Dictatorship

Freedom House report on former Warsaw pact says Hungary's democracy ranking is sliding

Amnesty says West's response to Ukraine reveals 'double standards' on rights

Worldwide freedom index slides for 17th consecutive year

Hong Kong starts largest ever trial against pro-democracy activists

Gambian court sentences five former spies to death for Jammeh-era murder

Pandemic helped roll back democratic freedoms globally in 2021: EIU study

Ethiopia slams WHO chief at international meeting over Tigray comments

Global democracies must act to quash rising autocracy, rights body warns

Another Hong Kong news outlet shut down as pro-Beijing lawmakers sworn in

US President Biden sounds the alarm on state of democracy worldwide

Belarusian leader claims Olympics sprinter was “manipulated”

Guilty verdict for Hong Kong 'defenders' spells end of local democracy

Congo Brazzaville’s ‘emperor’ consolidating power in presidential polls

Former Malian President Moussa Traore dies aged 83

Chinese minorities fear Beijing's efforts to crush local languages, cultures

Cult 1984 album 'Sons of Ethiopia' enchants new audiences in 2020

7 ways Hong Kong police use new law to search without warrant, freeze assets, control internet

Twitter removes 170,000 accounts linked to China propaganda campaign

How coronavirus legislation could create the EU’s first dictatorship

EU warns of Hungary power grab as Orban seeks state of emergency extension

Bolivia’s power vacuum

France extradites Argentinian 'torturer' Mario Sandoval

Gambia's truth commission unravels extent of the brutalities in Yahya Jammeh's reign

Nigerian secret service agents rubbish rule of law with court invasion