by Grace Treml | May 5, 2026 | James Madison University
Tens of thousands of people crowded the streets of Istanbul for another night of protests in late March of 2025, waving red Turkish flags and wearing masks to protect against the police force’s pepper spray and crowd control spray barrage. In the capital city of...
by Hayden Libershal | Nov 20, 2023 | Northeastern University
The political exile of Succes Masra, leader of a main opposition party to the military junta in Chad, has recently come to an end after over a year away from the country. What is still unclear is how the militarily appointed President Mahamat Idriss Déby Into will...
by Jasmine Thomas-Petit | May 13, 2022 | SUNY-Binghamton
Whenever you read the news it seems like there is always a protest going on in Haiti. The most recent protest that took place in March addressed the rising insecurity of the country. Current President and Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, has gotten very comfortable in...
by Hannah Kesner | Apr 27, 2022 | University of Georgia
Throughout recent years, Turkey has shown many characteristics of democratic backsliding under the leadership of President Erdogan and his party, the Justice and Development Party. One of the key symptoms of democratic erosion is the banning of opposition parties and...
by Francesca Lupi | Feb 25, 2022 | University of Chicago
This month, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega brought five private universities under state control in an effort to censor college students, whom he perceives to be one of the greatest threats to his rule. Academics and opposition activists fear that this will...
