…

The Conversation · Oct 7, 2023

The World Is Still Getting Less Free. A Distressing Number of People Think That's Fine.

Report: “Half of democratic governments around the world are in decline.”

Reason · Dec 14, 2022

Half world's democracies in decline, think tank says

STOCKHOLM: Half the world's democratic countries are experiencing an erosion of democracy, intensified by war in Ukraine and economic crisis, an international think tank said in a report on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post · Nov 30, 2022