Zimbabwe’s ‘Patriotic Act’ erodes freedoms and may be a tool for repression: Zimbabwe's repressive new law will further erode civilian rights. Jekesai Njikizana /AFP/ via Getty Images The introduction of the controversial “Patriotic Act” in Zimbabwe will contribute to the erosion of political and civil liberties in a country that has been in the grip …
North Korea: fears of a new famine after three years of COVID isolation and harsh repression: Three years after COVID-19 hit, people around the world have regained their freedom to move between countries. All except in one country: North Korea, or the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). In January 2020, Kim Jong-un decided to …
‘Stalin-style’ show trials and unexplained deaths of opposition figures show the depth of repression in Putin’s Russia: Longtime Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza has been found guilty of treason and sentenced to 25 years in prison after what the journalist and activist has dismissed as a 1930s-style “show trial”. The 41-year-old, who holds Russian and British …
Putin’s Russia: how the ex-KGB strongman has gradually turned the clock back to Soviet repression: Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova faces up to ten years in prison after interrupting a broadcast on popular state-owned Russian TV network Channel One with a sign reading: “NO WAR. Stop the war. Don’t believe propaganda. They are lying to you …
The roots of repression and the prospects for democracy in Tanzania: Supporters of ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM – Party of the Revolution) drive with the party's flag on their heads on a motorcycle. DANIEL HAYDUK/AFP via Getty Images Nobody was surprised that President John Magufuli won a second term in Tanzania’s 2020 general …
Repression in Zimbabwe exposes South Africa’s weakness: President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe and President Cyril Ramaphiosa of South Africa in 2018. GCIS South African president Cyril Ramaphosa’s despatch of envoys to Zimbabwe in a bid to defuse the latest crisis, in which the government has engaged in a vicious crackdown on opponents, journalists and the …
Dear Mr Trump: the Bible has a long history as a symbol of protest, so don’t use it as a sign of repression: Amid Black Lives Matter protests taking place in Washington DC and nationwide on the evening of Monday June 1, US president Donald Trump walked the short distance from the White House to …
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Can Zimbabwe finally ditch a history of violence and media repression?: Zanu-PF supporters at a peace rally in Harare. EPA-EFE/Aaron Ufumeli Zimbabwe’s governing ZANU-PF is earnestly courting international legitimacy as the country approaches its first post-independence elections without Robert Mugabe. The party frequently uses clichés like “fresh start”, “new dispensation”, and “open for business” to …