In the last three years of military rule in Thailand, prosecutions for defamation, sedition and computer crimes offences have soared. Global social media platforms are ground zero in this repression.
In the face of institutional failure in defending democracy and basic rights, civil society action is the last line of defence.
The people of Egypt need to accept that they have to forge their own path to democracy, which at this point in history will most likely come at a bloody price.
At least 200 environmental and land rights defenders were murdered in 2016 – 60% of them in Latin America. Español Português
The MP who ran Andrea Leadsom’s leadership bid tells openDemocracy that he wasn’t involved in commissioning a key opinion poll which boosted her campaign and was funded by the secretive Constitutional Research Council.
Al menos 200 defensores de la tierra y de los derechos medioambientales fueron asesinados en 2016 – el 60% en América Latina. English Português
An important poll which added momentum to Andrea Leadsom’s campaign to become prime minister was funded by the secretive Constitutional Research Council.
"Members of my staff are sad not just for their friends, but for their country. What will it take for the world to break its silence?"
A moment of silence for Liu Xiaobo's death, and the cause of personal freedom in China.
As the ‘alt-right’ moves to violence, community responses really matter.
في المرحلة المقبلة أمامنا طريق من اثنين، إما يبقى الفساد على ما هو عليه ويكمل في مساره ويستمر في الزيادة حتى نصل إلى مرحلة الانكسار أو يقرر المجتمع ككل بعقله الجمعي أنه هذا يكفي.
