Supporting Civil Society in Exile
In Myanmar, civic space drastically contracted after the February 2021 coup. Stringent registration and operating constraints, as well as threats…
Theme: Authoritarianism
Unsilenced: Empowering Human Rights Defenders in Exile
The McCain Institute invites you to join the event, “Unsilenced: Empowering Human Rights Defenders in Exile” on Wednesday, Dec. 13,…
Young Leaders For Myanmar’s Inclusive Democratic Future
To encourage and enable the participation of Rohingya in advancing reconciliation efforts and crafting the foundations of Myanmar’s inclusive democratic…
Building Up the Democratic Potential of the New Russian Emigrants
Estimates for the number of Russians who have left Russia since its full invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 range…
Assessment of Myanmar Civic Space
This updated monitoring assessment from a working group of local Myanmar civil society organizations (CSOs) and networks explores the challenges…
World becoming flatter for authoritarian regimes
In the present era of globalization, major authoritarian powers have nestled themselves in the slipstream of global informational, technological, and…
Taming Culture in Georgia
For many years, Georgians and the international community had high hopes that Georgia would be the democratic and rights–respecting foothold…
International community must act to prevent further gender-based violence in Myanmar, Southeast Asian MPs say
ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) calls on the international community to work to ensure the protection of women in Myanmar,…
GFMD welcomes OECD’s adoption of the Development Cooperation Principles on Relevant and Effective Support to Media and the Information Environment
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has officially adopted the Development Cooperation Principles on Relevant and Effective Support…
Civic Freedom Violations Committed by Myanmar’s Military Junta
After claiming voting irregularities in the 2020 General elections, the Myanmar military staged a coup on February 1, 2021, and…