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politics of protestFrom Venezuela and Peru to Bangladesh and Hungary, openDemocracy writers track a turbulent era of new political challenges and mobilisations.
The ousting of Manuel Zelaya exposes a regional faultline. But the coup's roots are local
Iran's inner elite now seek to rule without and against its people
Plus: dialectic of revolution, Hazem Saghieh; Khamenei's role, Ali Reza Eshraghi; A stolen election, Farhang Jahanpour; A voice for Iran, Kamin Mohammadi; A coming storm, Hossein Bastani; A step back, Reza Molavi; Iranian voices on the crisis
Iran's great political drama is a tale of broken trust. Change is coming. But when?
Iran's post-election turmoil has reached a crucial stage, What is happening, and what coming? Plus: Iranian voices map the regime-quake
The goons are on the street. But the anger is deep. Elite divisions are becoming key
The crisis in Iran can be resolved only when the truth of a disputed vote is known
There is rising international concern over the conduct of Italy’s premier
The Mexican state's deep-rooted failure to protect citizens
eclipses even the health emergency
A rich and forensic study of the "Bolivarian delirium" that fuels Hugo Chávez's vast ambition
An eye-witness account in the US of the practise recently deployed during the G-20
summit
The turbulent "red vs yellow" polarisation in Thailand is a symptom of a deeper disorder
The trial of an ex-president is only one moment in Peru's bitter history wars
The coup that ousted an elected president reflects tensions rooted in colonial history
The election victory of the ex-guerrilla FMLN is an exemplary case of conflict transformation
The victory of Venezuela's president is grounded in an extension, not violation, of democracy
Venezuela's oil-dependent economy is trapped in a brutal logic. Can Hugo Chávez break free?
The political use of a medical tragedy is the latest episode in Italy's alarming regression
The inability of official Mexico to counter drug-violence is consuming the country's future
The embrace of democracy in Dhaka is both homegrown vindication and injunction to the west
A profound crisis drives many French citizens to embrace an “anti-capitalist” option
A further decisive win for Evo Morales - but his Andean revolution still faces a bumpy ride
The Islamic Republic celebrates thirty years in power. Iran's young generation seeks its own moment.
The "alter-globalisation" movement seeks a politics to cope with the failures of success
A chapter of Sri Lanka’s long civil war is ending at a huge cost to human rights
A major declaration by Chinese public figures in favour of democracy and human rights
China’s economic crisis presents its government with an impossible political choice Plus: Charter08, a brave appeal for human rights
A constitutional referendum is another landmark in Bolivia's fractious but exciting political landscape
A Czech artist’s Europe-wide hoax stirred outrage in Bulgaria. Why that's good news
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