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Former US officials working on Georgian-US relations condemn violent crackdown on protesters in Tbilisi and recommend US policy measures.

Cross-partisan movements that defeated far-right autocrats in Brazil and Poland demonstrate that crucial groups can propel democratic success.

Since political violence is already criminalized under other state and federal laws, state domestic terrorism laws are arguably unnecessary. These laws create serious, and often…

Civil society and its allies need tools to push back against rising threats worldwide, and the U.N. Human Rights Committee can furnish an important one: a General Comment on the…

Across the US, community action is raising the costs of political violence while strengthening pro-democracy norms and behaviors.

The best way for the US and EU to support citizens opposing the repressive legislation is to refuse to accept its legitimacy in any way.

Western leaders will have to respond quickly to deter the ruling Georgian Dream party from further repression against its opposition.

The joy of Arévalo’s victory across Guatemala is now tempered by the knowledge that continued threats of violence and rogue prosecutions will continue, with the ever-present…

Governments around the world are cracking down on protest rights; activists are documenting the playbook and building their own.

Defenders of democracy should push back against autocrats by empowering artists, who cultivate open discourse.

Leaders must communicate carefully with the public and subordinates, and minimize damage to the military, without adding to societal tension.

The involvement of lawyers allows combatants to absolve themselves from thinking about human rights considerations as long as they believe the military functions as part of a democratic…