The Hungarian anti-democratic drift set in motion by Viktor Orbán seems to indicate that, with a high probability, the next elections in Hungary will not be free and fair. This concern is confirmed by calls from 40 Hungarian NGOs and 70 MEPs for a full-scale election observation mission by the OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), …

On the 19th of January 2022, the new European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) replacing the EASO started its work under the new pact on migration and asylum. Its main purpose will be to strive for uniformity within the EU of the reception standards and enhance a fairer and faster decision making by the member states in the asylum’s applications. …

On July 25th 2021, the tunisian president Kais Saïed decided to dismiss any remaining form of democracy, such as firing ministers, suspending the parliament and closing a news media. Some interpret it as a coup, while the president justify it through the constitution (in case of immininent danger threatening the integrity of the country and the country’s security and indepence, …

On Wednesday, January 19, Israel police has forcibly evicted a Palestinian family of 15 people from their home in Sheikh Jarrah, a controversial and predominantly Arab neighbourhood in East Jerusalem bordering the Old City and West Jerusalem. The latter is a neighbourhood situated in East Jerusalem and it has always been at the core of the Israel-Palestinian dispute. The eviction, …

Whenever any country makes its first steps towards a more democratic government, we are easily inclined to conclude that it has become a democracy, however, real democracy is more than just elections. Democracy stands for diversity, accountability, and inclusion, it means that politicians and political institutions are willing to respond to the needs of the population, and on the other …

Sudan is experiencing numerous protests following the military coup of 25 October 2021 and the resignation in early 2022 of Prime Minister, Abdullah Hamdok. This has strengthened the military’s grip on power and seems to put an end to the democratic transition the country began in 2019. For 30 years, Sudan had been under the rule of Omar al-Bashir who …

            The Pegasus spyware is a system designed to invigilate the users’ activities via smartphones and mobile devices. Currently, due to increasing tensions regarding unfair use of the system, the security and data protection of citizens have been challenged. Among the Pegasus data leakage scandal in Poland recently and the Pegasus Project Investigation, doubts have been raised in regard to …

            Mr. Gabriel Boric has been elected the new Chilean president in the recent presidential elections held in November. The leftist candidate has beaten the far-right opponent, José Antionio Kast, in an attempt to revolutionize the Chilean economy and to introduce the new wave in the domestic politics, with the younger generation central to the change.             After years of …

South Korea’s President Moon’s mandate is coming to an end, so it’s time to draw conclusions when it comes to his time in office, on one hand, the economy is currently spiraling, relations with Japan are hitting rock bottom, and Moon’s signature policy of deténte with neighboring North Korea is going nowhere, on the other hand, Moon has been globally …

On the 21st of November 2021, regional and municipal elections took place in Venezuela, granting twenty-one over the twenty-three regions to the government’s party. Despite the general opinion of the international observers that the elections went smoothly, this election only highlighted more the major issues in Venezuela. Does a smooth election means a democratical one? For the first time since …