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A portrait of Tunisian president Kais Saied. KHALED NASRAOUI/DPA/ALAMY

An autocrat in institutional clothing, the Tunisian president has crushed the hopes of democrats in the birthplace of the Arab...

Supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro are detained during a demonstration against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, outside Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, January 8, 2023. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Leonardo Sakamoto on Jair Bolsonaro’s not-so-triumphant return, as he faces a slew of lawsuits over alleged...

A study of 10,000 young people across 10 countries found 45 per cent said climate change ‘negatively affected their daily life and functioning’. The  impact was significantly higher in the four Global  South countries surveyed: Brazil, Nigeria, the Philippines and India. MEDIA LENS KING/SHUTTERSTOCK

We don’t just need solutions – we need the courage to imagine they will succeed. Conrad Landin makes the case...

Heading out to sea in Mahébourg, Mauritius, a country on the radar of tax justice activists. TOMMY TRENCHARD/PANOS PICTURES

Could a Kenyan court case point the way towards a more just tax system? Amy Hall investigates.

A person draped in the Brazilian flag during a demonstration. They stand with their back to the camera and wear a blue baseball cap.

Authoritarians have been embraced in a country where public opinion is in favour of democracy. Leonardo Sakamoto...

Various items dropping into an item of machinery to be mixed together. The items include cash notes, a Conservative Party rossette and a pram

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Our deep desire for change is continually thwarted by the limiting political choices on offer. Political theorist and...

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The Bulgarian journalist is director of the Balkan Free Media Initiative, created in April 2021 to monitor and campaign for...

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A decade on from the revolution, and after a succession of chaotic governments, is democracy teetering in Tunisia, asks...

Activists in New York City protest against the influence of ‘dark money’ from the billionaire Koch brothers on many areas of political decision-making, including healthcare. ERIK MCGREGOR /SIPA USA/PA IMAGES

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It twists and corrupts democracy in hidden ways. Peter Geoghegan explores the murky world of think tanks...

Malawi Citizens’ Assembly member Daudi Amidu, a merchant trader, dances alongside fellow participants as they take a pause from considering ways to improve local spending rules in Salima South, Lake Malawi. MADALITSO BANDA/ALL HANDS ON

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A kickstart for a habitable future. Claire Mellier and Rich Wilson make the case for ...

A mural featuring a pro-Trump protester, self-styled QAnon ‘shaman’ Jacob Chansley, appeared in Tunbridge Wells, UK, a few days after the storming of the US Congress in Washington on 6 January. KARWAI TANG/WIREIMAGE/GETTY

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Unloved and under threat from several sides, democracy seems to be in peril. Should it be saved – or helped to change?...

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Bennett Murray speaks to Avery Ng, the leader of Hong Kong’s most leftwing party within...

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Citizens’ Assemblies are being promoted as the preferred democratic tool of a new generation of activists, Brett...

Botswana

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Wame Molefhe profiles Botswana, where prosperity has morphed into corruption and inequality.

Isaias Afwerki

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We put the President of Eritrea’s track record – liberation fighter turned ruthless dictator – under the spotlight.

Members of the dissolved opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party inside a police vehicle in Phnom Penh.

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Prime Minister Hun Sen has dissolved newspapers and the opposition. Becky and Simon Kenton-Lake...

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