Article documents authoritarian consolidation of power through appointment of loyalists to suppress domestic dissent and maintain militarized state control, qualifying as significant political repression and governance abuse.
A rally in Tehran in April, with posters of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. The ayatollah has not been seen in public since being named supreme leader of Iran.
Examines how the 'War on Terror' lexicon sanitized authoritarian governance and systematic human rights violations through linguistic… [more]
Documents systematic criminalization and imprisonment of Indigenous activists for peaceful protest participation, exemplifying… [more]
Systematic demolition of homes and schools represents authoritarian governance through destruction of civilian infrastructure and… [more]