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After mass nonviolent protests, look out for arrests of opponents, prison releases of Islamists, and actions by a key paramilitary unit.

Mass protests planned for Saturday will be a test of wills. It is safe to bet on the Sudanese people to brave the threat of escalated violence. The question is whether political…

Turnout may be dismal, as many Iraqis feel elections fail as a channel for their voices or an instrument for change.

Congress should close the loopholes that allow the federal government to circumvent the Posse Comitatus Act.

History has shown the dangers of allowing repressive regimes to gain legitimacy by hosting the Olympics. China should be held accountable.

The US and the EU must act swiftly, before more people are hurt or killed and before more damage is done to the credibility of democracy.

Continued violence by the Belarus strongman against dissidents and opponents demands a forceful response from the West.

Vaccinations remain in single digits, even as multiple types of violence spread. Yet international aid stands at 20 percent of the need.

Lukashenka is escalating his repression, defying the West, even as democratically elected leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya visit Washington.

The report and his defiance underline the need for an effective US policy rooted in defending human rights, democracy, and the peace accords.

Amid widespread protests, continued US support for Duque will further erode implementation of the peace accords and spur deeper conflict.

The changing nature of how religion intersects with political protest reveals much about how the country as a whole is changing, and what its future holds.