by Lisandra Mejia | Feb 14, 2026 | Boston University
According to Al Jazeera, Tunisia’s January 2026 sentencing of two journalists to three year prison terms for allegedly “spreading false news” illustrates the broader pattern of democratic erosion under president Kais Saied. Once widely regarded as the only...
by Yusra Konain | Dec 12, 2025 | Georgia State University Perimeter College
When Tunisia’s citizens overthrew their dictator in 2011, the world hailed Tunisia’s emergence from this uprising as the only country to become a true democracy. For several years, Tunisia served as solid evidence that democracy was a realistic outcome of...
by Lucinda Posner | Dec 10, 2025 | University of Pittsburgh
On July 31st, 2025, El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly passed a new constitutional amendment 57 to three votes to allow the current president, Nayib Bukele, to run for a third term. The amendment also takes away an old provision that citizens lose their citizenship...
by Austin Wise | Nov 13, 2025 | University of Pittsburgh
Intro In the last two years, Hungary has seen an influx of worker-led protests, even as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán maintained tight control over politics and the media. From 2023 to 2024, teachers and union members took to the streets of Hungary to...
by Rabie Musa | Nov 10, 2025 | Universitas Islam Indonesia
Human Security and Democratic Erosion in Sudan (2018 – 2023) Introduction As a high school student, I joined thousands of Sudanese youth in the streets of Wad Madani in December 2018. I became a member of the Wad Madani resistance committee. Wad Madani was...
