The International Day of Political Prisoners originated in the Soviet Union in 1974, when political prisoners collectively held a one-day hunger strike. Soviet prisoners of conscience repeated this ...

The ratings are based on a scale of 1 to 7, with 7 representing the highest level of democratic progress and 1 the lowest. The Democracy Score is an average of ratings for the categories tracked in a ...

“The values of Buddhist ideals and the China Dream agree and understand [each other].… Together they achieve the ideological foundation of the struggle and the dream of the great rejuvenation of the ...

Since the end of apartheid in 1994, South Africa has been regarded globally as a proponent of human rights and a leader on the African continent. However, reports of corruption among government ...

Far-right groups are growing in prominence and sophistication across Eurasia, particularly in countries where notable democratic and liberalizing reforms have taken place. These movements have emerged ...

Since a peace agreement was reached in 2018, elections in South Sudan have been delayed; elites preside over an uneasy power-sharing arrangement. The country suffers from rampant corruption and dire ...