DEMOCRACY

ELECTIONS AND BEYOND

Sri Lanka: change falls short of protest demands

New president extends state of emergency and amps up protest repression

Chad: democracy still on hold

With France’s backing, military leaders keep repressing demands for democracy

Democracy cancelled: Tunisia’s new constitution

Low-turnout referendum confirms president’s absolute power

NORTHERN AFRICA

Uzbekistan: protests further show need for democracy

State’s failure to spot the warning signs of anger leads to rare protests and avoidable violence

Republicanism on the rise in the Caribbean

Commonwealth Caribbean coming to terms with history to forge its own path forward

Cuba: a year on from historic pro-democracy protests

Repression and criminalisation prevent anniversary protest – but deep discontent is guaranteed to resurface

Colombia’s historic left turn

Gustavo Petro becomes country’s first leftist president, and Francia Márquez its first female and Afro-Colombian vice-president

Sudan: military needs to make way for democracy

Small recent concessions granted by military government shouldn’t appease international community

Philippines: democracy in mourning

Alliance of two autocratic dynasties takes power after glorifying repressive past

Elections bring a breath of fresh air to Lebanese politics

Voices of protest now have the chance to make themselves heard in parliament