Bina Shah recaps Pakistan’s recent elections, which despite being marred in controversy, was the country’s first democratic transition of power.
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Israel Centeno explores the reasoning behind Nicolas Maduro’s trip to Havana, which comes right as he is accused of electoral fraud.
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Israel Centeno explores the rise to power of Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro, “a man who has been molded in Hugo Chávez’s shadow and who has no limits.”
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This week: political satire on the rise in China, Nigeria bans film on oil corruption, and a FOX reporter is threatened with jail for not revealing her sources.
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The deaths of student activists Sudipto Gupta and Subhojit Das have Indian citizens concerned about freedom of expression in the world’s largest democracy.
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In his latest column Tarık Günersel argues that for democracy and freedom to thrive in Turkey a secular government is essential.
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This week: a Somali rap group performs amid death threats, an Egyptian comedian is arrested, and Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez is greeted by protesters.
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