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Exclusive: How a Civil Disobedience Movement Gave Way to a Revolution in Burma
18 Feb 2026 15:07 GMT
… in the Civil Disobedience Movement and then transitioned into … in the Civil Disobedience Movement, a widespread protest by … the results, and hope for democratic change evaporated.
In 2010, the … changed after the coup. Human rights and civil rights came to …
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State inaction normalises water poverty
19 Feb 2026 22:25 GMT
… led by the oldest liberation movement. One would have expected that … change when they voted for democratic change in April 1994 seem to … justice, rural development, land reform, human rights and cultural heritage.
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How Iran’s Democracy Movement Can Win: Reflections From a Tiananmen Survivor
14 Jan 2026 00:42 GMT
… in the Tiananmen Democracy Movement at Tiananmen Square in … a genuine chance of meaningful democratic change. First, there must be … over linking trade to human rights, championed by figures such … in the Tiananmen Democracy Movement at Tiananmen Square in …
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Fake Patriotism, The Story Of The Son Of Deposed Shah – OpEd
19 Feb 2026 01:40 GMT
… Iranian authorities. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch reported that security forces … , opposition figures underscored that real democratic change must not be conflated with … attempts to co-opt the movement for monarchical nostalgia, arguing such …
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Ideological silences in our political discourse
19 Feb 2026 01:49 GMT
… movements joining to form the MDC in 1999, which was also … ;s rhetoric around democracy and human rights has become hollower as it … and leader of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Monitor Platform.
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Women’s Rights Are Democratic Rights
17 Feb 2026 17:12 GMT
… illiberal, misogynist, xenophobic international movement that wants to roll back … excluded from the fight for democratic change. Likewise, funders of democracy … negotiations to include community security, human rights, and accountability—the very …
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Lawsuit filed over paper book ban at MDC
09 Dec 2025 21:31 GMT
… , N.M. – The Human Rights Defense Center has filed a … , County Manager Cindy Chavez, MDC Warden Steven Smith, and other … as defendants. HRDC claims MDC violated a previous settlement by … process for appealing censorship. MDC recently instituted a new policy …
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Kizza Besigye: the firebrand who has shaped opposition politics in Uganda
17 Feb 2026 14:35 GMT
… of the National Resistance Movement which became the … political party Forum for Democratic Change, he was the leading … west’s pursuit of human rights.
Partly for these reasons … movement.
In Tanzania, the October 2025 presidential elections also saw human rights …
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Venezuela: Maduro’s Party Sets Barriers to Machado’s Return
17 Feb 2026 02:17 GMT
… civil liberties and respect for human rights—conditions necessary to begin a … that can generate pressure for democratic change.
“The opposition lacks internal, territorial … from speaking publicly.
The student movement—particularly the Federation of University …
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How ‘Human Rights’ became a Western weapon
23 Aug 2025 11:41 GMT
… assembly, expression, information, and movement. Protections universally enjoyed by the … including Helsinki Watch, forerunner of Human Rights Watch. Subsequently, these entities … in democracy-building,” warning “democratic change” in Warsaw could not be …