Authoritarian Governance
Authorities Strip Citizenship from Dozens of Bahrainis
Mass revocation of citizenship targeting a religious minority group, rendering dozens stateless including infants, exemplifies… [more]
Authoritarian Governance
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Authoritarian Governance
Gulf States: Repression of Migrant Workers During Conflict
Documents systematic repression of migrant workers and suppression of fundamental freedoms (expression, association, assembly) by Gulf… [more]
Authoritarian Governance
ICE Defied Direct Order From Federal Judge and Re-Detained Elderly Palestinian
ICE deliberately violated a federal judge's direct order to re-detain an elderly man, demonstrating authoritarian disregard for judicial… [more]
Authoritarian Governance
Afghanistan: New code enabling child marriage compounds dismal situation for women’s and girls’ rights
Taliban decree legalizing child marriage represents state-enforced authoritarianism that eliminates consent and autonomy, qualifying as… [more]
Authoritarian Governance
“This World Cup has disenfranchised LGBT+ fans like no other”
Documents systematic persecution and exclusion of LGBT+ citizens from public spaces and cultural participation due to authoritarian state… [more]
Authoritarian Governance
Acceleration of Israel’s ethnic cleansing of Palestinians must spur global action to halt West Bank annexation
Documents systematic state-led ethnic cleansing, forced displacement of Palestinian communities, and apartheid governance in occupied West… [more]
Authoritarian Governance
Israel’s ethnic cleansing of West Bank Bedouin and herding communities
Documents systematic forced displacement and ethnic cleansing of Palestinian Bedouin communities by Israeli forces and settlers,… [more]
Authoritarian Governance
Libya: Release humanitarian activists detained for seeking to deliver aid to Gaza
Arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance of humanitarian activists by state military forces for attempting to deliver aid… [more]
Authoritarian Governance
Pakistan: “Terrorism” designation of protest movement marks dangerous escalation in Jammu and Kashmir crackdown
Documents state weaponization of terrorism laws against peaceful protest movements, combined with internet shutdowns and mass arbitrary… [more]
Authoritarian Governance
Hong Kong: New powers for Chief Executive in ‘national security’ cases undermine fair trial rights
Hong Kong government expands Chief Executive powers to unilaterally designate any criminal case as national security matter,… [more]