The Constitutional Court in Romania will decide on Wednesday whether candidate Călin Georgescu will be allowed to run in the presidential election in May. If the court rules against him, the country faces the threat of even deeper division.
By Frank Stier
In 2024, the number of people worldwide who were able to vote was higher than ever before. As an election issue, the People's Republic of China influenced the decisions of billions of people. Beijing also used the super election year to demonstrate its stoic non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries.
By Redaktion Table
The Chinese government imposes visa restrictions on American officials "who have behaved badly." This is Beijing's response to US sanctions in connection with the conviction of Hong Kong democracy activists.
By Angela Köckritz
A Hong Kong court has convicted the operator of the pro-democracy news platform Stand News and its former editors of sedition.
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The EU's annual report diagnoses a progressive erosion of rights and freedoms in the city. This, says EU foreign affairs representative Borrell, also impairs Hong Kong's position as an international economic center.
By Amelie Richter
In the summer of 2020, pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong held an unofficial primary election to increase their chances of entering parliament. They have now been found guilty under the National Security Law.
By Jörn Petring
A few days before the 35th anniversary of the suppression of the democracy movement on Tiananmen Square, Hong Kong police arrested six people for posting "messages with seditious intent."
By Felix Lee
Autocracies are increasingly gaining power, with China playing a pivotal role as an advertising medium for an illiberal system of government. After all, an authoritarian state can never feel safe in a world dominated by democracies.
By Marcel Grzanna
A court has sentenced twelve democracy activists to prison terms of up to seven years for storming the parliament building in Hong Kong in July 2019. At the presentation of the Snow Lion Human Rights Award, guests paid tribute to the activists.
By Felix Lee
Under its party and state leader, Xi Jinping, China has set out to openly challenge Western democracies. Grégoire Roos from the BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt explains: „The problem is not China, but the West itself.“
By Michael Radunski
