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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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Pope Leo first issued a strident warning and then acted with resolve when ultra-conservative clergy consecrated bishops without authorization. Leo fears a major schism, as the group continues to grow. It rejects 1960s reforms including saying mass in the vernacular.
Social media and video are booming when it comes to news consumption, news influencers are on the rise – yet traditional news isn't relegated to the bin just yet. What the ‘Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2026’ reveals about trust and usage habits.
Global refugee numbers dropped in 2025 — but the UN's refugee agency warns the decline masks forced returns to unsafe countries. And with the Iran war already displacing millions, 2026 may tell a very different story again.
Advocacy groups representing deportees sent by the U.S. to Equatorial Guinea filed a complaint with the main human rights body of the African Union in an attempt to drum up opposition on the continent to the Trump administration’s immigration policies.
Millions of displaced people in countries like Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo are being abandoned to their fate, the Norwegian Refugee Council wrote in their annual report.
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.
