Thailand election debate: Parties share stand on royal defamation lawThe law has been used to detain government criticsWritten by Prachatai30 April 2023
Undertones: What do onions have to do with the Turkish elections?What a viral post by a Turkish food critic tells us about the country's upcoming electionsWritten by Civic Media Observatory26 April 2023
Tunisia’s dependence on its Algerian brother: the reign of the counter-revolution axisTunisia revives pre-revolution order with Algeria's assistance, undermining democracyWritten by Saoussen Ben Cheikh20 April 2023
May 14 elections are an existential battle for many of Turkey's female votersThe AKP leadership's backslide on women's rights has not gone unnoticedWritten by Arzu Geybullayeva20 April 2023
Montenegro on the edge: Let down by the WestAfter 32 years in power, the era of Milo Djukanović is overWritten by The Battleground13 April 2023
The designer of the ‘Thanks to Erdoğan’ sticker campaign lands in the president's crosshairsAkkoyun is among scores of people accused of "insulting" the presidentWritten by Arzu Geybullayeva11 April 2023
Thai political parties sign election code of conduct, pledge to uphold human and digital rights31 representatives from various stakeholders witnessed the signing ceremonyWritten by EngageMedia10 April 2023
Thailand's upcoming general election is fundamentally flawed, say rights groupsActivists, journalists, and dissenting voices have been stifledWritten by Prachatai7 April 2023
The ‘New Uzbekistan’ budget battle: Democracy in action or a flawed system?Participatory budgeting is teaching lessons about the power of votingWritten by Mukhammadsodik Donaev6 April 2023
In Turkey, will one man continue to rule them all? The May 14th elections hold the answerThe future of Turkey and its citizens is at stakeWritten by Arzu Geybullayeva6 April 2023
Hopes for democracy in Kazakhstan fade further as numerous violations mar parliamentary electionsElection tricks employed by the previous authoritarian regime prevailed againWritten by Nurbek Bekmurzaev3 April 2023