Essay: Nicaragua has kicked out hundreds of NGOs – even cracking down on Catholic groups like nuns from Mother Teresa’s order
KELSEY MARTIN-MORALES and MATTHEW WILSON, of the University of South Carolina, say the situation in Nicaragua is emblemaic of a global trend in which autocrats are targeting NGOs…
Some countries using virus curbs to “silence critics”, ex-leaders warn
London, UKReuters The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a surge in authoritarian behaviour by governments around the world, posing a growing threat to democracy, hundreds of former prime ministers, presidents, Nobel laureates and lawmakers have warned. The virus was first identified in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in December and has since spread around […]