The war in Ukraine is raising particular concern in Taiwan where many see uncomfortable parallels with another authoritarian neighbor threatening a vulnerable democracy. “What people in Taiwan are seeing is… Read more »
A Russian court on Tuesday convicted top opposition leader Alexei Navalny of fraud and contempt of court, sentencing him to nine more years in prison in a move that was… Read more »
Today, March 17, is the anniversary of the Dalai Lama’s 1959 escape from a Chinese communist attempt to kidnap him, Reason’s David Kopel writes in the fifth of a series… Read more »
Myanmar Diaries, which won the Best Documentary Prize at the Berlin Film Festival, is a hybrid documentary made by 10 anonymous Burmese citizens who are part of the Myanmar Film Collective…. Read more »
Journalist Marvi Sirmed is still telling stories about honor killings of women in Pakistan though she’s now more than 7,000 miles away from her home country, Jaclyn Severance reports for… Read more »
At a packed advanced screening of the documentary “Revolution of Our Times,” the audience gasped, sniffled and cried throughout the film’s depiction of police brutality and democratic resistance in pre-COVID… Read more »
A prominent journalist in the Philippines and vocal advocate for press freedom globally, Rappler’s Maria Ressa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021, The Post reports. In awarding the… Read more »
The emergence of China as a regional power in the Asia Pacific has largely negative implications for democratization prospects in the region, according to a new report from the Asia… Read more »
How much of a challenge does China’s political model pose globally? That’s the principal question posed by The Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest annual Democracy Index. The potency of this political… Read more »
Since the Feb. 1, 2021, coup, the Tatmadaw, as the military is known, has responded to opposition with what the U.S. State Department has called “abhorrent violence,” shooting protesters, conducting airstrikes and attacking villages, NBC… Read more »