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Trusted news agencies tracing tendencies of democratisation and autocratisation globally
Trusted news agencies tracing tendencies of democratisation and autocratisation globally
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From the right to strike to access to labour courts: there are significant differences between countries when it comes to workers’ rights. However, a new global report now warns that even in places where conditions were previously better than elsewhere, they are deteriorating.
It is well known that accounts on social media and messaging services are sometimes hacked. However, researchers have now identified a new dimension in a hacking campaign targeting Bluesky users. The aim of those behind the campaign was to spread pro-Russian narratives..
Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo's first encyclical, tackles the fraught issue of AI. It calls for strict guidelines to safeguard democracy and prevent economic abuse. Leo also addresses AI's use in weapons systems. Separately, he repeated an apology for slavery.
Increasing executions in Iran, China and Saudi Arabia has resulted in 2025 having the highest recorded figure of executions since 1981. Amnesty calls this "staggering" and "an alarming spike".
Denmark's capital Copenhagen hosted a major democracy congress this week. These times are challenging for supporters of democracy and the desire for unity and cooperation was clearly at the forefront. But which of the calls and proposals for this will be put into practice?
What does the future of democracies worldwide look like? The answer to that question looks more and more uncertain. Anders Foch Rasmussen has an idea for a new alliance of seven democracies as part of the answer.
This summer's football World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada is labelled a "potential human rights disaster" by Human Rights Watch. Ranging from ICE in the US to a lack of human rights measures in host cities, the risks off the pitch are manyfold.
The US’s global reputation is suffering. This is shown by this year's Democracy Perception Index, published by an organisation led by former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. According to the study, Trump’s America is particularly unpopular in Europe.
What is the state of global governance? The 2026 Berggruen Governance Index paints a middling picture as state capacities plateau and democratic accountability slips.
Collecting data from 145 countries across the globe, this year's Berggruen Governance Index finds stagnation of democratic accountability. There are also more hopeful findings, principal investigator prof. Helmut Anheier tells DNA.
If you want to know the state of democracy in a country, you only need to look at how cartoonists are treated there – says a famous Swiss cartoonist. Two of his colleagues have now been honoured for their courage.
Press freedom is under pressure in many countries, as new figures show. The organisation Reporters Without Borders now rates the media situation as “good” in just seven countries worldwide. The organisation is paying particular attention to developments in the US.
Barely a year into his papacy, Leo XIV has taken an increasingly political stance in contrast to some of his predecessors. The American pope has condemned the death penalty even as the US considers expanding its use. He was no less clear on renewed Iranian executions.
Intelligence and cyber agencies of democratic countries have warned that Chinese cyber actors are using huge networks to compromise information networks ranging from households, through corporations to the state itself in an international advisory.
