Is Eastern Europe about to be infected by Hungary’s resurgent authoritarianism?
It may be time to revive Cold War-era interventions to promote freedom and human rights threatened by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s version of Putinism, some observers suggest.
“Messianic …
Egyptian security officials today stopped an American woman from boarding an international flight as part of its prosecution of pro-democracy non-governmental groups. The news is likely to disturb lawmakers in Washington where the Obama administration appears set to halt a …
Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East
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South Korea will raise the issue of North Korean defectors facing repatriation from China at a U.N. human rights forum, after Beijing rejected requests not to repatriate some 30 refugees who were recently detained in Chinese territory.
“Once these defectors …
The U.S. is committed to supporting Egypt’s democratic transition, a Congressional delegation said yesterday, expressing “guarded optimism” for a quick end to a dispute over pro-democracy activists accused of illegal funding and operations.
Up to 43 activists, including 19 Americans, …
The 2011 elections in Democratic Republic of the Congo were widely seen as seriously flawed and the aftermath has widened the gap between Congolese society and the regime, argues Joshua Marks.
A pro-democracy march intended to protest the conduct of …
Some Cuban democrats thought that President Dilma Roussef’s experience of detention and torture under Brazil’s military dictatorship might make her feel a moral obligation to raise human rights with the Communist authorities and maybe even meet with some dissidents.
Apparently …
UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon today accused Syria’s Baathist regime of potential crimes against humanity, as activists reported new atrocities in Deraa (above), the town where the revolt against President Bashar al-Assad’s autocratic erupted 11 months ago.
Security forces …
The U.S.-Egypt dispute over the crackdown on pro-democracy groups reminds one Cairo-based politician of an old local proverb. “I beg you for charity,” he said, “but I’m your master.”
The regime is jeopardizing some $1.3 billion in aid …