Authoritarian Governance
Sheikh Hasina vows to return, but will Bangladesh accept fugitive ex-PM?
Documents authoritarian governance and political repression through mass protest crackdown resulting in death sentences and forced exile… [more]
Authoritarian Governance
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Authoritarian Governance
Iranian footballers who defied Tehran become Australian citizens
Iranian footballers facing persecution for defying Tehran demonstrates state authoritarianism and political repression, where athletes… [more]
Authoritarian Governance
Black Residents Warned of Abusive Cops for Years. Then Police Shot and Killed a Toddler.
Documents systemic police abuse against Black community members and fatal extrajudicial killing of a toddler by police, exemplifying… [more]
Authoritarian Governance
Iran anthem protest: Female footballers ‘proud’ to become Australian
Demonstrates authoritarian governance through mandatory anthem compliance and state pressure on athletes, leading to forced exile and loss… [more]
Authoritarian Governance
Ex-Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib’s home petrol-bombed in Hasina fallout
Political violence targeting a public figure for association with a former leader exemplifies authoritarian repression and intimidation… [more]
Authoritarian Governance
Banned from football at home, Afghan women's team reunite 8,000 miles away
Documents authoritarian suppression of women's rights and freedom of assembly under Taliban rule, where women are banned from… [more]
Authoritarian Governance
Israeli forces raid camp in occupied West Bank
Large-scale military operation in occupied territory targeting refugee camp population exemplifies authoritarian governance, military… [more]
Authoritarian Governance
Ex-leader Hasina gambles on return to Bangladesh despite death penalty
Documents authoritarian governance characterized by mass state violence against civilians during an uprising and subsequent… [more]
Authoritarian Governance
Lobga Rangzen, the Tibetan Activist Who Set Himself on Fire in Manhattan
Documents extreme political repression in Tibet under Chinese control, evidenced by activist's self-immolation as desperate resistance to… [more]
Authoritarian Governance
Youth protests have weakened Modi, Indian activist who went on hunger strike tells BBC
Documents youth-led mass protests against India's PM Modi and activist repression, exemplifying authoritarian suppression of political… [more]
Authoritarian Governance
DHS Is Hiring Bounty Hunters to Find and Photograph Deported People’s Homes Abroad
Government use of private bounty hunters to track and photograph deported immigrants in foreign countries demonstrates extraterritorial… [more]
Authoritarian Governance
CPJ calls on Kazakhstan to overturn travel ban, end harassment of journalist Lukpan Akhmedyarov
Kazakhstan's unexplained travel ban on independent journalist Lukpan Akhmedyarov amid a surge in prosecutions of leading journalists… [more]
Authoritarian Governance
African states must refuse to be complicit with the USA’s policy of ‘third country removals’
Documents systematic forced deportations by US government to third countries in breach of international law and non-refoulement… [more]
Authoritarian Governance
UN rights chief alarmed by rise in Iran executions since March
Documents systematic execution of civilians on national security charges following political protests, exemplifying authoritarian state… [more]
Authoritarian Governance
China: Activist arrested over photo of Dalai Lama in Tibet must be released
Activist arrested for displaying a photograph of the Dalai Lama exemplifies authoritarian suppression of religious expression and peaceful… [more]
Authoritarian Governance
West Bank: Israel Delaying Palestinian Ambulances Risks Lives
Documents systematic denial of medical access through checkpoint control, representing authoritarian abuse of emergency powers that… [more]
Authoritarian Governance
New UK Prime Minister Should End the Assault on Protest Rights
Describes systematic suppression of peaceful protest through authoritarian designation of activist groups as terrorists, resulting in mass… [more]
Authoritarian Governance
Has a US court just set the grounds for another January 6 insurrection?
Documents potential erosion of accountability for political violence and abuse of emergency powers, raising concerns about legal precedent… [more]
Authoritarian Governance
Azerbaijani Authorities Escalate Abuse of Detained Opposition Leader
Documents systematic state persecution of opposition leader through arbitrary detention, passport denial, and escalating… [more]
Authoritarian Governance
Protesters demand answers from ICE after second man dies at Delaney Hall
Documents pattern of deaths in state detention facilities and government accountability failures, exemplifying extrajudicial harm and… [more]