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Portugal’s far-right surge
Repeated elections see end of two-party stability
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Facial recognition: the latest weapon against civil society
From China to the UK, governments are weaponising the surveillance technology to repress dissent
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International Court of Justice offers hope of rules-based order
Recent rulings highlight growing importance but also profound limitations
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South Sudan’s potential path to civil war
Peace agreement breached amid broken democratic promises and renewed ethnic violence
EUROPE
Hungary’s war on Pride
New law criminalises LGBTQI+ visibility
NORTH AMERICA
The price of protest: Greenpeace hit with huge penalty
US court case highlights global trend of corporate SLAPPs against civil society
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Portugal’s far-right surge
Repeated elections see end of two-party stability
DEMOCRACY
EUROPE
30.May.2025
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Facial recognition: the latest weapon against civil society
From China to the UK, governments are weaponising the surveillance technology to repress dissent
FREEDOMS
GLOBAL
23.May.2025
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Romania’s democracy in turmoil
Centrist candidate secures narrow victory amid rising ultranationalism, digital disinformation and ‘stolen vote’ rhetoric
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EUROPE
22.May.2025
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US democracy under siege
As institutional guardrails are swept away, civil society stands its ground
DEMOCRACY
NORTH AMERICA
20.May.2025
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31.May.2025
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