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politics of protestFrom Venezuela and Peru to Bangladesh and Hungary, openDemocracy writers track a turbulent era of new political challenges and mobilisations.
A political crisis in Bangkok is a dangerous distraction from the insurgency in Thailand’s south
An agreement over Bolivia’s constitution sets the stage for another epic political year
Democracy's advance has shaped the world's experience for three decades. A new debate is timely, says the head of International IDEA
A small-island people have written a new chapter in the history of their land - and of democracy
A social tide forces change in Lima, where people's problems - and Alan García's - run deep
An expelled people have lost their case to return. That leaves the court of history (archive)
After his death, the appeal of Austria's rightwing populist leader will find new channels
The historic failure of United States policy in its former “backyard” needs to be recognised
The far-right advance in Austria’s election is a test for the polity but a burden for the country
A clear referendum win maintains Rafael Correa’s radical momentum. But he is no Hugo or Evo...
A new regional body attempts to calm Bolivia’s political turmoil. A hard job in a fractured land
The "poisoned umbrella" murder on 11 September 1978 silenced a brave voice and still flouts justice
Daniel Ortega's regime asphyxiates Nicaragua's freedoms and seizes its music. But dissent stirs
A new voting round highlights Evo Morales's popularity - and obstacles to his radical project
A tide of discontent and insurgency places the viability of the world's economic model in question
Burma's junta crushed the people in 1988. But its strength today is more mirage than reality
A president’s neo-liberal reinvention has yet to win hearts or raise life-chances of poor Peruvians
A troubled polity with a politicised judiciary and open to racial discourse needs a house-clean
A seething tax revolt exposes the unresolved tensions of Argentina's modern political history
The release of Ingrid Betancourt is a stunning blow to her captors - and a lesson to her liberators
A series of votes on regional autonomy tests Bolivians' capacity to live together
Burma's imprisoned leader remains a beacon of her country's struggle to be free (archive)
Where is Raúl Castro taking Cuba, and how will the Cuban "system" and people respond?
The progressive ideals of the Olympic movement are shadowed by colonial attitudes
Marina Silva's departure is good news for Brazil's "developmentalists" and bad for the Amazon
Three years after the Uzbek massacre, Germany leads a shameful collusion with Islam Karimov's brutal regime
The Chinese netizens mobilising against western media distortions should also look in the mirror
German collective memory is in overdrive. But the most valuable legacy of the protest years is being forgotten
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