Soros Arts Fellowship Impact Report
In world grappling with rising authoritarianism, inequality, and environmental crises, artists stand as catalysts for social change. The Soros Arts…
Theme: Authoritarianism
Paraguay alert: Paraguayan democracy faces its darkest post-dictatorship period
As the Latin American and Caribbean Network for Democracy we raise a signal of alert and concern in the face…
Planetary Federalism: Union-within the Biosphere-Now
The present world order, centered on the nation-state, is unlikely to achieve universal freedom, justice, equality, or sustainable ecological balance.…
Putin’s Inner Circle Shake-Up
In a startling development that may reveal fissures within Vladimir Putin’s regime, the Russian dictator has dismissed two of his…
A safer, fairer Thailand for all
Article about Panadda, a student from Thailand who has been harassed, arrested, intimidated, jailed — only because she seeks a democratic…
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,…
Political Hate Sites in Singapore: Flourishing without Repercussions
Political Hate Sites in Singapore: Flourishing without Repercussions explains how hate sites and internet brigades seek to maliciously negate the…
Burmanisation and Buddhisation: Accelerating the Decline of Religious Rights in Myanmar
Burmanisation and Buddhisation: Accelerating the Decline of Religious Rights in Myanmar exposes the rapid decline of religious rights among minority…
What are the conditions for democracy and political parties during a military regime?
The military leader of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traore, has stated that elections are no longer a priority. What does…
Are African democracies crisis-resistant?
Africa’s democracies are experiencing one coup d’état after another, while there is growing popular political activism and simultaneous crises.