Anti-corruption crackdowns can serve as mechanisms for authoritarian consolidation of power through selective prosecution and detention of political opponents, representing potential abuse of state authority.
A number of senior politicians have been detained in a wave of arrests.
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]