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Silenced: Detainment of Opposition Politicians in Benin

Prior to 2016, Benin was considered to be a very stable democracy. Between 1991, when it became a democracy, and 2016, Benin experienced many...

On July 12, 2020 incumbent Polish President Andrzej Duda won the second round of the presidential elections with 51.0% of the popular vote (BBC,...

When considering democratic backsliding, South Korea’s case is not necessarily the one with the most backsliding, but it is important to...

By now we’re all familiar with the term “fake news”. While perceptions of its magnitude and implications vary, any champion of democracy...

Honduras continues to fight a never ending battle against corruption. In a country with perpetual stories of corruption from politicians and law...

The barbaric war in Ukraine seems to have a silver lining - the Russian aggressor has become a catalyst for European states to reevaluate their...

The 2020 Tanzanian presidential election has forever had its reputation tainted by fraud allegations and the use of voter suppression tactics....

Brexit, the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union (EU), has been met with a multitude of criticism. Brexit, which was deemed to...

Turkey has seen immense democratic erosion (backsliding) in the last few years of the Justice and Development party’s (AKP) rule in Turkey....