On Monday, the Constitutional Court of the Central African Republic (CAR) declared Faustin Archange Touadera president for a third term, receiving roughly 78 percent of the vote in last month’s election. Touadera has been president of CAR since 2016. Before provisional results were released on January 5, Touadéra’s opponents alleged he engaged in fraudulent election [...]

Human Rights Watch on Thursday condemned new laws in the Republic of Georgia, stating they effectively criminalize peaceful protest by imposing heavy fines and empowering police to detain demonstrators. These measures, adopted in late 2024 and enforced throughout 2025,  have left citizens vulnerable to detention and financial penalties simply for exercising their right to peaceful [...]