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Ortega Declares an End to Competitive Elections in Nicaragua

Fast-tracking laws to bar opposition candidates has drawn UN and U.S. condemnation with warnings of diplomatic isolation and sanctions.

Senate Opposition Leader Files Privilege Motion Over Barakahu Checkpoint Stop

Cámara Nacional Electoral Nullifies Milei DNU Transferring Citizenship Power to Migraciones

Commission Advises Against Expelling Palestinian Activist Ramy Shaath

Takamatsu Election Board Appeals Prisoner-Voting Ruling to Japan’s Top Court

ECHR Rejects Grand Chamber Review, Upholds Spain’s Preventive Detention of Catalan Leaders

V-Dem 2026 Report Finds Unprecedented U.S. Democratic Decline Under Trump

Hong Kong Jails Activist’s Father for 8 Months in First Case Over ‘Absconder’ Assets

Rome Court Concludes Zambelli Extradition Hearings, Decision Expected Within Days

Gera Court Limits Firearms Permit Revocations Based on AfD Membership

Buckley v. Valeo at 50 Rekindles the Fight Over Money in Politics

Constitutional Court Keeps Puigdemont Arrest Warrant in Force

Police Report Senator’s Blocked Visit to Bolsonaro Under Supreme Court Order

Myanmar Junta's First Election Phase Concludes Under Tight Control

Hesse Approves Vetting of Parliamentary Staff as Part of Security Overhaul

Pakistan Rejects UN Critique of 27th Amendment Reshaping Courts and Military

JNE Asks Constitutional Court to Enforce Order Halting Unidad Popular Case After Lima Panel Refuses

Trump Administration Confirms ODNI-Led Interagency Group Reviewing Alleged Government 'Weaponization'

Zelensky Revokes Odessa Mayor's Citizenship, Installs Military Administration

Delhi High Court Gives Yasin Malik Four Weeks to Answer NIA’s Death Penalty Appeal