A leading pro-democracy campaigner and Kremlin critic has been sentenced to 25 years in a Russian penal colony for condemning the war in Ukraine after a show trial that has been compared with the most brutal excesses of the Stalin era.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11983077/IAN-BIRRELL-breathtaking-courage-Vladimir-Putins-latest-trial-victim.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

A lifetime pro-democracy activist, Abbas left the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China and came to the United States to study at Washington State University in 1989.

Source: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/02/06/religious-freedom-summit-highlights-atrocities-in-ukraine-china-nigeria/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=religious-freedom-summit-highlights-atrocities-in-ukraine-china-nigeria

And this does not include many other areas of instability, including Guatemala, where pro-democracy protests are rocking the country.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/10/14/opinion-how-the-house-republicans-dysfunction-hurts-everyone/

Beijing says the national security law brought stability to the city after months long pro-democracy protests in 2019.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/landmark-hong-kong-national-security-case-verdict-expected-in-3-4-months--judge/article_33d73627-575d-563c-af69-efb9321604d4.html

But we all know the reason: Protasiewicz is a pro-choice, pro-democracy judge.

Source: https://www.salon.com/2023/04/07/tennessee-three--minus-one-expelled-remove-all-doubt-that-they-opposes-democracy/

By then, at least 120 had been killed and thousands injured in the crackdown on pro-democracy protests by the army, the police, and the RSF.

Source: https://therealnews.com/as-army-and-rapid-support-forces-battle-it-out-sudanese-left-calls-for-restoring-the-revolution

Choy began documenting three leaders of the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests in 1989.

Source: https://blogcritics.org/anthem-film-review-the-exiles-steven-soderbergh-production-wins-best-documentary/

Founder of Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy paper Apple Daily, Mr Lai was critical of the Chinese Communist Party and has been detained at a maximum-security prison where he has been in solitary confinement since 2021.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11891241/Jimmy-Lai-Lawyer-slams-Government-radio-silence-China-sponsored-arrest-75-year-old.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Four years ago at the last such election during Hong Kong's mass pro-democracy protests, a record 71% turnout brought about a landslide victory for the democratic camp in a fiercely contested poll.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/world/hong-kong-%27patriots-only%27-election-falls-flat-with-record-low-turnout

However, Ajaero, said that Tinubu did not force them to suspend the industrial action, adding that the President is a “pro-democracy activist; so he understands protests”.

Source: https://www.informationng.com/2023/08/protest-after-abuja-meeting-with-tinubu-nlc-to-make-decision-on-thursday.html

Members of the League of Social Democrats, one of the city's remaining pro-democracy parties, had planned to stage a small protest to express their discontent over the electoral rule changes.

Source: https://www.startribune.com/hong-kong-holds-first-council-elections-under-new-rules-that-shut-out-pro-democracy-candidates/600325707/

Newly formed pro-democracy insurgent groups have in some areas teamed up with ethnic minority guerrillas who have been campaigning for decades for greater autonomy.

Source: https://en.apa.az/asia/thailand-trying-to-rescue-162-nationals-as-tens-of-thousands-flee-myanmar-fighting-415485

Noting that in Myanmar, the military government is engaged in conflict with pro-democracy factions, he said that this has led to some problems that have emerged in the border regions.

Source: https://www.canindia.com/army-ensuring-no-armed-persons-come-from-myanmar-eastern-command-chief/

Over the months, the protests swelled to represent over Yanukovych’s policies, widespread government corruption, and police brutality — as well as the movement’s pro-democracy, Europe-leaning dreams.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/12/02/a-hero-every-day-he-joined-ukraines-maidan-protests-at-16-at-24-he-died-fighting-russia/

Rosen’s advice to news organizations facing such a storm is to favor a “pro-democracy agenda.”

Source: https://www.deseret.com/2023/6/6/23751714/cnn-future-chris-licht

She has campaigned for Amnesty International in Myanmar for their pro-democracy movement and also helped in the fight against AIDS.

Source: https://collider.com/jane-birkin-dead-at-76/

Thailand's election is set to be a showdown between elite establishment and pro-democracy forces that have dominated politics in the South East Asian country for decades.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/politics/thai-prime-minister-chan-o-cha-prayut-seeks-re-election-c-10153480

That’s despite a year-long ban on NBA games being shown in the country after a team executive angered Beijing with remarks supporting Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement.

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/sports-news/2023/04/chinese-basketball-investigates-suspicious-game-result/

The Chinese-born pro-democracy blogger, who worked for China’s Ministry of State Security before becoming an Australian citizen in 2002, was arrested in August 2019 on suspicion of espionage.

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/australian-fears-he-ll-die-in-chinese-prison-after-doctors-find-huge-kidney-cyst-20230827-p5dzs7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_politics_federal

The pro-democracy group hailed Lawan for providing stability for the Buhari-led government.

Source: https://www.legit.ng/politics/1530843-senate-presidency-igbo-group-confer-award-excellence-lawan/