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Freedom at Issue:

Insights on the global struggle for democracy

Atiku Abubakar, Muhammadu Buhari

From left to right: Former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar, current Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. Image Credit: Flickr/Creative Commons. 

Nigeria Heads for Elections in February, but Governance Is the Real Challenge

November 13, 2018

The candidates will have to explain how they plan to tackle corruption and security threats.

Filipino Internet Freedom Activists

Maria Ressa, the CEO and editor of online portal Rappler, speaks during a protest on press freedom along with fellow journalists in Manila on January 19, 2018. Credit: TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images.

A Grim Reality for Internet Freedom in Asia

November 7, 2018

The region is a driving force behind annual declines at the global level.

China Daily Image


This paid supplement from state-owned China Daily was distributed in a September issue of the Des Moines Register.

Amid U.S.-China Tension, Beijing’s Propaganda Machine Charges On

Sarah Cook
November 1, 2018

The regime’s recent media interventions may have unintended consequences.

Protests in Qatif in May 2015

Protests in Qatif in May 2015. HUSSEIN RADWAN/AFP/Getty Images

A Saudi Shia Woman Faces Death for Her Activism

October 25, 2018

The kingdom’s Shia Muslim minority has long suffered discrimination and violence by the state.

Presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro

Presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro with supporters (credit: Partido Social Liberal)

Are Brazilians Ready to Bet on Bolsonaro?

October 24, 2018

The right-wing candidate may well win the election, but his ability to govern is far less clear.

Cameroon President Paul Biya and wife cast their votes

From left to right: Chantal Biya and President Paul Biya of Cameroon casting their votes

Cameroon’s Aging Leader Seizes Another Seven-Year Term

October 23, 2018

After a violent election, Paul Biya has extended his 36-year rule at the expense of the country’s stability.

Photos of Daphne Caruana Galizia, Jan Kuciak and Khashoggi

From left to right: Jan Kuciak, Daphne Caruana Galizia, Jamal Khashoggi.

Violence against Journalists Is a Transnational Enterprise

October 17, 2018

It’s not too late for democratic leaders to establish a credible global deterrent against the murder of journalists.

ⓒ Zselyke Csaky

Foreign Policy Gains Will Not Erase Public Distrust in Macedonia

Zselyke Csaky
October 4, 2018

The largely unreformed media sector has contributed to the new government’s recent difficulties.

Street Protest in Oslo

Street Protest, Oslo, July 2018 © Flickr

Is the Beijing Exception Finally Crumbling?

Arch Puddington
September 27, 2018

China’s oppression of Muslims is cracking its de facto immunity from international criticism on human rights issues.

Montenegrin president Milo Djukanović. Photo credit: http://www.predsjednik.me/  

Montenegro, an EU Accession Front-Runner, Moves Backward on Media Freedom

Zselyke Csaky
September 20, 2018

Journalists face violence from criminal groups and pressure from an entrenched political leadership.

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