Vietnam’s Communist authorities are “is systematically suppressing freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly, and persecuting those who question government policies, expose official corruption, or call for democratic alternatives to one-party rule,” according to Human Rights Watch’s World Report …

Shortly after using her Twitter account, @yoanisanchez, to blame the “lethargy of the bureaucracy in Cuba” ­­­for her inability to get a passport, the well-known blogger Yoani Sánchez (right) received permission to travel, The New York Times reports:…

The Obama administration should be more assertive steps to in?uence the outcome of Arab Spring transitions, engage more broadly than government-to-government relations with a diverse set of actors, and employ leverage and incentives to affect the behavior of key actors, …

Is Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi governing in the national interest or pursuing an agenda determined by his comrades in the Muslim Brotherhood’s leadership? Or is it a case of what one analyst calls new regime, same old state, with …

Amid escalating protests and violence in Egypt, the United States is watching anxiously for signs that Egypt’s transition from authoritarianism can move forward. Parliamentary elections are expected to take place in the next few months.

These are critical times for Egyptian …

American citizenship appears to be the “Scarlet Letter” of Russian politics, The Economist reports, citing proposed laws targeting specific individuals, including:

…. a provision to keep Americans from working in politically-oriented NGOs was directed at Lyudmila Alexeyeva (left), …

Two US-based democracy assistance groups say media reports that personnel from their Russian offices have been relocated due to fear of persecution are misleading.

The International Republic Institute (IRI) told RFE/RL that the accounts are “overblown,” adding that its staff …

Are the West’s democracies prepared to challenge what one analyst calls “Eurasia’s new authoritarian architecture”?

“For years now, the United States and its allies in Europe and Asia have been talking about the importance of common efforts to promote human …

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is actively considering membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a group that’s been described as an authoritarian international for Eurasia’s illiberal regimes, according to Eurasia Daily Monitor analyst Emrullah Uslu:

When asked to clarify …

Syria’s opposition is softening its position on negotiations with the Assad regime, reports suggest.

Sheik Ahmad Moaz al-Khatib, the head of the opposition coalition, today expressed a willingness for the first time to talk with government representatives.

“In his …