Authoritarian Governance
War and the World Cup
Documents authoritarian use of national sports as propaganda tool and the resulting repression of players and fans who oppose the regime,…
Indiana Banned Press From Executions for “Dignity.” It Actually Serves Repression.
Summary
Article documents authoritarian suppression of press access to state executions under the guise of dignity, eliminating public oversight of government's ultimate power and exemplifying how censorship enables state repression.
There’s no dignity in secret executions.
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Authoritarian Governance
Civil Records for Hundreds of Thousands of Lebanese Could Be Wiped Out By Israel’s Total War
Mass destruction of civil records eliminates proof of identity and property ownership for 250,000 people, creating a dystopian scenario of…
Authoritarian Governance
Qatar: New Efforts to Deport Baha’i Leaders
Systematic arbitrary deportation of religious minority members without legal recourse exemplifies authoritarian state power and violation…