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March 15, 2024

Introducing World Movement for Democracy’s 2024 Hurford Youth Fellows

The World Movement’s 2024 Hurford Youth Fellows are here! The Hurford Youth Fellowship seeks to build leadership skills and harness the potential of young democracy activists from around the world. Celine Samson, The Philippines: Celine is the head of the online verification team at VERA Files, a Philippines-based media nonprofit that conducts in-depth reporting and fact-checking. Christine […]

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March 15, 2024

Ending Forced Labor in Uzbekistan Cotton Fields

In 2023, the Solidarity Center launched a new program “Enhancing Transparency and Accountability in Uzbekistan’s Cotton Industry.” Through this joint initiative with the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), the Solidarity Center aims to strengthen workers’ voices, increase compliance with international labor standards, and support more effective dialogue among stakeholders in Uzbekistan’s cotton cluster supply […]

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March 15, 2024

Over 1,400 People Are Recognized as Political Prisoners in Belarus

In August 2020, Alyaksandr Lukashenka orchestrated a fraudulent presidential election in Belarus and then presided over a violent crackdown on unprecedented nationwide demonstrations. After jailing or exiling most opposition politicians, human rights defenders, civil society leaders, and independent journalists, the regime moved on to mass criminal prosecutions against ordinary people. Three years later, over 1,400 people […]

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March 15, 2024

Russia: Sham Presidential Election Amid Total State Capture of Civic Space

Vladimir Putin is seeking to be re-elected for the fifth time in upcoming president elections scheduled for March 15-17. According to ARTICLE 19, the 2024 presidential election in Russia is marked by a severe crackdown on the political opposition, extreme censorship measures, a lack of fairness and transparency of the electoral process, and repression of […]

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March 15, 2024

Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Elections in Africa

2024 marks a pivotal year for African democracy, with over 20 nations embarking on multi-level elections. This surge in electoral activity brings into focus the increasing role of AI technologies in enhancing the efficiency and integrity of the electoral process. To explore risk and opportunities of AI adoption in African elections, Yiaga Africa, African Election […]

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March 15, 2024

Accountability Lab’s New Strategy – Rapped by Voice2Rep Artists in Zimbabwe

Accountability Lab has a new strategy for the next three years, which you could read here or listen to it rapped by Voice2Rep artists in Zimbabwe! Accountability Lab began over a decade ago as an effort to support local change-makers within specific communities to develop creative ideas around governance issues. It has now grown into […]

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March 6, 2024

Countering Challenges Facing Civic Space in West Africa

By Clement Nwankwo In June 2022, the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) organized a West Africa sub-regional consultation looking at the constraints facing civil society organizations and civic space in the sub-region. The participants came from Nigeria, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. A common thread emerged from the conversations: civil society organizations (CSOs) face similar […]

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March 1, 2024

30 Years of Democracy in South Africa: Resilience, Reflections, and Innovations

On February 13, 2024, the World Movement for Democracy co-hosted with the Nelson Mandela Foundation a public discussion in Johannesburg, South Africa, to celebrate and reflect on 30 years of democracy in South Africa. This discussion featured South African democracy champions Dr. Mamphela Ramphele, Rekgotsofetse Chikane, and 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Chair of the World Movement’s […]

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March 1, 2024

AI as a Public Good: Ensuring Democratic Control of AI in the Information Space

The Forum on Information & Democracy has issued a new policy framework titled “AI as a Public Good: Ensuring Democratic Control of AI in the Information Space,” with more than 200 recommendations to States and AI companies. It takes a comprehensive approach calling for safe and inclusive AI systems, putting in place accountability mechanisms and […]

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March 1, 2024

Alert: Paraguay’s Democracy Faces its Darkest Post-Dictatorship Period

On February 14, 2024, a temporary majority in the Paraguayan Congress held by the Colorado Party, hastily convened to expel the opposition Senator Kattya González. This move by the Colorado Party has been condemned by student organizations, unions, civil society, and members of the international community as it disregarded Senator González’s mandate gained through popular […]

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