Article documents state-mandated shutdown and orchestrated mass mobilization for political purposes, exemplifying authoritarian control of public behavior and state monopoly over civic participation.
Iran will be shut down on Sunday and Monday to encourage more mourners to join funeral procession.
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]