Legislation extending presidential terms from five to seven years represents a classic authoritarian consolidation of power that undermines democratic checks and enables prolonged executive control.
Lower house of parliament passes legislation to extend presidential terms from five to seven years.
Documents state persecution and imprisonment of activist for pro-democracy protest participation, demonstrating authoritarian suppression… [more]
Documents erosion of democratic institutions and questioning of election legitimacy in a major democracy, indicating authoritarian… [more]
Pakistani authorities using physical infrastructure as a tool to suppress opposition protests and restrict democratic participation… [more]