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Russia is now the most aggressive enemy of democracy in the world. Oleksiy Honcharuk Around the world, autocrats are clinging to power and undermining democracy. To serve their own interests, some political leaders have destabilised democratic institutions and norms, paving their way to power, while still maintaining the illusion of democracy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwlDQL5fQKI We begin in… Continue lendo Opposing autocracy | Al Jazeera
Sergey Ponomarev is a Russian photographer whose work has taken him to places few Western reporters have been allowed to see. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjhqETDDPOk Over the years, Ponomarev gained rare access to one of Assad’s notorious prisons, documented the Russian Army’s annexation of Crimea, and photographed the Kremlin’s brutal crackdown on pro-Navalny protests. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y0wKNdJ_AI Nadya Tolokonnikova tells… Continue lendo Inside Russia’s Crackdown on Protesters | Vice News
With guns in their hands and faith in God at their side, many Republicans in the United States continue to believe that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Donald Trump. As a result, the country remains deeply divided over the last contest for the White House - and the violent attempts at the Capitol that followed to overturn the result.… Continue lendo America’s Authoritarians: The US political divide – Part 1 | People and Power
Programa Roda Viva, TV Cultura, 19 de setembro de 2022 O Roda Viva desta semana discute as ameaças à democracia brasileira com o cientista político Steven Levitsky. Professor em Harvard, nos Estados Unidos, Levitsky é referência em estudos sobre a América Latina e um dos autores do best-seller Como as Democracias Morrem. Para Steven Levitsky,… Continue lendo Bolsonaro e o ataque à democracia – Steven LEVISTKY
The New York Times, June 12, 2022 Despite little evidence of past fraud, President Jair Bolsonaro has long raised doubts about Brazil’s electoral process. Now the military is expressing similar concerns. RIO DE JANEIRO — President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil has for months consistently trailed in the polls ahead of the country’s crucial presidential race.… Continue lendo “Bolsonaro’s New Ally in Questioning Brazil’s Elections: The Military” – Jack NICAS
A wave of authoritarianism is churning from East to West and assailing civil society. Autocrats are threatening democracy, while their regimes portray NGOs as Trojan horses for foreign interference. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWOlugUj4Qk The resurgence of authoritarianism is impacting countries across the globe, no matter what their form of government. "In the Crosshairs of the State" documents this… Continue lendo Why are autocrats popular? – Assault on democracy | DW Documentary
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