The worrying decline of individual and collective freedoms in Algeria
A tightly packed crowd of people congregate in front of the Sidi M’Hamed Court building in the heart of Algiers. It is Monday 11 November […]
Democracy and elections
Bolivia on a razor’s edge
The current political upheaval in Bolivia threatens to undo the reforms undertaken by Evo Morales over the last thirteen years, as well as the economic […]
Freedom Day in South Africa – a reminder of unfinished business
South Africans celebrate Freedom Day on April 27 every year to mark the country’s first democratic elections in 1994. A quarter of a century later, though, questions […]
Women make a difference in Brazilian politics and activism
The 7 October vote is very unlikely to end the suspense and we will have to wait until the second round later in the month, […]
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