Stories about Elections from December, 2023
Looking forward to 2024: A year of crucial elections in South Asia
In 2023, pre-election implications were evident in certain South Asian nations as repressive laws stifled free expression and targeted critics. Opposition leaders faced arrests and judicial harassment, reflecting a concerning trend.
Cyberbullying hinders women’s participation in Indonesia’s 2024 elections
"Online attacks ramp up during elections which now also involve cyber troops running campaigns in the digital world and targeting women."
Mozambique: Digital landscape and internet disruption in the context of elections
This is a new situation and could be indicative of a violation of the right to information enshrined in Mozambican law.
Between democracy and authoritarianism in El Salvador: The political landscape going Into the 2024 elections
In 2024, two elections will take place in El Salvador. The results of one of them will change the country's political context.
Hong Kong’s ‘patriot-only’ district council elections see record-low voter turnout
Activist groups interpret the low turnout as a denunciation of China’s repressive policy in Hong Kong.
Azerbaijan to hold a snap presidential election
What triggered the decision to call for an early snap election?
Private firms profiting from your vote: The role of the influence industry around the world
Digital campaigning tactics remain a key topic in 2024 elections around the world. These tools, mainly managed by private companies, are used by political actors to influence election outcomes worldwide.
Undertones: From India to Bharat, a decolonial rebrand or an erasure?
India is a wider term encompassing the country’s secular and multicultural nature, while Bharat comes from a Sanskrit term with ethnoreligious undertones.
As COP28 launches a Loss and Damage Fund, devastating rains highlight Caribbean islands’ increasing vulnerability to climate change impacts
The picture in Jamaica is similar to elsewhere in the Caribbean, where there are fears about food security as a result of repeated “natural disasters” caused by human-induced climate change.
